Dumb Witnesses: Relics of George Washington at the Massachusetts Historical Society

From the beginnings of the Massachusetts Historical Society, George Washington has been the subject of fascination and veneration. What does the Society’s early collection of Washington artifacts and documents say about the founding of the MHS—and about the image of Washington in the early Republic? Join the Society's Librarian, Peter Drummey, for a conversation about what documents and artifacts from the collections can tell us about the characters, events, and issues of the past, as well as the role of the MHS in documenting the rich history of our state and nation.