The New Bedford Historical Society seeks to establish a solid base of research and programs that will make the contributions of people of color a part of the life and and history of the region as well as a part of the permanent, public record. In the process, the history of the region in general will become fuller, deeper, and richer for everyone.
Preserve America – New Bedford Historical Society Preservation of the Nathan and Mary Johnson House – Mar 11, 2013
Pulitzer Prize winning author of Frederick Douglass Biography speaks in New Bedford Sept. 18
The New Bedford Historical Society welcomes David Blight, Director of the Gilder Lehrman Center for the Study of Slavery, Resistance, and Abolition at Yale University; also the author of Frederick Douglass: Prophet of Freedom as keynote for the 2nd Annual Frederick Douglass Day in New Bedford. Blight won the 2019 Bancroft Prize for American History and the Prophet of Freedom is one of the New York Times best books of the year.
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Cuffe Committee honored for preserving history
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2019 Commemoration of the First Africans Landing
The New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park and the New Bedford Historical Society are partnered to commemorate four hundred years of perseverance as the first Africans were brought to this country in 1619. The program involved poetry and spirituals performed by Poet Everett Hoagland and Candida Rose and poetry workshops by Iva Britto.
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Residents Discuss Ways To Honor Douglass
Nearly 40 people squeezed in a room inside the building that once held the meetings of Quakers during the 19th century.
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Abolition Row Park To Be Discussed
The $190,000 project, to be funded by the New Bedford Historical Society, is meant to create a small park with the mission of telling the story of abolitionists who once lived in the neighborhood.
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How One Designer Is Making A Difference
Read about landscape designer, Barbara Connolly’s, work on Abolitionist Row Park
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