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Secretary Galvin, Chair of the Massachusetts Historical Commission, oversees recovery of 1795/1855 Time Capsule at the Massachusetts State House

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• Online Exhibits and Digital Collections

  • Le Grand Dérangement: Acadian Exhibit Online
  • Fire and Thunder: Massachusetts Blacks in the Civil War