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</b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;">Kate Viens <<a href="mailto:kviens@masshist.org">kviens@masshist.org</a>><br>
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<span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>Subject:
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<span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>Date:
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<span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>To:
</b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;">"<a href="mailto:mcollett@mit.edu">mcollett@mit.edu</a>" <<a href="mailto:mcollett@mit.edu">mcollett@mit.edu</a>><br>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; ">Please join us for the 2012-2013 season of the<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>Boston Environmental History Seminar</b>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; ">The coming year will be the seminar’s twelfth. This year, the topics of individual sessions will range from the impact of colonial settlers on New England waterways, to urban rail trails, suburban land
preservation, and wilderness recreation. Our essayists include senior scholars, those at mid career, and emerging talents in our profession. The complete schedule is available at<a href="http://www.masshist.org/events/behs.cfm" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">http://www.masshist.org/events/behs.cfm</a>. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; ">Our first session for 2012-2013 will take place on Tuesday, October 9, at 5:15 p.m. at the MHS, 1154 Boylston Street, in Boston. Phoebe S. K. Young of the University of Colorado at Boulder will present
“‘Guests of the Nation’: American Camping and Designs for Public Nature.” James C. O’Connell of the National Park Service will comment. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; ">As in the past, we are making the essays available to subscribers as .pdfs through the seminar’s webpage,<a href="http://www.masshist.org/events/behs.cfm" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">http://www.masshist.org/events/behs.cfm</a>.
Subscribe to the 2012-2013 series online via this page to receive the full series of papers. The first essay will be available in mid September, so don’t delay! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; ">For additional information or to receive email announcements of forthcoming programs, contact Research Coordinator Kate Viens at<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:kviens@masshist.org" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">kviens@masshist.org</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>or
617-646-0568.</span></div>
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<b>Kate Viens, Research Coordinator<br>
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1154 Boylston Street, Boston, MA 02215<br>
Tel: 617-646-0568, Fax: 617-859-0074<br>
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Mr. Madison’s War: The Controversial War of 1812 is on display Monday through Saturday from 10 AM to 4 PM through September 8. More information at<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://www.masshist.org/events/" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">www.masshist.org/events/</a></div>
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