he Society’s outreach programs have made its mission tangible and relevant to audiences throughout its history. Cabinet objects drew early visitors to Antiquarian Hall.  Other items have been exhibited off site--at the 1876 Centennial Exhibition in Philadelphia and the Grolier Club in 1967 and 2012, for example. Books were researched and written by hundreds of authors—Esther Forbes among them. Scholars, artists, and writers continually benefit from the library collections and its fellowship programs to conduct research for books and other works that frequently earn national awards. The Society also offers lectures, seminars and conferences, programs for teachers, and a rich website.  This learned society has become widely recognized as a national treasure.

American Antiquarian Society Seal [+ details]	Letter from Thomas Jefferson [+ details]	Fourth Anniversary Program, 1816 [+ details]	Membership Certificate [+ details]
Calvin Coolidge chairing a meeting [+ details]	Esther Forbes at typewriter [+ details]	Pelham's Boston Massacre [+ details]	175th Anniversary [+ details]
AAS Staff, 1992 [+ details]	Summer Seminar, 2008 [+ details]	Teacher workshop [+ details]	Label from centennial exhibition [+ details]
Isaiah Thomas, by Neil Gustafson [+ details]	[Reader reflection] [+ details]	Kentucky Mummy [+ details]	Celeron plate [+ details]
Baldwin's last diary and notebook [+ details]	Ancient works, Marietta, Ohio [+ details]	Antiquities of Wisconsin [+ details]	Stephen Salisbury III with Casares family [+ details]
Cast of the facade of a temple of Labna [+ details]	John Hancock's clock [+ details]	Tea from the Boston Tea Party [+ details]	American views on Staffordshire [+ details]

 

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