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History Posts Howard Johnson's Quincy Businesses Uncategorized
September 6, 2024

Quincy Youth Corps 2024 Series: The Glorious Days of Howard Johnson’s

This essay was written for the 2024 Summer Youth Corps internship program. This City-run program partners cultural institutions around Quincy with historically curious students from the public high schools for six weeks over the summer. At Quincy Historical Society our student interns are tasked with selecting a topic from Quincy history to research and present in a short essay. This essay was written by Helen Cao, a student from North Quincy High School. We hope you enjoy it!

History Posts Revolutionary History The Adamses
August 20, 2024

John Adams’ Role In Framing The Massachusetts Constitution: An Arduous Yet Fascinating Process

This article was written by William Cunniff Jr., an archival intern with Quincy Historical Society during the summer of 2024. He is a recent graduate of Archbishop Williams High School in Braintree. During his tenure with the Historical Society, he decided that he wanted to contribute an article for the blog. He decided to focus on John Adams’ contributions to the Massachusetts State Constitution.