PURPOSE

The By-Laws of the Society state that "The purpose of this Corporation is to encourage studies connected with the military history of our own and other countries, the maintenance of social meetings for the discussion of the same and cooperation with organizations with similar goals and purposes." (Article I.)

The Society presently consists of approximately one hundred-fifty members, most of whom reside in the Greater Boston area. Two business meetings are held each year, a semiannual spring gathering, and the annual meeting in the fall. Additionally, other social meetings, highlighted by a yearly Christmas Luncheon, are held. Also, the Society in accord with its By-Laws, and in cooperation with other lke organizations such as the Civil War Committee of the Union Club (Boston) and Civil War Roundtable of Dedham, participates in joint meetings. The usual format is a social hour, dining and presentation by a guest lecturer or member. (Visit events page.)

Friday Lunch Meetings

Informal Lunch Meetings are scheduled during the year and announced in the newsletter and the web site. A lunch menu is selected by the Society Events Coordinator who collects a pre-announced fee at the door. After lunch, a presentation delivered by a guest speaker/member on a military historical subject begins (30-40 minutes) followed by a Q & A session.

Friday Session Recent Subjects:

" The USS Oklahoma Revisited led by a Pearl Harbor survivor of that vessel"
" German Submarine Operations in WWII".
" Collecting Regimental Military Miniatures"
" Service to America - the past, present and future of Selective Service"
" Fort Ticonderoga to Boston - Knox's Artillery Train"
" The Geneva Conventions: Are They Outmoded?"
" Captured by a German raider in WW II"
" Gun-Camera Pictures over Viet Nam narrated by the pilot"
" WW II from a teenage point of view, with a collection of memorabilia"
" Imprisoned by the Japanese in WW II, a three year odyssey"

Recent Presentations:

"The 28th Mass. Volunteer Infantry (Irish Brigade) in the Civil War"

"The Siege of Fortress Louisburg - 1745"

"King Phillip's War in New England - 1675"

"Massachusetts Women in the Civil War"

Military Site Tours