The Massachusetts Historical Society announces the opening event in it's Environmental History Semianr series for the comming academic year.

September 30, 2003
Kyenote address

Anne Whiston Spirn, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
"Tracing the Past, Shaping the Future: Buried Floodplains, Urban Watersheds, and City Design and Developmemt"

Unlike our other seminars which involve discussion of a precirculated paper, this is a lecture. Also unlike our other seminars which commence at 5:15 PM, this one commences at 5:30 PM. The society will host a reception beforehand from 5:00 PM to 5:30 PM. The lecture will commence at 5:30 PM.

Please contact Mr. Vose to obtain a complete schedule of the seasons seminars.