Women opening doors to America’s history through preservation, education, and service to inspire a shared love of country.
The National Society of the Colonial Dames of America in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts (NSCDA-MA) is an organization of women that actively promotes and conserves our national heritage. We own or operate three historic houses in Massachusetts – the William Hickling Prescott House in Boston, the Dorothy Quincy Homestead in Quincy, and Martin House Farm in Swansea.
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Prescott House tells the story of Boston in the nineteenth century through the lens of three wealthy Boston families, from the post-Revolution Federal era to the expansion of the city into the Back Bay and beyond.
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The Dorothy Quincy Homestead was the country seat of Edmund Quincy IV in the mid-18th century and home to three earlier generations of the influential and well-connected Quincy family, including Dorothy Quincy who married famous patriot and founding father, John Hancock.
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Martin House Farm was built c.1728 and lived in for over 200 years by members of the Martin family. The property now consists of the original farmhouse, two barns, and cultivated fields surrounded by dry stone walls and woodlands.
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The Historical Activities Committee invites you to discover The Eustis Estate and its special exhibition, Myth and Memory: Stories of the American Revolution, featuring pieces from Historic New England’s permanent...
Step into the shadowy intersection of Jazz Age spiritualism and 19th-century gentility at the William Hickling Prescott House on Beacon Hill In the 1920s, Boston society was gripped by a...
Join the Young Dames Committee for a tour of the Louisa May Alcott’s Orchard House. There is a capacity of 25 people, so make sure to sign up to reserve...
For those who would like to join us, the Dames will host a dinner following the Prescott Award program at the Chilton Club around 7:30. $150 per person, wine is...
