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Proportion. 3:5 or 1:2. Adopted. 26 March 1976; modified 12 November 2013. Design. A gold globe, surrounded by 34 sunrays, on a blue field. The flag of the Commonwealth of Nations is the official flag used by and representing the Commonwealth of Nations. Its current design dates to 2013, a modification of a design adopted in 1976.
The Massachusetts Archives is the state archive of Massachusetts. It "serves the Commonwealth and its citizens by preserving and making accessible the records documenting government action and by assisting government agencies in managing their permanent records." [1] The archives occupies quarters on the Columbia Point peninsula in Boston 's ...
Massachusetts Humane Society. Captain Joshua James, volunteer. The Humane Society of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, better known as the Massachusetts Humane Society was founded in 1786 by a group of Boston citizens who were concerned about the needless deaths resulting from shipwrecks and drownings and wanted to find ways to save lives. [1]
Commonwealth of England. The Commonwealth was the political structure during the period from 1649 to 1660 when England and Wales, later along with Ireland and Scotland, [1] were governed as a republic after the end of the Second English Civil War and the trial and execution of Charles I. The republic's existence was declared through "An Act ...
Commonwealth of Massachusetts; List of Massachusetts-related topics; List of U.S. state minerals, rocks, stones and gemstones; Lists of United States state insignia; Sacred Cod; Notes. Chapter 162 of the Acts of 1997: An Act Designating the Song "The Great State of Massachusetts" as the State Glee Club Song
Mutual. The Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company, also known as MassMutual, is a Springfield, Massachusetts -based life insurance company. MassMutual provides financial products such as life insurance, disability income insurance, long term care insurance, and annuities. Major affiliate includes Barings LLC .
Commonwealth of Massachusetts v. Nathaniel Jennison was a court case in Massachusetts in 1783 that effectively abolished slavery in that state. [1] [2] It was the third in a series of cases which became known as the Quock Walker cases . Nathaniel Jennison was arrested for beating Quock Walker and indicted on a criminal charge of assault and ...
Commonwealth Connections. Commonwealth Connections is a greenway and conservation initiative co-developed by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR), the National Park Service, and over fifty trail and land conservation agencies and non-profit organizations. Begun in 1999, the initiative was designed to ...