GREAT MEADOWS NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE, CONCORD, MA
Monday, April 15, 2024 12:30 pm - 5:30 pm Join National Park Rangers for an immersive 4-mile guided Battle Road trail hike to Fiske Hill and follow in the footsteps […]
Where is the Parker boulder? Is there a weathervane on the Belfry? What happened at the Harrington House? No matter how long you've lived in Lexington, there is still plenty […]
Experience Patriots' Day at Minute Man National Historical Park Thursday, April 18, 2024 North Bridge, Concord Ceremony 7:45 pm - 8:30 pm Luminaria 7:30 pm- 9:00 pm As darkness descends […]
Families of the past worked hard, but they did find some time to play! Caregivers and their little ones will get hands-on as they explore colonial toys and games. We’ll […]
April 19, 2024 10:00 am - 4:30 pm Hartwell Tavern is a restored 18th century home located along the Battle Road in Minute Man National Historical Park. On the 249th […]
Families of the past worked hard, but they did find some time to play! Taverns in particular were a place where people of all ages could play. Explore the world […]
In this unique self-guided stroll, you can access the service records of Westford’s Revolutionary War Patriots on your phone or tablet. There will be interpreters to answer your questions stationed throughout the beautifully illuminated cemetery. One of the most distinguished citizens buried here is Capt. Joseph Reed. Capt. Read became a prominent man in Westford, […]
The Littleton Historical Commission invites you to the celebration of Patriot’s Day on April 19 at 7 p.m. at Liberty Square. Rain or shine. The Boxborough Minutemen will join us if they are victorious in their early morning battle with the British in Concord. They can tell us personally about the heated bloody battle and […]
Eleven Lincoln Patriots of the Revolution and five British soldiers are buried in the oldest of Lincoln’s three burial grounds. An annual commemorative ceremony by the Lincoln Minute Men has been conducted at their graves for more than fifty years. The Company assembles with a contingent of British soldiers and invited dignitaries at Pierce House, […]
Please join us in celebrating National Poetry Month with a special visit from Worcester Poet Laureate, Oliver de la Paz. Oliver de la Paz is the Poet Laureate of Worcester, MA for 2023-2025. De la Paz has earned degrees in Biology and English Literature from Loyola Marymount University and received his Master of Fine Arts in creative […]
A Revolutionary Fundraiser! Enjoy three stories about Sam Adams while sampling a variety of Samuel Adams Beers paired with savory appetizers Colonial interpreter, Mike Lepage will share three accounts of the life of Sam Adams, two accounts will be historically accurate, one is a fabrication! Can you ferret out the fable from fact. Join us […]
Many of us will recall that special Christmas when Santa brought a model train and left it under the tree. Where did that tradition come from? Hear the history of model railroading, from its 19th century origins in Southern Germany through the transition from “tinplate” toys to “scale models” in the 1920s and 1930s, to […]
