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Thoreau Prize Awarded to J. Drew Lanham

Trinitarian Congregational Church 54 Walden Street, Concord, MA, United States

The 2024 Henry David Thoreau Prize for Literary Excellence in Nature Writing, known as the Thoreau Prize, will be awarded to J. Drew Lanham. The Thoreau Prize was established in 2010 by nature writer Dale Peterson. In 2020, the Thoreau Society began administering the award. The Thoreau Prize is a literary award granted annually to […]

$25

Open house at the Faulkner Homestead and Jones Tavern

Faulkner Homestead 5 High Street, Acton, MA, United States +1 more

The Iron Work Farm’s two Acton house museums will be open Sunday afternoon, October 27. Jones Tavern, 128 Main Street, first built in 1732 and opened by Samuel Jones as a tavern in 1750, will be open from 1 to 3:00 p.m. The 1707 Jones-Faulkner Homestead, 5 High Street, will be open from 3 to […]

Free

Changes in the Land Book Discussion

Acton Memorial Library 486 Main Street, Acton, MA, United States

Join a group discussion of this landmark environmental history by William Cronon, which offers an original and profound explanation of the effects European colonists’ sense of property and their pursuit of capitalism had upon the ecosystems of New England. Updated with John Demos, this ethno-ecological history provides a brilliant inter-disciplinary interpretation of how land and […]

Free

Arlington on the Edge with Howard Winkler

Arlington Masonic Temple 19 Academy Street, Arlington, MA, United States

“Our Untold Stories” Observing the 250th Anniversary of the American Revolution The town of Arlington is surrounded by six cities and towns. Howard Winkler, former president of the Arlington Historical Society, went in search of the geodetic markers that delineate our town, and in the process found interesting sites removed from the center, that is, […]

$5

Fall Park Day 2024

Minute Man National Historical Park 174 Liberty Street, Concord, MA, United States

Saturday, November 2, 2024 9:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m or 1:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. Minute Man Visitor Center Free, registration required. Park Day is an annual event where participants help to preserve Minute Man National Historical Park, one of our nation’s most iconic and historic battlefields. Volunteers may remove invasive plants, seed native plants, […]

Free

Edmund Tarbell: The Poetry of Painting with Mary Minifie

Groton History Center 172 Main Street, Groton, MA, United States

November 2, 11:30 AM (Boutwell House open 11-2) Gov. George S. Boutwell House, 172 Main Street, Groton Join the Groton History Centery in welcoming award-winning portraitist and still life artist Mary Minifie to speak about Edmund Tarbell’s career and legacy. Only an artist can explore the poetry, imagination, and keenness of perception that goes into […]

Free

Acton 250: The Hidden History of Black Boston with Joel Mackall

Acton Memorial Library 486 Main Street, Acton, MA, United States

Discover Boston’s rich 400-year African American history! Many vibrant Black communities flourished in Boston stretching back to early colonial times. We will delve into the rich narratives of neighborhoods and pivotal sites, events, and figures from the eras of Faneuil Hall and Long Wharf, which marked Boston's connection to the Atlantic world, all the way […]

Free

Bathsheba Spooner: A Revolutionary Murder Conspiracy

Fitchburg Public Library 166 Boulder Drive, Suite 108, Fitchburg, MA, United States

What possessed a woman from the elite of eighteenth-century New England society to conspire with American and British soldiers to murder her husband at the midpoint of the American Revolution? The story of Bathsheba Spooner has alternately fascinated and baffled residents of Worcester County for centuries. Beyond Central Massachusetts, the tale is largely unknown. Many, when […]

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What’s Faith Got to Do With It? “Reflecting on the History of West Medford’s Shiloh Baptist Church: One Longtime Member’s Perspective” with Jo Ann Tyler

Charlotte and William Bloomberg Medford Public Library 111 High Street, Medford, MA, United States

This presentation will focus on the rich 127-year history of Shiloh Baptist Church as a cornerstone institution in the African American community of West Medford. From church picnics that brought the community together across generations to the stained-glass windows that memorialize members of the congregation to the men’s bowling league that provided comradery—and more—the presentation […]

Free

Acton 250: (New) South Acton Walking Tour with Amy Cole

Acton, MA Acton, MA, United States

Acton 250 Committee presents: (New) South Acton Walking Tour with Amy Cole  -  Saturday, November 9th 1:00 – 2:30 PM The walk is free, but registration is needed and capped at 20 attendees per walk. Details on parking, and where to meet will be sent closer to November 9. Registration opens October 27th at 9:00 […]

Free

Concord250 Honors Those Who Fought for Freedom on Veterans Day Weekend

Monument Square Historic District 43 Park St, Leominster, MA, United States

Concord250 Honors Those Who Fought for Freedom on Veterans Day Weekend 1pm Civil War Monument Rededication for George Washington Dugan at Monument Square   https://freedomsway.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/REV-STORIES_logo-mark_square.png This event explores our region's revolutionary past! Learn about Freedom's Way 250 and discover the many ways the Heritage Area and its partners are commemorating and celebrating our nation's semiquincentennial […]

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Trail Through Time Community Service Day

Assist with trail and site maintenance on the Nashoba Brook Conservation Land’s Trail Through Time, a multicultural heritage trail in North Acton. The focus of this annual effort will be trail and site maintenance as well as cleaning trail kiosks. Local Scout troops are also invited to join. There will be an optional brunch beforehand […]

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