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Fallen Crown Soldiers Monument Dedication

Old Burying Ground 670 Peg Spengler Way, Arlington, United States

Join the Arlington Historical Society in the Old Burying Ground for the dedication ceremony of the Monument to Fallen Crown Soldiers who died in Menotomy on April 19th, 1775. Visit the Historical Society's website for details and the complete program. Image courtesy of the Arlington Historical Society https://freedomsway.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/REV-STORIES_logo-mark_square.png This event explores our region's revolutionary past! […]

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Acton 250: Crown Resistance Day in Acton, 1774 with Mary Fuhrer

Acton Town Hall 472 Main Street, Acton, MA, United States

Crown Resistance Day in Acton, 1774 with Historian Mary Fuhrer September 25 at 7PM in Acton Town Hall, Room 204, 472 Main Street, Acton MA Historian Mary Fuhrer returns to explore this critical point in Acton history in the next edition of the Acton 250 lecture series. Remote Participation: You can participate in the Q&A […]

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Connecting Communities: Walks & Talks — “How We Remember” with the Arlington Historical Society & Arlington 250

Arlington Historical Society 7 Jason Street, Arlintgon, MA, United States

Join us as we close out Freedom's Way National Heritage Area's 2024 Connecting Communities: Walks & Talks program with a guided walking tour hosted by the Arlington Historical Society and Arlington 250. SPACE IS LIMITED TO 12; REGISTRATION REQUIRED – CLICK TO RESERVE YOUR SPOT! Around Patriots’ Day two small British flags appear in the […]

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Vive La France! concert — Lexington Symphony

Lexington's Cary Hall 1605 Massachusetts Avenue, Lexington, United States

VIVE LA FRANCE! SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 2024 | 7:30PM PRE-CONCERT CONDUCTOR'S TALK AT 6:30PM Sponsored by David and Deborah Brown Antheil | McKonkey’s Ferry Overture Ravel | Piano Concerto in G Major -Clayton Stephenson, piano Mr. Stephenson appears by arrangement with The Cliburn Berlioz | Symphonie Fantastique Inspired by the French influence on the success […]

$39 – $81

Concord250: Examining Daniel Chester French

Concord Free Public Library 129 Main St, Concord, MA, United States

Queer Whispers in Fairyland – Examining Daniel Chester French Join Lucas Griswold, Senior Manager for Interpretation and Education at Chesterwood, as we explore the power of self-construction and the complex interplay between public and private identities. Renowned as a meticulous molder of monumental images like Concord’s Minute Man, Daniel Chester French carefully crafted the public […]

The 250th Anniversary of the First Massachusetts Provincial Congress

Wright Tavern 2 Lexington Road, Concord, United States

“Exploring Democracy – Our Rights and Our Responsibilities” In October 1774, the political conflict between Great Britain and Massachusetts reached a crisis. Parliament enacted the “Intolerable Acts” to punish the province for the Tea Party, and they revoked the charter of 1691 by which the popularly elected House of Representatives joined with the Council and […]

Acton 250: Acton’s and Concord’s Roads to Revolution with Robert Gross

Acton Town Hall 472 Main Street, Acton, MA, United States

Countdown to April 19th, 1775: Acclaimed historian and author Robert Gross joins the Acton 250 Lecture Series to present: Acton’s and Concord’s Roads to Revolution Wednesday, October 23rd, 7PM in Room 204, Acton Town Hall, 472 Main Street, Acton MA                             Acton and Concord joined together on April 19, 1775, at the North Bridge, igniting […]

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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

Acton 250: One for the Revolutionary Road: Taverns and the American Revolution with Malcolm Purinton

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

Countdown to April 19th, 1775: One for the Revolutionary Road: Taverns and the American Revolution Tuesday, November 12, 7:00 PM Acton Memorial Library, 486 Main Street, Acton, MA Northeastern University Professor Malcolm F. Purinton discusses the role of the tavern in local society as the colonies headed into the American Revolution. There were few places […]

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The Will to Live concert — Lexington Symphony

Lexington's Cary Hall 1605 Massachusetts Avenue, Lexington, United States

THE WILL TO LIVE SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 2024 | 7:30PM PRE-CONCERT CONDUCTOR'S TALK AT 6:30PM Sponsored by Kate & Gordon Baty and Martha Segal Ives | Three Places in New England 1st Movement (The ‘St. Gaudens’ in Boston Common, Col. Shaw and his Colored Regiment) Nielsen | Symphony No. 4 “The Inextinguishable” Holst | The […]

$39 – $81

Hand-Spinning Fiber in New England: Past & Present with Bonny Smith

Arlington Community Center 27 Maple Street, Arlington, United States

“Our Untold Stories” Observing the 250th Anniversary of the American Revolution This lecture by Chair of the Wilmington Historical Commission, Bonny Smith, provides a concise history of the art of spinning fiber, both natural and plant-based, knitting, and crocheting items for apparel and household purposes. Although spinning fiber has been practiced globally for thousands of […]

$5

Native Americans and the Revolution: The Times Are Exceedingly Altered

Acton Memorial Library 486 Main Street, Acton, MA, United States +1 more

At the end of the 1780s, a group of Mohegans bemoaned that “he times are exceedingly altered, yea the Times have turned everything topside down.” That was certainly true for indigenous peoples between the Appalachians and the Great Lakes, where a half-century of war and displacement had crested with the U.S. victory and the end […]

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