BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Freedom's Way National Heritage Area - ECPv6.17.4//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://freedomsway.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Freedom's Way National Heritage Area REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:UTC BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:UTC DTSTART:20250101T000000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260906T130000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260906T160000 DTSTAMP:20260429T162842Z CREATED:20240425T200308Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260429T162842Z UID:37044-1788699600-1788710400@freedomsway.org SUMMARY:1776 and Beyond DESCRIPTION:  \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 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 anniversary. URL:https://freedomsway.org/event/1776-and-beyond/2026-09-06/ LOCATION:Medford Historical Society Museum\, 10 Governors Avenue\, Medford\, MA\, 02155\, United States CATEGORIES:Hidden Treasures,Exhibits,Open House ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://freedomsway.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/medford-historical-society_logo-2.webp ORGANIZER;CN="Medford Historical Society & Museum":MAILTO:medfordhistorical02155@gmail.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260913T130000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260913T160000 DTSTAMP:20260429T162844Z CREATED:20240425T200308Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260429T162844Z UID:37045-1789304400-1789315200@freedomsway.org SUMMARY:1776 and Beyond DESCRIPTION:  \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 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 anniversary. URL:https://freedomsway.org/event/1776-and-beyond/2026-09-13/ LOCATION:Medford Historical Society Museum\, 10 Governors Avenue\, Medford\, MA\, 02155\, United States CATEGORIES:Hidden Treasures,Exhibits,Open House ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://freedomsway.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/medford-historical-society_logo-2.webp ORGANIZER;CN="Medford Historical Society & Museum":MAILTO:medfordhistorical02155@gmail.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260917T183000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260917T193000 DTSTAMP:20260817T180005Z CREATED:20260701T135127Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260817T180005Z UID:38788-1789669800-1789673400@freedomsway.org SUMMARY:Parmenter Family of Sudbury: From English Origins to the Revolution DESCRIPTION:Join us at the Sudbury History Center and Museum on September 17th for a lecture on the early history of the Parmenter Family of Sudbury by descendant Ralph Parmenter Bennett! \n\n\n\n\nIn 1639\, Deacon John Parmenter courageously voyaged across the Atlantic from England with his wife and two children and was one of the original proprietors of Sudbury\, Massachusetts. His descendants made important contributions to the town since its incorporation\, valiantly fought in the American Revolutionary War\, and the name is still proudly carried to this day. \nRalph Parmenter Bennett\, one of these descendants\, is an authority on the family genealogy and history and has published extensively researched articles on the Parmenters in the New England Historical and Genealogical Register. In this talk\, he will discuss highlights from their English origins\, their settling in Sudbury\, and their participation in the Revolution in this celebratory year of America250. URL:https://freedomsway.org/event/parmenter-family-of-sudbury-from-english-origins-to-the-revolution/ LOCATION:Sudbury History Center & Museum\, 288 Old Sudbury Road\, Sudbury\, MA\, 01776\, United States CATEGORIES:Talks ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://freedomsway.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/PArmenterlecture-screenshot.png ORGANIZER;CN="Sudbury Historical Society":MAILTO:info@sudbury01776.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260918T140000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260918T150000 DTSTAMP:20260827T141236Z CREATED:20260827T141236Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260827T141236Z UID:41284-1789740000-1789743600@freedomsway.org SUMMARY:Profiles in Patriotism: Elizabeth Freeman\, the Massachusetts Slave Who Sued for Her Freedom DESCRIPTION:The Honorable Judge Dennis Curran (Ret.)\, who served as a Massachusetts trial judge for 15 years\, presents the last of his “America at 250” Lecture Series – Profiles in Patriotism: Elizabeth Freeman\, the Massachusetts Slave Who Sued for Her Freedom \nElizabeth Freeman is a little-known national hero\, and a symbol of courage and spirit to all who cherish freedom. She was among the first slaves in Massachusetts to sue for and win her freedom. \nDuring the Revolutionary War\, she heard the Massachusetts Constitution read aloud\, and heard these words: \n “All men are born free and equal….”\n \nFreeman recognized the potential legal and moral significance of these words and sought out an attorney to sue for her freedom under the newly-ratified state constitution. With the help of an attorney who was an abolitionist\, she pled her case for freedom in a western Massachusetts court. \nThe jury ruled in her favor and she became the first African-American woman set free under the Massachusetts constitution. Her case helped end slavery in Massachusetts URL:https://freedomsway.org/event/profiles-in-patriotism-elizabeth-freeman-the-massachusetts-slave-who-sued-for-her-freedom/ LOCATION:Thayer Memorial Library\, 717 Main St\, Lancaster\, MA\, 01523\, United States CATEGORIES:Talks ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://freedomsway.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Elizabeth-Freeman-September-2026.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260920T130000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260920T160000 DTSTAMP:20260429T162845Z CREATED:20240425T200308Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260429T162845Z UID:37046-1789909200-1789920000@freedomsway.org SUMMARY:1776 and Beyond DESCRIPTION:  \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 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 anniversary. URL:https://freedomsway.org/event/1776-and-beyond/2026-09-20/ LOCATION:Medford Historical Society Museum\, 10 Governors Avenue\, Medford\, MA\, 02155\, United States CATEGORIES:Hidden Treasures,Exhibits,Open House ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://freedomsway.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/medford-historical-society_logo-2.webp ORGANIZER;CN="Medford Historical Society & Museum":MAILTO:medfordhistorical02155@gmail.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260927T130000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260927T160000 DTSTAMP:20260429T162847Z CREATED:20240425T200308Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260429T162847Z UID:37047-1790514000-1790524800@freedomsway.org SUMMARY:1776 and Beyond DESCRIPTION:  \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 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 anniversary. URL:https://freedomsway.org/event/1776-and-beyond/2026-09-27/ LOCATION:Medford Historical Society Museum\, 10 Governors Avenue\, Medford\, MA\, 02155\, United States CATEGORIES:Hidden Treasures,Exhibits,Open House ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://freedomsway.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/medford-historical-society_logo-2.webp ORGANIZER;CN="Medford Historical Society & Museum":MAILTO:medfordhistorical02155@gmail.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20261106T140000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20261106T150000 DTSTAMP:20260827T142217Z CREATED:20260827T142206Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260827T142217Z UID:41292-1793973600-1793977200@freedomsway.org SUMMARY:An Entire Wardrobe 250 Years Out of Style: Presenting Identity Through Dress in Living History DESCRIPTION:Living history interpreter Audrey Stuck-Girard explains what clothing meant to early Americans\, both in material value and as a means of identifying oneself in society. We will examine images of surviving garments and artwork from the era\, discussing the details of the clothing in the context of social status\, gender\, age\, race\, profession\, religion\, and politics. Next\, we shift focus to the choices made by modern reenactors and living history interpreters when putting together our “costumes\,” and the ways we use historical clothing as a tool for public engagement and education. Audrey concludes by sharing a few examples of garments she has made and worn for revolutionary-era living history events. \nAudrey Stuck-Girard is a historical wigmaker and hairdresser\, living history performer\, and costumer. URL:https://freedomsway.org/event/an-entire-wardrobe-250-years-out-of-style-presenting-identity-through-dress-in-living-history/ LOCATION:Thayer Memorial Library\, 717 Main St\, Lancaster\, MA\, 01523\, United States CATEGORIES:Living History,Talks ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://freedomsway.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/18th-century-clothing-Nov-2026.png END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR