GREAT MEADOWS NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE, CONCORD, MA
Did we really have a Town Moderator who was jailed by the Patriots (not the football team)? Is it true that a local scuba diver would cut a hole in the ice at Lake Potanipo, go down to the bottom and dig through the mud with his hands for artifacts? What’s this I hear about […]
Bring your family and friends to see sculptures transformed by the moonlight in this special after-hours tour. Small group tours with deCordova’s experienced Museum Guides last 60-75 minutes. Please dress for the weather with sturdy footwear. Bring a flashlight or lantern. Visitors should park in the main lot and meet their Museum Guide in front […]
On April 19, 1775, the American Revolution began at the Old North Bridge in Concord, Massachusetts. The “shot heard round the world” catapulted this sleepy New England town into the midst of revolutionary fervor, and Concord went on to become the intellectual capital of the new republic. The town–future home to Emerson, Thoreau, and Hawthorne–soon […]
Professor Adelman will tell the story of the Revolutionary War’s forgotten instigators: newspaper printers and editors. Shrewdly gauging the political climate and interests of their communities and balancing them with their own commercial interests, eighteenth-century printers were instrumental in creating propaganda and rallying the public to the revolutionary cause. Please register at https://actonmemoriallibrary.assabetinteractive.com/calendar/countdown-to-april-19-1775-a-revolutionin-the-news-with-historian-joseph-adelman/ so that […]
As a Harvard alumnus, diplomat, U.S. President, member of Congress and attorney before the Supreme Court, John Quincy Adams had a unique relationship with slavery. Prickly and curmudgeonly, he danced with abolitionists, but never became one himself. However, Adams did harbor an intense hatred for the arguments of Southern slaveholders, and eventually found himself in […]
Learn about the Revalyon family, free Black Bostonians, who moved their family to Medford in 1828. Speaker and Local Historian Dee Morris will tell us about Thomas (b. 1777) and Margaret (b. 1781) Revalyon, free Black Bostonians, who moved their family in 1828 to a new house on Cross Street in Medford. Thomas owned a […]
August: Osage County Friday, February 2, 2024 - 7:30PM Directed by John Wells | Rated R Runtime 2h 1m The Umbrella Film Series presents August: Osage County. A look at the lives of the strong-willed women of the Weston family, whose paths have diverged until a family crisis brings them back to the Oklahoma house […]
18th century kids - and adults too - worked hard, but still had time for fun, with homemade toys and games! Stop by Buckman Tavern between 10:00 AM - 12:30PM and 1:30 - 3:30 PM to see how colonial kids had fun, and try a toy for yourself! Included with museum admission.
FernGully: The Last Rainforest Saturday, February 3, 2024 - 10:30AM Directed by Bill Kroyer | Rated G Runtime 1h 16m The Umbrella Film Series presents FernGully: The Last Rainforest. The magical inhabitants of a rainforest fight to save their home, which is threatened by logging and a polluting force of destruction called Hexxus, in this […]
When: Saturday, February 3, 2024, 1:00 pm (Open 11 am for self-guided tours) Where: Florence H. Speare Memorial Museum This program hails back to the 1840s when a musical group called The Hutchinson Family Singers experienced a meteoric rise to fame. Bring your family along and learn about the story of the quartet of Judson, Abby, […]
Jeremy Jordan, award-winning actor and musician, joins The Umbrella Arts Center for their annual Broadway Concert! With his effortless and soaring voice, Jordan takes audiences on a decades-spanning journey of the best of Broadway featuring songs and tales from his storied career. Best known for his Tony and Grammy-nominated portrayal of Jack Kelly in Newsies, […]
How was food preserved before refrigeration? If you wanted fruits and vegetables year round, removing moisture was important. Help us salt and sugar foods to keep all year! Stop by Buckman Tavern any time between 10:00 AM - 12:30 PM and 1:30 - 3:30 PM to participate. Included with museum admission.
