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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! […]

Free
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Roudenbush Community Market

Roudenbush Community Market Fisher Way, Westford, United States

The Roudenbush Community Market (formerly the Westford Farmer's Market) will open on July 2, 2024 and run every Tuesday from 3:00pm to 7:00pm until September 10, 2024. We are located on Fisher Way next to the Abbot School in Westford, MA. Visit our website for more information! Photo courtesy of the Roudenbush Community Market

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 […]

Free

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 […]

Free

Acton 250: Acton Center Walking Tour with Amy Cole

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

Acton 250 Committee presents: Acton Center Walking Tour with Amy Cole  -  Saturday, September 28th 1:00 – 2:30 PM Please meet Amy at the Acton Memorial Library parking lot at 12:50 PM. The walk is free, but registration is needed and capped at 20 attendees per walk. Registration link: https://tinyurl.com/ACTWSEP28. Professional tour leader Amy Cole […]

Free

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

Indigenous Peoples Day Turtle Island Mural Project

Bedford E Field 12 Mudge Way, Bedford, MA, United States

Celebrate Bedford’s fourth annual Indigenous Peoples Day with a collaborative community art project led by Mashpee Wampanoag artist Aimeé Ledwell. Kids of all ages and their families will work together to create a large-scale mural of Turtle Island (North America) for display in Bedford Public Library. Ledwell will accompany her art instruction with Indigenous stories […]

Free

Archaeology Day at Minute Man National Historical Park!

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

October 5, 2024 North Bridge Visitor Center & Parker's Revenge Archeology is a big deal in Minute Man National Historical Park! In light of the musket balls recently discovered by archeologist at the North Bridge, we are excited to announce a special event to show them off! Join us on Saturday, October 5th for Archaeology […]

Free

Open Air Tap Room

Faulkner Homestead 5 High Street, Acton, MA, United States

Join us for an evening of music, merriment, munchies, and minutemen! Date: Saturday, October 5th Time: 4:00 - 8:00 pm Location: Jones-Faulkner Homestead, 5 High St. Acton, MA Parking: Nearby commuter lots. Handicap parking available on site. Faulkner Homestead 5 HighStreet, Acton www.ironworkfarm.org Family-friendly! Enjoy lawn games and live music by Babylon dig into a tasty […]

$50

Historic Gould Tavern Museum Home Tour c1806

Gould Tavern 28 Main Street, Hollis, NH, United States

Join the Hollis, NH Daughters of the American Revolution for a journey back in time at the Gould Tavern Museum located at 28 Main St. in Hollis NH. The tour features 10 rooms, including the tavern room, gentlemen’s meeting room, ladies’ parlor, bed chambers, store, and more. In addition to the regular museum rooms, today […]

$20

Naming Dedication: Concord Reformatory Cemetery

Gerow Pavillion 369 Commonwealth Ave, Concord, MA, United States

Concord Prison Outreach presents Naming Dedication Concord Reformatory Cemetery This event memorializes the 218 men buried in the prison cemetery by speaking their names aloud and acknowledging their lives. Sunday, October 6, 2024 2:00-4:00 PM Gerow Pavillion 369 Commonwealth Ave, Concord, MA For more information or to volunteer as a speaker, please contact Liz at […]

Free