GREAT MEADOWS NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE, CONCORD, MA
Did my Ancestor Serve in the American Revolution? Boys as young as 16 were allowed to serve, so any male ancestors who were between the ages of 16 and 50 between 1776 and 1783 were potential candidates. Those who didn’t serve directly in a military capacity may have helped in other ways – by providing […]
Noted historian and author J. L. Bell will be speaking on Tuesday, April 2 at 7:00 PM in Room 204, Acton Town Hall, 472 Main Street, Acton, MA. Please register for the talk at: http://tinyurl.com/APR-02-Bell, or use the QR code to the right. Remote Participation: You can participate in the Q&A using ZOOM http://tinyurl.com/Acton250-ZOOM or watch […]
Join us as we kick off Freedom's Way National Heritage Area's 2024 Connecting Communities: Walks & Talks program with a walking tour of Acton Center sponsored by the Acton 250 Committee! SPACE IS LIMITED TO 20 FOR EACH WALK; REGISTRATION REQUIRED! Click here to register for the April 6th walk. Click here to register for […]
Taverns were gathering places for locals and lodgers in colonial times. People could eat, drink, and be entertained. Taverns played an important role in Menotomy (now Arlington) in 1775. The Menotomy Committee of Safety met on April 18th at the Black Horse Tavern. They discussed oppressive policies and the movements of the British Regulars. Those […]
Join us as we kick off Freedom's Way National Heritage Area's 2024 Connecting Communities: Walks & Talks program with a walking tour of Acton Center sponsored by the Acton 250 Committee! SPACE IS LIMITED TO 20 FOR EACH WALK; REGISTRATION REQUIRED! Click here to register for the April 6th walk. Click here to register for […]
Experience the aspects of everyday life in Colonial Westford through Woodworking, spinning, chocolate and more! Westford 250-In 2025 the nation will commemorate the 250th anniversary of the start of the Revolutionary War. Join the Westford Museum and Historical Society as we explore Westford’s history in the American Revolution and related stories…….. Photo courtesy […]
Hear ye, hear ye! Experience Paul Revere-inspired poems, Arlington’s revolutionary history, and Cyrus Dallin’s 57-year monument battle, brought to life by Arlington locals! This free, family-friendly program will feature live readings of the Dallin Museum’s two favorite Paul Revere-themed poems – one authored by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow and the other by Cyrus Dallin himself. Learn about the […]
In this unique self-guided stroll, you can access the service records of Westford’s Revolutionary War Patriots on your phone or tablet. There will be interpreters to answer your questions stationed throughout the beautifully illuminated cemetery. One of the most distinguished citizens buried here is Capt. Joseph Reed. Capt. Read became a prominent man in Westford, […]
A Revolutionary Fundraiser! Enjoy three stories about Sam Adams while sampling a variety of Samuel Adams Beers paired with savory appetizers Colonial interpreter, Mike Lepage will share three accounts of the life of Sam Adams, two accounts will be historically accurate, one is a fabrication! Can you ferret out the fable from fact. Join us […]
June 8, 2024, from 3-5PM, The Umbrella Arts Center in historic Concord, MA hosts the world premiere screening of Ellen Garrison: Scenes from an Activist Life, directed by Jennifer Burton and Ursula Burton and produced by Five Sisters Productions and Julie Dobrow, with the Tufts Production Team. In 1835, 12-year-old Ellen Garrison marched in the […]
Join us as we continue Freedom's Way National Heritage Area's 2024 Connecting Communities: Walks & Talks program with a Lexington Celebrates! Walking Tour hosted by the Lexington Historical Society. Space is limited to 20 people. Registration is required. Click here to reserve your spot. Parades, pageants and pandemonium have defined the many commemorations of the […]
In the spring and summer of 1774, news had reached Boston that Britain’s Parliament had invoked several measures in retaliation for the Destruction of the Tea in Boston Harbor, known as the “Intolerable Acts”. Samuel Adams and the Boston committee of correspondence developed a non-importation pledge known as the “Solemn League and Covenant”. The Covenant […]
