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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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

$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 […]

$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, […]

Free

Hosmer Open House featuring a cannon from Bunker Hill!

Acton Historical Society 300 Main Street, Acton, MA, United States

The Acton Historical Society will host a visit of a British cannon at the Hosmer House. This cannon was cast between 1760 and 1770. It was acquired by a local […]

Free

Archaeological Discoveries in New England

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

Peabody award winning Smithsonian filmmaker Ted Timreck will share documentary footage from two little known discoveries that show the potential of what might be found anywhere in the New England […]

Free

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 […]

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 […]

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  -  Friday, October 11th 1:00 – 2:30 PM Please meet Amy at the Acton Memorial Library parking lot at […]

Free

Ancient Winters at the Flagg Swamp Rockshelter

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

Eric Johnson, Lecturer in the University of Massachusetts – Amherst Anthropology Department will provide a retrospective on the 1980 laboratory analysis and results from the excavation of this remarkable site […]

Free