GREAT MEADOWS NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE, CONCORD, MA
Likely you know that Groton's George Boutwell was the twentieth Governor of Massachusetts. But did you know that while serving as Abraham Lincoln’s Commissioner of Internal Revenue, he was also […]
From Pop/Rock/Neo-Soul music to Tap dance/Charleston and Lindy Hop, categorization has been seemingly simple but how familiar are you with how the origins overlap? Join pianist/composer Kevin Harris, dancer/choreographer Ricardo […]
Join us as The Wayside Inn Foundation hosts Reading Frederick Douglass Together on Saturday, June 25th at 10:00 am. The program is funded, in part, by a grant from Mass […]
On July 5, 1852, Frederick Douglass, an abolitionist and heroic orator for liberty, delivered one of his most famous speeches in which he asked, “What to the slave is your […]
On July 5, 1852, Frederick Douglass, an abolitionist and heroic orator for liberty, delivered one of his most famous speeches in which he asked, “What to the slave is your […]
Considered one of the most daring, eloquent speeches in the English language, Frederick Douglass’s fiery 1852 speech, “What to the Slave is the 4th of July?” challenges its audience, then […]
Edmund Foster, a militiaman from Reading, Massachusetts (portrayed by park volunteer, Ed Hurley), will lead a tour to the Elm Brook Hill (Bloody Angle) Battle Site where he fought on […]
Many who fought for liberty and independence from Great Britain also enslaved other people – a contradiction that is at the heart of the American Revolution. At the Old Manse, […]
Considered one of the most daring, eloquent speeches in the English language, Frederick Douglass’s fiery 1852 speech, “What to the Slave is the 4th of July?” challenges its audience, then […]
Take an inside look at the restored 1730s house listed on the National Register of Historic Places as the Wheeler-Minot Farmhouse/Henry David Thoreau Birth House. Locally, it is also known […]
This celebration will feature the ringing of the Paul Revere bell (at 12:00 noon), a tour of The Meeting House, and a celebration of "The Old Groton Meeting House" annual […]
Independence Day is Harvard’s hometown celebration and longest-running tradition. It is run entirely by volunteers. These folks work tirelessly to assure that the celebration continues to be a destination for […]
