GREAT MEADOWS NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE, CONCORD, MA
Ebenezer Keyes Conservation Project #4, 2022-24 Inkjet print/mixed media on panel 12 x 48 inches (30.48 x 121.92 cm) Order a copy of the art catalog A Place Called Home at Lulu.com. View a PDF version here. A Place Called Home by Jessica Robey, artist-in-residence, is on display at the Fitchburg Art Museum from September […]
The Umbrella Stage Company is thrilled to announce its upcoming production of “Now. Here. This.” – a musical jaunt that explores humor, heart, and self-discovery. Set against the backdrop of cosmic adventures, four friends share stories about identity, laughter, living, and middle school, all while attempting to step directly into the elusive “present moment.” Hailed […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 militia company in May of 1775. The ship on which it was located became mired in the mud at Chelsea Creek. This cannon and 3 […]
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 countryside. After the viewing Ted will explain how the controversial "diffusion" discoveries of the 1970's made by amateurs in local communities evolved into the discovery […]
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 interplay between public and private identities. Renowned as a meticulous molder of monumental images like Concord’s Minute Man, Daniel Chester French carefully crafted the public […]
“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 province for the Tea Party, and they revoked the charter of 1691 by which the popularly elected House of Representatives joined with the Council and […]
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 12:50 PM. The walk is free, but registration is needed and capped at 20 attendees per walk. Registration opens September 28th at 9:00 AM: https://tinyurl.com/ATCW1011 […]
Join us for a program and performance with the Wampanoag Nation Singers and Dancers, a group of musicians and artisans from the tribal communities of Mashpee on Cape Cod and Aquinnah on Martha’s Vineyard on Indigenous Peoples’ Day. Participate in the performance of eastern social songs and dances Free. Attendance is limited, and advanced registration […]
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 in Marlborough, Massachusetts. He will discuss the identification of animals now or recently extinct in Massachusetts, how the site was used as a winter home […]
Bettina Abe, a long-time Acton trail volunteer and retired member of Acton’s Conservation Division, will lead a brisk hike along the Nashoba Brook Trail, with stops at the stone chamber and Native American ceremonial sites. Trail conditions can be rocky, uneven, and often wet, and thus participation is limited. Registrants will receive a detailed email […]
Unusual stone features dot the woodlands and hillsides of New England, and their provenance has been subject to many theories and debate. Kitty O’Riordan is a cultural anthropologist who has been studying the people, methods, and literature surrounding the cultural stone features debate in New England for nearly a decade. She earned her Ph.D. from […]
Countdown to April 19th, 1775: Acclaimed historian and author Robert Gross joins the Acton 250 Lecture Series to present: Acton’s and Concord’s Roads to Revolution Wednesday, October 23rd, 7PM in Room 204, Acton Town Hall, 472 Main Street, Acton MA Acton and Concord joined together on April 19, 1775, at the North Bridge, igniting […]
The 2024 Henry David Thoreau Prize for Literary Excellence in Nature Writing, known as the Thoreau Prize, will be awarded to J. Drew Lanham. The Thoreau Prize was established in 2010 by nature writer Dale Peterson. In 2020, the Thoreau Society began administering the award. The Thoreau Prize is a literary award granted annually to […]
The Iron Work Farm’s two Acton house museums will be open Sunday afternoon, October 27. Jones Tavern, 128 Main Street, first built in 1732 and opened by Samuel Jones as a tavern in 1750, will be open from 1 to 3:00 p.m. The 1707 Jones-Faulkner Homestead, 5 High Street, will be open from 3 to […]
Join a group discussion of this landmark environmental history by William Cronon, which offers an original and profound explanation of the effects European colonists’ sense of property and their pursuit of capitalism had upon the ecosystems of New England. Updated with John Demos, this ethno-ecological history provides a brilliant inter-disciplinary interpretation of how land and […]
“Our Untold Stories” Observing the 250th Anniversary of the American Revolution The town of Arlington is surrounded by six cities and towns. Howard Winkler, former president of the Arlington Historical Society, went in search of the geodetic markers that delineate our town, and in the process found interesting sites removed from the center, that is, […]
Saturday, November 2, 2024 9:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m or 1:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. Minute Man Visitor Center Free, registration required. Park Day is an annual event where participants help to preserve Minute Man National Historical Park, one of our nation’s most iconic and historic battlefields. Volunteers may remove invasive plants, seed native plants, […]
November 2, 11:30 AM (Boutwell House open 11-2) Gov. George S. Boutwell House, 172 Main Street, Groton Join the Groton History Centery in welcoming award-winning portraitist and still life artist Mary Minifie to speak about Edmund Tarbell’s career and legacy. Only an artist can explore the poetry, imagination, and keenness of perception that goes into […]