Does one book make a library? What is the difference between a social library and a public library? Come learn about the various libraries that have formed in Lancaster, from what may have been the earliest library in 1731 to the building of Memorial Hall in 1867 as the home of the town’s public library. […]

Does one book make a library? What is the difference between a social library and a public library? Come learn about the various libraries that have formed in Lancaster, from what may have been the earliest library in 1731 to the building of Memorial Hall in 1867 as the home of the town’s public library. […]

Join us at the Sudbury History Center and Museum on September 17th for a lecture on the early history of the Parmenter Family of Sudbury by descendant Ralph Parmenter Bennett! In 1639, Deacon John Parmenter courageously voyaged across the Atlantic from England with his wife and two children and was one of the original proprietors […]

Historian, author, and returning speaker Mark Bodanza explores the fascinating life of John Chapman, better known as Johnny Appleseed, separating historical fact from enduring legend. Learn how this MA native became a frontier pioneer, environmental visionary, and religious missionary whose life inspired one of America's most beloved folk heroes. The presentation will likely include a […]

The Honorable Judge Dennis Curran (Ret.), who served as a Massachusetts trial judge for 15 years, presents the last of his "America at 250" Lecture Series - Profiles in Patriotism: Elizabeth Freeman, the Massachusetts Slave Who Sued for Her Freedom Elizabeth Freeman is a little-known national hero, and a symbol of courage and spirit to all […]

Join renowned meteorologist Harvey Leonard for a look at three of New England’s most memorable weather disasters: the Hurricane of 1938, the Worcester Tornado, and the Blizzard of 1978. Through historical accounts, video remembrances, and weather analysis, Harvey will explain what made these storms so significant and how the atmospheric conditions behind them developed. He […]

In the aftermath of the Civil War, towns throughout Massachsuetts committed funds to raise monuments dedicated to those who had died during the war. Most monuments took the form of a simple obelisk, tablet, or generic Union soldier, but Lancaster's Memorial Hall - which had the dual purpose of serving as a monument to Lancaster's […]

On Sept. 27, retired Lincoln Lab AI researcher Terry Gleason will talk about his passion, bicycling, as part of his presentation, “Rails to Trails: How Bedford and Regional Railroad Lines Became Today’s Rail Trails.” Bicycling on the area’s rail trails wasn’t always possible; abandoned railroad beds sat dormant until the State and local communities converted […]