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Patriots Day (April 19th) Candlelight Tribute at Westlawn Cemetery

Westlawn Cemetery Concord & Country Road, Westford, MA, United States

Join us while the sun sets for our Patriots Day (April 19th) Candlelight Tribute at Westlawn Cemetery. 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 colonial interpreters to answer your questions stationed throughout the illuminated cemetery. This triangular burial […]

$10

Stroll Through Historic Westford Center with Kate Hamlin & Fred Fisher

Westford Historical Society & Museum 2 Boston Road, Westford, MA, United States

Step back in time and start your audio tour of historic Westford Center as it was prior to the Civil War. Your tour guides are Kate Hamlin (1847-1937) and Fred Fisher (1855-1941). Enjoy their remembrances of the town they grew up in and your stroll through historic Westford Center. Narrated by: Ellen Harde, Barbara Seavey […]

Fibers of Life; MORE textiles from the Westford Historical Society’s Collection

Westford Historical Society & Museum 2 Boston Road, Westford, MA, United States

Visit the Westford Historical Society & Museum for the show and tell lecture, “Fibers of Life.” Their collection of local artifacts, from clothing and accouterments to linens and household items is typical of many New England towns. However, each one of these objects has its own unique and interesting story to tell. Penny Lacroix, co-chair […]

Westford 250—The Minutemen and Their World, An Evening with Robert Gross

Westford Historical Society & Museum 2 Boston Road, Westford, MA, United States

On April 19, 1775, the American Revolution began at the Old North Bridge in Concord, Massachusetts. The “shot heard round the world” catapulted this sleepy New England town into the midst of revolutionary fervor, and Concord went on to become the intellectual capital of the new republic. The town–future home to Emerson, Thoreau, and Hawthorne–soon […]

$10

Westford 250—A Pressing Matter: 18th Century Media Literacy & Bias with Michele Gabrielson

Westford Historical Society & Museum 2 Boston Road, Westford, MA, United States

Media and information literacy are essential 21st century skills in order to be an informed citizen. These are also skills that when applied in a historical context, help us become better historians. In this discussion, we will analyze perspective, language, and bias in 18th century newspapers with a critical lens to learn how news was […]

$10

Westford 250—Who Was Your Revolutionary War Ancestor? with Bob Oliphant

Westford Historical Society & Museum 2 Boston Road, Westford, MA, United States

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 […]

$10

Col. John Robinson Day at the Westford Museum

Westford Historical Society & Museum 2 Boston Road, Westford, MA, United States

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 […]

Free

Patriots’ Day Candlelight Tribute at Fairview Cemetery

Fairview Cemetery Tadmuck Road, Westford, MA, United States

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, […]

Free

Two Truths, One Lie, Three Pours with Sam Adams: the Man, the Beer!

Westford Historical Society & Museum 2 Boston Road, Westford, MA, United States

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 […]

$45 – $60

Westford 250 – Once Known: Slavery in Westford with Leslie Howard

Westford Historical Society & Museum 2 Boston Road, Westford, MA, United States

Slavery in Westford?! It may be surprising, but there were at least 24 confirmed enslaved individuals in the town of Westford from 1730 to 1780. There is little in the historical record of these individuals and their lives, however some information has been compiled in an attempt to present what their life may have been […]

Free

Westford 250 – The Solemn League and Covenant and Westford’s Response to the 1774 Intolerable Acts

Westford Historical Society & Museum 2 Boston Road, Westford, MA, United States

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 […]

Connecting Communities: Walks & Talks — “How We Remember” with Westford 250

Westford Town Common Lincoln Street, Westford, United States

Join us as we continue Freedom's Way National Heritage Area's 2024 Connecting Communities: Walks & Talks program with Rally at the Liberty Tree, A Revolutionary Walking Tour of Westford Common hosted by the Westford Museum & Historical Society. Meet Ken Tebbetts at 1:50 PM at the Liberty Tree near the Westford Public Safety Courtyard next […]

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