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A Soldier’s Life – Provincial Militia & British Regulars in 1775 with William Rapp

Arlington Masonic Temple 19 Academy Street, Arlington, MA, United States

“Our Untold Stories” Observing the 250th Anniversary of the American Revolution This talk by retired Major General William Rapp, PhD will address the many myths about farmers filled with patriotic fervor versus illiterate criminals motivated only by the lash so that we can better understand the life of a soldier in New England at the […]

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Conversation on Past Scenes from Arlington Law Enforcement with Dave McKenna

Arlington Masonic Temple 19 Academy Street, Arlington, MA, United States

“Our Untold Stories” Observing the 250th Anniversary of the American Revolution Join us for this "Winter Wednesdays" talk by retired member of the Arlington Police Department, Dave McKenna. Programs open to the public with a $5 entry fee. Free for all members of the Arlington Historical Society. Image courtesy of the Arlington Historical Society. An […]

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Photographic Processes of the 19th Century… and Today? with Robert Brazile

Arlington Masonic Temple 19 Academy Street, Arlington, MA, United States

“Our Untold Stories” Observing the 250th Anniversary of the American Revolution Join us for this "Winter Wednesdays" talk by Arlington Historical Society President, Robert Brazile. Programs open to the public with a $5 entry fee. Free for all members of the Arlington Historical Society. Image courtesy of the Arlington Historical Society. An 1883 albumen print […]

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Arlington on the Edge with Howard Winkler

Arlington Masonic Temple 19 Academy Street, Arlington, MA, United States

“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, […]

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Playing with Trains: A History of Model Railroading

Arlington Masonic Temple 19 Academy Street, Arlington, MA, United States

Many of us will recall that special Christmas when Santa brought a model train and left it under the tree. Where did that tradition come from? Hear the history of model railroading, from its 19th century origins in Southern Germany through the transition from “tinplate” toys to “scale models” in the 1920s and 1930s, to […]

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Our Public Memorials

Arlington Masonic Temple 19 Academy Street, Arlington, MA, United States

Consider Arlington’s parks, streets, schools, and other named places in town. They’re the collection of our most visible history. They write a story of our past and define our present Arlington. Who are we then, and who have we honored? What part of ourselves do we memorialize, and what parts have we missed? Presented by […]

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The Battle of Menotomy with A. Michael Ruderman

Arlington Masonic Temple 19 Academy Street, Arlington, MA, United States

Battle Green was an accident. Concord Bridge, a skirmish. But in the most brutal and deadly warfare of April 19, 1775, nearly 6,000 combatants fought hand to hand and house to house, the length and breadth of Menotomy. At the Foot of the Rocks, the British “regulars” encountered their worst nightmare: a nascent Continental Army. […]