BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Freedom's Way National Heritage Area - ECPv6.18.2//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Freedom's Way National Heritage Area X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://freedomsway.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Freedom's Way National Heritage Area REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:UTC BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:UTC DTSTART:20220101T000000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250325T193000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250325T203000 DTSTAMP:20240930T155733Z CREATED:20240930T155351Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240930T155733Z UID:24926-1742931000-1742934600@freedomsway.org SUMMARY:A Soldier's Life - Provincial Militia & British Regulars in 1775 with William Rapp DESCRIPTION:“Our Untold Stories”\nObserving the 250th Anniversary of the American Revolution\nThis 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 beginning of the American Revolution. \nPrograms open to the public with a $5 entry fee. Free for all members of the Arlington Historical Society. \n  \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This event explores our region’s revolutionary past! Learn about Freedom’s Way 250 and discover the many ways the Heritage Area and its partners are commemorating and celebrating our nation’s semiquincentennial anniversary. URL:https://freedomsway.org/event/a-soldiers-life-provincial-militia-british-regulars-in-1775-with-william-rapp/ LOCATION:Arlington Masonic Temple\, 19 Academy Street\, Arlington\, MA\, 02476\, United States CATEGORIES:Talks ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://freedomsway.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/AHiS_Stamp-Round.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250226T130000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250226T140000 DTSTAMP:20240930T155008Z CREATED:20240930T155008Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240930T155008Z UID:24924-1740574800-1740578400@freedomsway.org SUMMARY:Conversation on Past Scenes from Arlington Law Enforcement with Dave McKenna DESCRIPTION:“Our Untold Stories”\nObserving the 250th Anniversary of the American Revolution\nJoin us for this “Winter Wednesdays” talk by retired member of the Arlington Police Department\, Dave McKenna. \nPrograms open to the public with a $5 entry fee. Free for all members of the Arlington Historical Society. \nImage courtesy of the Arlington Historical Society. An 1883 albumen print showing the “Gateway Elms”looking westbound near Henderson Street.\n \n  \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This event explores our region’s revolutionary past! Learn about Freedom’s Way 250 and discover the many ways the Heritage Area and its partners are commemorating and celebrating our nation’s semiquincentennial anniversary. URL:https://freedomsway.org/event/conversation-on-past-scenes-from-arlington-law-enforcement-with-dave-mckenna/ LOCATION:Arlington Masonic Temple\, 19 Academy Street\, Arlington\, MA\, 02476\, United States CATEGORIES:Talks ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://freedomsway.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/lectures_24-25-gateway-elms.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250212T130000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250212T140000 DTSTAMP:20240930T154318Z CREATED:20240930T154318Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240930T154318Z UID:24922-1739365200-1739368800@freedomsway.org SUMMARY:Photographic Processes of the 19th Century... and Today? with Robert Brazile DESCRIPTION:“Our Untold Stories”\nObserving the 250th Anniversary of the American Revolution\nJoin us for this “Winter Wednesdays” talk by Arlington Historical Society President\, Robert Brazile. \nPrograms open to the public with a $5 entry fee. Free for all members of the Arlington Historical Society. \nImage courtesy of the Arlington Historical Society. An 1883 albumen print showing the “Gateway Elms”looking westbound near Henderson Street.\n \n  \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This event explores our region’s revolutionary past! Learn about Freedom’s Way 250 and discover the many ways the Heritage Area and its partners are commemorating and celebrating our nation’s semiquincentennial anniversary. URL:https://freedomsway.org/event/photographic-processes-of-the-19th-century-and-today-with-robert-brazile/ LOCATION:Arlington Masonic Temple\, 19 Academy Street\, Arlington\, MA\, 02476\, United States CATEGORIES:Talks ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://freedomsway.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/lectures_24-25-gateway-elms.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20241029T193000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20241029T203000 DTSTAMP:20240930T152931Z CREATED:20240930T152931Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240930T152931Z UID:24909-1730230200-1730233800@freedomsway.org SUMMARY:Arlington on the Edge with Howard Winkler DESCRIPTION:“Our Untold Stories”\nObserving the 250th Anniversary of the American Revolution\nThe 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\, on the edge. \nPrograms open to the public with a $5 entry fee. Free for all members of the Arlington Historical Society. \nImage courtesy of the Arlington Historical Society. Painted for the Bicentennial\, this painting depicts the fighting at the Jason Russell House on April 19th\, 1775. \n  \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This event explores our region’s revolutionary past! Learn about Freedom’s Way 250 and discover the many ways the Heritage Area and its partners are commemorating and celebrating our nation’s semiquincentennial anniversary. URL:https://freedomsway.org/event/arlington-on-the-edge-with-howard-winkler/ LOCATION:Arlington Masonic Temple\, 19 Academy Street\, Arlington\, MA\, 02476\, United States CATEGORIES:Talks ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://freedomsway.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/lectures_24-25-jrh_house.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20240430T193000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20240430T210000 DTSTAMP:20240205T133405Z CREATED:20240205T133405Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240205T133405Z UID:20420-1714505400-1714510800@freedomsway.org SUMMARY:Playing with Trains: A History of Model Railroading DESCRIPTION: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 its status today as a hobby enjoyed by millions of adults (and children) worldwide. \nPresented by Stuart Brorson \nPrograms open to the public with a $5 entry fee. Free for all members of the Arlington Historical Society. URL:https://freedomsway.org/event/playing-with-trains-a-history-of-model-railroading/ LOCATION:Arlington Masonic Temple\, 19 Academy Street\, Arlington\, MA\, 02476\, United States CATEGORIES:Talks ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://freedomsway.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ahs_April2024.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20240326T193000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20240326T210000 DTSTAMP:20240205T133111Z CREATED:20240205T133111Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240205T133111Z UID:20418-1711481400-1711486800@freedomsway.org SUMMARY:Our Public Memorials DESCRIPTION: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? \nPresented by A. Michael Ruderman \nPrograms open to the public with a $5 entry fee. Free for all members of the Arlington Historical Society. URL:https://freedomsway.org/event/our-public-memorials/ LOCATION:Arlington Masonic Temple\, 19 Academy Street\, Arlington\, MA\, 02476\, United States CATEGORIES:Talks ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://freedomsway.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/arlington-ma_the-foot-of-the-rocks.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230425T193000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230425T203000 DTSTAMP:20230329T174408Z CREATED:20230329T174408Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230329T174408Z UID:17486-1682451000-1682454600@freedomsway.org SUMMARY:The Battle of Menotomy with A. Michael Ruderman DESCRIPTION: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. \nJoin the Arlington Historical Society for its April lecture by A. Michael Ruderman. \nImage courtesy of the Robbins Library Collection URL:https://freedomsway.org/event/the-battle-of-menotomy-with-a-michael-ruderman/ LOCATION:Arlington Masonic Temple\, 19 Academy Street\, Arlington\, MA\, 02476\, United States CATEGORIES:Talks ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://freedomsway.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/FootRocks.webp END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR