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  • What’s Faith Got to Do With It? “Reflecting on the History of West Medford’s Shiloh Baptist Church: One Longtime Member’s Perspective” with Jo Ann Tyler

    Charlotte and William Bloomberg Medford Public Library 111 High Street, Medford, MA, United States

    This presentation will focus on the rich 127-year history of Shiloh Baptist Church as a cornerstone institution in the African American community of West Medford. From church picnics that brought the community together across generations to the stained-glass windows that memorialize members of the congregation to the men’s bowling league that provided comradery—and more—the presentation […]

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  • The Power of Truth: Early Diversity in a Medford Neighborhood

    Charlotte and William Bloomberg Medford Public Library 111 High Street, Medford, MA, United States

    Learn about the Revalyon family, free Black Bostonians, who moved their family to Medford in 1828. Speaker and Local Historian Dee Morris will tell us about Thomas (b. 1777) and Margaret (b. 1781) Revalyon, free Black Bostonians, who moved their family in 1828 to a new house on Cross Street in Medford. Thomas owned a […]

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  • Urban Gardening with Gretel Anspach

    Charlotte and William Bloomberg Medford Public Library 111 High Street, Medford, MA, United States

    Urban gardening is about growing food and ornamentals in small spaces. Whether you have no space at all or just wish to use a small space this talk will provide tips and techniques. Gretel Anspach is a Trustee of the Massachusetts Horticultural Society, and a Lifetime Master Gardener with the Massachusetts Master Gardener Association. REGISTRATION […]

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  • House Histories and Fascinating Finds

    Charlotte and William Bloomberg Medford Public Library 111 High Street, Medford, MA, United States

    Medford Historical Society & Museum Board Member Will Tenney has dedicated five years researching house histories for the MHSM Historical House Marker Program. He will offer us a brief overview of the process and resources he uses to research the history of Medford houses. He will also introduce us to a fascinating character he found […]

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  • The Brooks Family Art Collection

    Charlotte and William Bloomberg Medford Public Library 111 High Street, Medford, MA, United States

    Join Doug Carr, an architect and student of art and history, as he presents a variety of art works collected by generations of Brooks Family members, whose ranks include the Saltonstalls and the family of John Quincy Adams. The Brooks collection contains works by John Singer Sargent, John LaFarge, Claude Monet, and sculptor Cyrus Dallin, […]

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