Even as a teenager and young man, Woburn’s own Benjamin Thompson was intelligent, ambitious, and full of trouble. This talk tracks the future count through his failed apprenticeships (he blew himself up only once) to his youthful marriage, dealings with royal governors, and first known affair. The outbreak of war in Massachusetts presented young Thompson […]
The time is January 1774. Carol Cohen, playing the role of Abigail Adams, invites a group of women to Boston for a "Spinning Bee". These were meetings where the Daughters of Liberty gathered to discuss matters of concern to colonists while they spun yarn that could be woven into fabric. The audience is part of […]
In the City of Woburn, Massachusetts, we are fortunate to have a section of the ancient road used by the Woburn Militia, led by Major Loammi Baldwin, as they marched toward Lexington on April 19, 1775, answering the alarm and call to arms. Originally called Sawpit Lane when it was laid out by the Founders […]
From the large Eastern tiger swallowtail and colorful monarch to the tiny spring azure, there is a huge range of size, color and patterns in New England butterfly species. What makes a good butterfly habitat? How do you attract more of these beautiful animals? Find out more about our local butterflies and what brings them […]
Through short scenes acted out by costumed living history interpreters and narrators, "Woburn's Road to Revolution" will tell the history of Woburn's Battle March Road and some of the stories of Woburn residents and events that took place in or were related to Woburn leading up to, on, or shortly after April 19, 1775, the […]