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SUMMARY:Hands-On History: Preserving Food
DESCRIPTION:How was food preserved before refrigeration? If you wanted fruits and vegetables year round\, removing moisture was important. Help us salt and sugar foods to keep all year! Stop by Buckman Tavern any time between 10:00 AM – 12:30 PM and 1:30 – 3:30 PM to participate. \nIncluded with museum admission.
URL:https://revolutionaryvalley.org/event/hands-on-history-preserving-food/
LOCATION:97 University Ave\, Lowell\, 01854\, United States
CATEGORIES:Historical
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SUMMARY:Douglass Day Transcription Event
DESCRIPTION:Join the Lexington Lyceum\, ABCL\, and Historical Society as we host the Lexington contingent for this national event\, organized by the Douglass Day Organization and the Library of Congress. The annual Douglass Day program honors Frederick Douglass with an online crowd-sourcing transcription project intended to make primary Black history resources more widely accessible. \nIn 2024\, this event will feature the Frederick Douglass Papers: General Correspondence\, 1841 to 1912\, in the collection of the Library of Congress. Participants will try to transcribe all 8\,731 pages in a single day! \nIn Lexington\, this free event will bring together high school students\, local public historians\, and other interested community members for a day of history\, transcription\, and fun. \n12 – 4 pm for general public / 11am – 3pm for students
URL:https://revolutionaryvalley.org/event/douglass-day-transcription-event/
LOCATION:Lexington Historical Society\, Lexington Historical Society\, 13 Depot Square\, Lexington\, MA\, 02420\, United States
CATEGORIES:Historical
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SUMMARY:Hands-On History: Chinese Porcelain
DESCRIPTION:The art of making porcelain was known only by Chinese master potters in the 18th century\, and prized by people in America! Drop by Buckman Tavern any time between 10:00 AM – 12:30 PM and 1:30 – 3:30 PM to design your own paper version to take home.   \nIncluded with museum admission.
URL:https://revolutionaryvalley.org/event/hands-on-history-chinese-porcelain/
LOCATION:97 University Ave\, Lowell\, 01854\, United States
CATEGORIES:Historical
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SUMMARY:Lighting the Way (Grades 3-5)
DESCRIPTION:In the past\, labor and daily routines were planned around when the sun rose and set. So how did people see at night before electric light? Explore a historic tavern to find out! We’ll uncover how we learn about the past from the writing and objects people left behind\, and learn how to make a working candle from beeswax and a lantern from tin. Kids will learn how people of the past used tools to make the world around them easier to navigate. \nThis program is recommended for 3rd – 5th graders. \n$15 members\, $20 nonmembers \nAdvanced tickets required. Since children will be dropped off for this program\, a LHS Children’s Program Participation Form is required\, which is available at checkout.
URL:https://revolutionaryvalley.org/event/lighting-the-way-grades-3-5/
LOCATION:97 University Ave\, Lowell\, 01854\, United States
CATEGORIES:Historical
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SUMMARY:Science and Medicine (Grades 6-8)
DESCRIPTION:People of the past used science just like we do every day\, even on an 18th century farm! Learn how simple chores like writing a letter\, working in the barn\, or caring for a sick person utilize chemistry and physics. As we explore a historic tavern\, we’ll become household scientists: making medicine by grinding herbs from the garden\, using simple tools\, and observing chemical reactions in making ink and butter! \nThis program is recommended for 6th – 8th graders. \n$15 members\, $20 nonmembers. \nAdvanced tickets required. Since children will be dropped off for this program\, a LHS Children’s Program Participation Form is required.
URL:https://revolutionaryvalley.org/event/science-and-medicine-grades-6-8/
LOCATION:97 University Ave\, Lowell\, 01854\, United States
CATEGORIES:Historical
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SUMMARY:Hands-On History: Make a Haversack
DESCRIPTION:When marching off to war\, soldiers in the 18th century had to carry a lot of supplies! These were kept in a special bag called a haversack\, similar to a backpack or messenger bag today! Drop by Buckman Tavern any time between 10:00 AM – 12:30 PM and 1:30 – 3:30 PM to make and decorate one of your own. \nIncluded with museum admission.
URL:https://revolutionaryvalley.org/event/hands-on-history-make-a-haversack/
LOCATION:97 University Ave\, Lowell\, 01854\, United States
CATEGORIES:Historical
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SUMMARY:‘Contradictory Place’: Cotton Mills Alongside Anti-Slavery Efforts in Lowell Massachusetts a Film Screening and Discussion
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a screening of the documentary film ‘Contradictory Place’: Cotton Mills Alongside Anti-Slavery Efforts in Lowell Massachusetts featuring Prof. Robert Forrant of the University of Massachusetts Lowell and Public Historian Maritza Grooms. The film describes the extraordinary anti-slavery efforts taking place in the mid-19th century in Lowell. Forrant and Grooms visit the sites that still exist in downtown Lowell where abolitionist activity occurred and where freedom seekers operated businesses. \nThe forty-minute film was written by Robert Forrant and Maritza Grooms\, produced by former Lowell Telecommunications Executive Director Wendy Blom\, and edited by former Lowell Telecommunications News Director Caroline Gallagher. \nThe film screening at the Lowell National Historical Park Visitor Center 246 Market Street is free and open to the public. It will take place on Saturday\, February 24 at 2pm\, with a Q&A discussion with the film creators following the screening. \nFree parking is available at the Hamilton Canal Innovation District parking garage at 350 Dutton St.\, Lowell. Parking in this garage (only) is available to National Park visitors at no cost provided they obtain a valid parking voucher at the LNHP Visitor Center.
URL:https://revolutionaryvalley.org/event/contradictory-place-cotton-mills-alongside-anti-slavery-efforts-in-lowell-massachusetts-a-film-screening-and-discussion/
LOCATION:Lowell National Historical Park Visitor Center\, Lowell National Historical Park Visitor Center\, 246 Market St\, Lowell\, MA\, United States
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