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Lowell Walks: Hamilton Canal District

Lowell National Historical Park Visitor Center Lowell National Historical Park Visitor Center, 246 Market St, Lowell, MA, United States

Join historian Richard Howe for a Lowell Walks: "Hamilton Canal District - Past, Present, and Future" on Saturday, May 25, 2024, at 10 am. Join Register of Deeds Richard Howe […]

Free

Book Chat on American Midnight with Adam Hochschild

The Depot

America in the World War I era was a tinderbox: a time of fierce debate over labor rights, free speech, and racial equality. In an era marked by vigilanteism spurred […]

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American Bloods: The Untamed Dynasty that Shaped a Nation

Concord Museum Concord Museum, 53 Cambridge Tpke, Concord, MA, United States

Inspired by the discovery of a mysterious manuscript in an old farmhouse just north of Concord, historian John Kaag takes us on a multi-generational exploration of one of America’s first […]

Exhibit Opening: The Portuguese In Lowell: The Familiar And The New

Lowell National Historical Park – Boott Cotton Mills Gallery 115 John Street, Lowell, United States

Join Lowell National Historical Park and the Saab Center for Portugues Studies at UMass Lowell for the opening of a new exhibit "The Portuguese In Lowell: The Familiar And The […]

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Summer Garage Sale & Book Sale

Museum of Printing 15 Thornton Ave, Haverhill, MA, United States

The Printer's Garage Sale is full of treasures for the admirer, amateur, enthusiast, and professional alike. We have printing presses of all sizes, ancillary equipment, cabinets, ink, sooooo much paper, […]

Antislavery Walking Tour

Concord Museum Concord Museum, 53 Cambridge Tpke, Concord, MA, United States

Coinciding with the celebration of Juneteenth, join us for a walking tour introducing participants to the Concord women and men who played a crucial role in the abolitionist movement in […]

Untold Stories of Our Region featuring Chichi Enu

NARA Park Nara Park, 25 Ledge Rock Way, Acton, MA, United States

This event will highlight stories of women, Black, Indigenous peoples, and other communities traditionally overlooked in historical records. The event is a celebration of diversity, aiming to increase cultural awareness […]

An Evening with Tiya Miles on Harriet Tubman

Concord Museum Concord Museum, 53 Cambridge Tpke, Concord, MA, United States

National Book Award–winning author Tiya Miles, joins Pulitzer Prize winning historian Jacqueline Jones for a revelatory conversation on the myth and the truth behind Harriet Tubman, one of the most […]

Lowell Walks: LGBTQ+ History in Lowell

Lowell National Historical Park Visitor Center Lowell National Historical Park Visitor Center, 246 Market St, Lowell, MA, United States

Join local historian Resi Polixa and literary scholar Heather Barrett for a Lowell Walks: "LGBTQ+ History in Lowell" on Saturday June 29th, 2024, at 10am. Walk through the city and […]

Free

Building Independence

Lowell National Historical Park Visitor Center Lowell National Historical Park Visitor Center, 246 Market St, Lowell, MA, United States

Women have found different ways to claim independence over time, even when it wasn’t readily given. Join a ranger for this 1-hour walking tour of downtown Lowell to learn how […]

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