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Akhil Amar on The US Constitution

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

Akhil Amar, preeminent legal scholar and author of The Words That Made Us: America’s Constitutional Conversation, 1760-1840, joins us for a timely conversation on the US Constitution, exploring the formative […]

MLK Day of Service

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

Gather at the Concord Museum to prepare Kids’ Bags that provide kid-friendly meals and snacks for a child in our local community. An activity for the whole family, decorate and […]

Bullet Strikes from the First Day of the American Revolution

Acton Town Hall 472 Main Street, Acton, MA, United States

The Acton 250 Committee presents Joel Bohy, a historic arms & militaria specialist at Blackstone Valley Auctions and Estates. Joel will discuss the arms and ammunition used by both British […]

Free

Victorian Valentine Tea

Boutwell House Main Street 172, Groton, MA, United States

Join Footwork & Frolick for our second annual fundraiser on Sunday February 9! Enjoy a traditional 3-course tea menu of savories, scones, and sweets at the historic Boutwell House in […]

$55.00

Tavern Night

Buckman Tavern 1 Bedford St, Lexington, MA, United States

Have you ever wanted to step back in time for a day? Now is your chance! Buckman Tavern's official liquor license expired in 1813, but we still open for business […]

$20 – $25

A Visit with President Lincoln

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

The Museum is pleased to host Steve Wood and his amazing performance as Abraham Lincoln. Wood’s first-person historical interpretation, “A Visit with Abraham Lincoln,” includes stories of Lincoln’s early life, […]

Lighting the Way: An Apprentice Historian Program for Grades 3-5

Buckman Tavern 1 Bedford St, Lexington, MA, United States

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 […]

$15 – $20

Science and Medicine: An Apprentice Historian Program for Grades 6-7

Munroe Tavern 1332 Massachusetts Ave, Lexington, MA, United States

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, […]

$15 – $20

The Man, the Myth and the Legacy: Will the Real Paul Revere Please Stand Up?

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

Paul Revere’s legacy has been both elevated and obscured by his now famous ride, 250 years ago on April 18, 1775. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s dramatic poem replaced what actually happened […]

A Snapshot of Acton’s Early Black Residents

Acton Town Hall, 472 Main Street, Acton 472 Main Street, Acton, MA, United States

Acton Town Hall, Room 204 from 7-8:30 PM. A Snapshot of Acton’s Early Black Residents (1730-1830)Please join local historians Bob Pion, Bill Klauer, and Anne Forbes discussing recent learnings of […]

Free

A Snapshot of Acton’s Early Black Residents (1730-1830)

Acton Town Hall, 472 Main Street, Acton 472 Main Street, Acton, MA, United States

The Acton 250 Committee presents Acton’s celebrated historians Anne Forbes, Bill Klauer and Bob Pion who will discuss recent learnings of Acton’s Black residents in honor African American History Month. […]

Free