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Curator’s Tour of Lexington Celebrates! Parades, Pageants, & Pandemonium

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

The 250th anniversary of the Revolutionary War is right around the corner. How will we celebrate it? Whose stories will get told, and how patriotic will we feel in troubled times? These questions have plagued every commemoration since 1875. From massive parades to frozen dinners and political protesters, April 19th commemorations have been elaborate, joyous, […]

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 decades after its ratification and its resonance today.

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 and provincial forces on April 19, 1775, as well as the battle damage that remain. Using modern shooting incident reconstruction, archaeology, live fire studies, and […]

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

Westford REV 250: Bartering, Currency, and the American Economy in Colonial Times

The issue of money, particularly its scarcity, loomed large in colonial America. Under the constraints of British rule, gold and silver served as the official legal tender; however, these precious metals were rarely found circulating within the colonies. Lacking a stable and trusted commodity to function as currency, colonial governments in the eighteenth century turned […]

$10

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 Acton’s Black residents. Black citizens were among the residents here when Acton first became a town in 1735 and several fought in the Revolution at […]

Free