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Across the State of Massachusetts, communities and institutions are celebrating the 250th Anniversary of the American Revolution with events, exhibits, special tours, programs, festivals, performances, and much more. Bookmark this page to join events and celebrations statewide.

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Acton and Concord’s Roads to Revolution with Robert Gross

Action Town Hall Main Street 472, Acton, Massachusetts, United States

The renowned author of the classic “The Minutemen and their World” will share the unique conflicts and changes Acton and Concord citizens experienced in their economic and social lives that led up to dramatic events of 250 years ago. Wednesday, Oct. 23, 7-8:30 PM Room 204, Acton Town Hall https://www.actonma.gov/250

Sudbury Battle of Red Horse Tavern

Longfellow’s Wayside Inn 72 Wayside Inn Road, Sudbury, MA, United States

Battle of Red Horse Tavern

Hidden History of Black Boston with Joel Mackall

Action Memorial Library Main Street 486, Acton, Massachusetts, United States

Discover Boston’s rich 400-year African American history! Many vibrant Black communities flourished in Boston stretching back to early colonial times. Wednesday, Nov. 6, 6 PM Acton Memorial Library    

“One for the Revolutionary Road: Taverns and the American Revolution” with Malcolm Purinton

Action Memorial Library Main Street 486, Acton, Massachusetts, United States

Northeastern University Professor Malcolm F. Purinton discusses the role of the tavern in local society as the colonies headed into the American Revolution. There were few places more important in colonial and revolutionary America than local community taverns that played witness to local, regional, and national events in American history. Tuesday, Nov. 12, 7PM Acton […]

Lecture Series: Revisiting the American Revolution

REV250 Lecture: J.J. Bell, Historian and blogger, presents "The Spies in Henry Barnes House: as part of the Hingham Historical Society 2024-2025 lecture series: Revisiting the American Revolution. The lecture series is an in-depth and expanded look at our Nation's founding drama; the series features renowned historians and writers each of who will share fascinating […]

$175 – $200

104th NCSS Annual Conference

John B. Hynes Veterans Memorial Convention Center 900 Boylston Street, Boston, MA, United States

Meet with thousands of social studies educators, administrators, and professionals from across the country to inspire your usage of best practices and rejuvenate with others in the social studies profession.

Attack from Within: How Disinformation is Sabotaging America

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

Legal scholar and analyst for MSNBC and NBC News and professor at the University of Michigan Law School, Barbara McQuade, joins us for a conversation on how to identify the ways disinformation is seeping into all facets of our society and how we can fight against it.  In her New York Times bestselling book Attack […]

Native Americans in So. New England and the Revolution with Daniel Mandell

Action Town Hall Main Street 472, Acton, Massachusetts, United States

Native people remained in distinct communities during Revolutionary times. They sought to secure their rights, although in vastly diverse ways. Over a 30- year career, Professor Daniel Mandell has produced a body of work that tells the story of New England Native Americans from the time of first European contact through the formation of the […]

Lecture Series: Revisiting the American Revolution

REV250 Lecture: Joel Bohy, Director of Historic Arms & Militaria at Bruneau and Co. presents "Hingham's Revolutionary Canteens" as part of the Hingham Historical Society 2024-2025 lecture series: Revisiting the American Revolution. The series is an in-depth and expanded look at our Nation's founding drama; the series features renowned historians and writers each of who […]

$175 – $200

Leslie’s Retreat

Leslie's Retreat 96 North Street, Salem, MA, United States

250th Anniversary of Lt. Col. Alexander & the 64th Regiment of Foot's raid on Salem.

Concord250: QUILTS 250 Stitching in the Spirit of Democracy

Concord Academy Main Street 166, Concord, Massachusetts, United States

Showcasing the creative energy of quilters near and far, Quilts 250 will display as many as 250 quilts that visually express through fabric and thread themes related to our country’s founding and evolution and the dynamic range of quilting arts in the last 250 years. The show is sponsored by the Concord 250 Celebrations Committee […]

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