BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//MA250 - ECPv6.5.1.5//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:MA250 X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://massachusetts250.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for MA250 REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20250309T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20251102T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20260308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20261101T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20270314T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20271107T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251001 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20271219 DTSTAMP:20260829T100247 CREATED:20251017T175135Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251027T141338Z UID:10003879-1759276800-1829174399@massachusetts250.org SUMMARY:Witness: Hingham in the Age of Revolution DESCRIPTION:As the Nation marks 250 years of independence\, Witness: Hingham in the Age of Revolution explores how one New England town experienced the ideas\, contradictions\, and upheavals of the American Revolution. Through the lives of Hingham’s residents– white and Black\, free and enslaved– this immersive new exhibit traces the ups & downs forging of a nation. URL:https://massachusetts250.org/event/witness-hingham-in-the-age-of-revolution-2/ LOCATION:Hingham Heritage Museum\, Main Street 34\, Hingham\, MA\, 02043\, United States CATEGORIES:Black History,Commemoration,Exhibit,Women's History ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://massachusetts250.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/WITNESS-Hingham-in-the-Age-of-Revolution-2.jpg GEO:42.2418694;-70.8884264 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Hingham Heritage Museum Main Street 34 Hingham MA 02043 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=Main Street 34:geo:-70.8884264,42.2418694 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260219 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260803 DTSTAMP:20260829T100247 CREATED:20260224T200927Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260224T200927Z UID:10006285-1771459200-1785715199@massachusetts250.org SUMMARY:The Revolutionary Journey of William Rotch Sr. DESCRIPTION:A special exhibition of selections from the Historical Graphic Novel Quaker Whaler Traitor Spy! by Dr. Sarah Crabtree\, Illustrated by Melissa Philley. \nWilliam Rotch was one of the unluckiest men of the eighteenth century. Accused of treason four times by three governments in two decades (1775 – 1795)\, he became a cautionary tale for any who dared dissent. A member of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers)\, and thus a pacifist\, he vehemently opposed the wars for independence and empire during the late eighteenth century. But William Rotch was also one of the luckiest men of the eighteenth century. Whaling was an exceptional industry in that the factory was a floating one. Ships could be at sea for years at a time\, staffed with a motley crew\, frequenting ports the world over. Rotch shrewdly used these factors to his advantage\, amassing a fortune by exploiting the very political fragmentation he so adamantly protested. Beginning with the Boston Tea Party\, the Rotches stretched the bounds of acceptable business practice by claiming residency – simultaneously – in three different countries. This tactic landed Rotch in court almost as frequently as his antiwar stance\, but here too he won acquittal. \nSo was William Rotch a Quaker? A whaler? A traitor? A spy? This exhibit invites the viewer – you! – to decide which label best describes him. Along the way\, we’ll revisit some famous (and infamous!) events and we’ll hear from a few characters you’ve definitely heard of and some maybe you haven’t. What we hope is that you’ll agree his-story is a way of reapproaching how history is made – a story that is as much about who and what we remember as how and why we remember them. URL:https://massachusetts250.org/event/the-revolutionary-journey-of-william-rotch-sr/ LOCATION:The Rotch-Jones-Duff House & Garden Museum\, County Street 396\, New Bedford\, MA\, 02740\, United States CATEGORIES:Exhibit ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://massachusetts250.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/An-Exhibition-exploring-the-upcoming-Graphic-Novel-Quaker-Whaler-Traitor-Spy-The-Trails-of-William-Rotch-by-Dr.-Sarah-Crabtree-and-illustrated-by-Melissa-Philley-Medium-Rectangle-IAB.png ORGANIZER;CN="The Rotch-Jones-Duff House &%3B Garden Museum":MAILTO:lpothier@rjdmuseum.org GEO:41.6304447;-70.928469 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=The Rotch-Jones-Duff House & Garden Museum County Street 396 New Bedford MA 02740 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=County Street 396:geo:-70.928469,41.6304447 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260606T103000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260606T123000 DTSTAMP:20260829T100247 CREATED:20260526T195300Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260526T195300Z UID:10010908-1780741800-1780749000@massachusetts250.org SUMMARY:Steven Puleo's American Treasures DESCRIPTION:The Swansea Public Library and the National Society of the Colonial Dames of America in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts proudly announce a 250th Presentation:\nRenowned historian Stephen Puleo discusses his book “American Treasures\,” which charts the little-known journeys of the documentary history of American democracy: the Declaration of Independence\, the Constitution\, and the Gettysburg Address. \nFrom the risky and audacious adoption of the Declaration of Independence in 1776 to our modern Fourth of July celebrations\, “American Treasures” shows how the ideas captured in these documents underscore the nation’s strengths and hopes\, and embody its fundamental values of liberty and equality. URL:https://massachusetts250.org/event/steven-puleos-american-treasures/ LOCATION:Swansea Free Public Library\, Main Street 69\, Swansea\, Massachusetts\, 02777\, United States CATEGORIES:Event,Speakers ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://massachusetts250.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/american-treasures._edited.png ORGANIZER;CN="Swansea Free Public Library":MAILTO:jtavares@sailsinc.org GEO:41.7490247;-71.1900193 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Swansea Free Public Library Main Street 69 Swansea Massachusetts 02777 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=Main Street 69:geo:-71.1900193,41.7490247 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260606T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260606T150000 DTSTAMP:20260829T100247 CREATED:20260526T203604Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260526T203604Z UID:10010909-1780750800-1780758000@massachusetts250.org SUMMARY:Open House with Martin House Farm DESCRIPTION:The Colonial Dames of Massachusetts invite all to a sneak preview of the Martin House Farm\, before its summer opening. Sometime between 1728 and 1734\, John Martin’s son\, John Martin the younger\, built a house for his wife and eight children consisting of a one-room dwelling with a loft above and an outside chimney. Two additions were added in 1814 and in the late 19th century. \nVisitors today can enjoy the house which has not been physically altered since the last additions. It is now filled with collections from the Martin family who lived on the farm for 200 continuous years. The property also includes two barns and cultivated fields surrounded by dry stone walls and woodlands. Enjoy the 250th story walk around the property. \nPhoto credit of Martin House: By Tim Pierce – Own work\, CC BY-SA 3.0\, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=21542909 URL:https://massachusetts250.org/event/open-house-with-martin-house-farm/ LOCATION:Martin House Farm\, Stoney Hill Road 22\, Swansea\, Massachusetts\, 02777\, United States CATEGORIES:Event,Outdoors,Tours ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://massachusetts250.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Martin_Farm-scaled.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="National Society of Colonial Dames in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts":MAILTO:dames@nscdama.org GEO:41.7653523;-71.2601755 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Martin House Farm Stoney Hill Road 22 Swansea Massachusetts 02777 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=Stoney Hill Road 22:geo:-71.2601755,41.7653523 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR