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Opening Reception for the Rotch 250th Exhibition & Artist’s Talk

The Rotch-Jones-Duff House & Garden Museum County Street 396, New Bedford, MA, United States

Join the RJD for a reception and be the first to see RJD’s newest exhibition, Unraveling the Revolutionary Journey of William Rotch Sr. The exhibition features the art of a new historical graphic novel “Quaker, Whaler, Traitor, Spy! The Trials of William Rotch” written by Dr. Sarah Crabtree and illustrated by Melissa “Sawhand” Philley. Twenty […]

Free

“Dreadful were the Vestages of war:” Three Human Stories of April 19, 1775

Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library 33 Marrett Road, Lexington, MA, United States

Joel Bohy, military historian and Antiques Roadshow presenter, will give a lecture on Lexington’s Revolutionary War veterans at the Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library on November 20, 2025, followed by a signing of his 2025 book, Bullet Strikes From the First Day of the American Revolution. The lecture will take a closer look at […]

$10 – $15

Event Series Burial Hill Tour Series – Revolutionary Connections

Burial Hill Tour Series – Revolutionary Connections

Plymouth Burial Hill Cemetery Town Square 19, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States

The Plymouth Antiquarian Society and Pilgrim Hall Museum announce their continuing partnership in a free public tour series of Plymouth’s historic Burial Hill for the 2025 season. Each first Saturday of the month a thematic tour of the ancient burying ground will reveal facets of Plymouth’s evolving story over generations. This year honors the 250th […]

Free

Event Series Knox Trail 250

Knox Trail 250

On July 4, 2026 our nation will celebrate the semiquincentennial anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. Leading up to this historic birthday Revolution 250 was created. In keeping with this celebratory campaign, it is with great enthusiasm that we present the momentous commemoration of this country’s founding, Knox Trail 250. This sequenced […]

Event Series Knox Trail 250

Knox Trail 250

On July 4, 2026 our nation will celebrate the semiquincentennial anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. Leading up to this historic birthday Revolution 250 was created. In keeping with this celebratory campaign, it is with great enthusiasm that we present the momentous commemoration of this country’s founding, Knox Trail 250. This sequenced […]

Event Series Knox Trail 250

Knox Trail 250

On July 4, 2026 our nation will celebrate the semiquincentennial anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. Leading up to this historic birthday Revolution 250 was created. In keeping with this celebratory campaign, it is with great enthusiasm that we present the momentous commemoration of this country’s founding, Knox Trail 250. This sequenced […]

Event Series Knox Trail 250

Knox Trail 250

On July 4, 2026 our nation will celebrate the semiquincentennial anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. Leading up to this historic birthday Revolution 250 was created. In keeping with this celebratory campaign, it is with great enthusiasm that we present the momentous commemoration of this country’s founding, Knox Trail 250. This sequenced […]

Event Series Knox Trail 250

Knox Trail 250

On July 4, 2026 our nation will celebrate the semiquincentennial anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. Leading up to this historic birthday Revolution 250 was created. In keeping with this celebratory campaign, it is with great enthusiasm that we present the momentous commemoration of this country’s founding, Knox Trail 250. This sequenced […]

Event Series Knox Trail 250

Knox Trail 250

On July 4, 2026 our nation will celebrate the semiquincentennial anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. Leading up to this historic birthday Revolution 250 was created. In keeping with this celebratory campaign, it is with great enthusiasm that we present the momentous commemoration of this country’s founding, Knox Trail 250. This sequenced […]

Evacuation Day Boston 250

Outside Fort Independence, Castle Island, South Boston William J Day Boulevard 2010, Boston, Massachusetts, United States

The Massachusetts Independence Day event is intended to be a grand-scale event celebrating the departure of the British Army after a ten-month siege and commemorating the service and sacrifice of thousands of men and women who supported the siege of Boston. This event will feature: Parade/Review Presentation Program Flyover/21 Gun Salute Reception The Parade will […]

Revolutionary Legacies: Exhibition Opening

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

The last of three 250th special exhibitions at the Concord Museum, Revolutionary Legacies will trace how Concord’s role in the Revolution has been remembered over time and how it has been taken up as a national symbol. The exhibition will explore the history of past commemorations in Concord, the creation of national myths and legends […]

Hingham in the Revolution

Hingham Heritage Museum Main Street 34, Hingham, MA, United States

Discover the diverse and fascinating roles Hingham and its people played in the national struggle for independence, from Major General Benjamin Lincoln’s collaborative friendship with Commander in Chief George Washington, to Hingham’s wartime production of tens of thousands of wooden canteens, to its “fighting minister" at Lexington and Concord, its artillerymen devastated at Brandywine, its […]

2026 American Stories, American Lives Gala

Boston Harbor Hotel Rowes Wharf 70, Boston, MA, United States

Celebrate the 250th Anniversary of the American Revolution, the Signing of Declaration of Independence, and 250 Years of American History! The American Stories, American Lives Gala celebrates the work of American Ancestors and the contributions of those in the fields of genealogy and history. Our headquarters houses world-class spaces and resources dedicated to advancing family […]

NRM announces landmark exhibition in honor of the U.S. Semiquincentennial

Norman Rockwell Museum Glendale Road 9, Stockbridge, Massachusetts, United States

In commemoration of America’s 250th founding, Norman Rockwell Museum will present Visions of a Nation: 250 Years from Revolution to Rockwell, from June 6 to October 26, 2026. This sweeping exhibition will portray how artists—from the Revolutionary era to today–emblazoned the ideals and evolving story of America. Organized around nine foundational themes, Visions of a […]

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