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SUMMARY:The Role of the Press in the American Revolution
DESCRIPTION:18th century newspapers and pamphlets were essential to the dissemination of information and were instrumental in fanning the flames of discord on both sides of the revolutionary conflict. However\, how did printers get their information? This interactive program\, with the added component of 18th century material culture items\, focuses on the incredible process of typesetting and the role that printing and propaganda played in the pivotal events leading up to the American Revolution. \nMichele Gabrielson is a local history teacher and historic interpreter of the 18th century. When she is not teaching in the classroom\, Michele can be found leading tours\, lectures\, and demonstrations at historic sites in the greater Boston area. She specializes in interpreting the history of colonial women printers\, the stories of loyalist refugees\, and of 18th century chocolate makers! Most recently\, she has taken on building a first-person impression of the revolutionary playwright and poet Mercy Otis Warren. Michele additionally serves as the secretary for the newly formed Mercy Otis Warren Society\, dedicated to helping preserve the contributions of Mercy\, is a member of the Authenticity Standards Committee for Minuteman National Historic Park\, and is the coordinator for the Battle Road Guides for the annual reenactment of the Battle of Lexington and Concord. She was awarded a 2024 Rising Star Award for Public History by the Massachusetts History Alliance for her programming titled\, “The Revolutionary Classroom\,” and named a finalist for the 2024 Massachusetts History Teacher of the Year. She has been named the Massachusetts Daughters of the American Revolution’s Outstanding History Teacher of the Year for 2025 and the 2025 winner of the Fred Graham Award for Excellence in Teaching from the Massachusetts Society of the Cincinnati.
URL:https://massachusetts250.org/event/the-role-of-the-press-in-the-american-revolution/2026-04-15/2/
LOCATION:Bigelow Library\, Walnut Street 54\, Clinton\, MA\, 01510\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibit,Speakers,Women's History
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ORGANIZER;CN="Bigelow Fre Public Library":MAILTO:illcl@cwmars.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260415T190000
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SUMMARY:Harold Holzer on Abraham Lincoln and American Immigration
DESCRIPTION:Presidential historian Harold Holzer explores Abraham Lincoln’s views on immigration in Brought Forth on This Continent. Drawing on Lincoln’s words and actions\, this forum examines how debates over newcomers\, belonging\, and national identity shaped the 19th century and continue to resonate in America today.  \nMembers Free | $10 Non-Members | Free Virtual
URL:https://massachusetts250.org/event/harold-holzer-on-abraham-lincoln-and-american-immigration/
LOCATION:Concord Museum\, 53 Cambridge Turnpike\, Concord\, MA\, 01742\, United States
CATEGORIES:Event,Speakers
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260416T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260416T120000
DTSTAMP:20260422T195233
CREATED:20260130T171708Z
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SUMMARY:Salt and Revolution: The Saltworks of Cape Cod in the 18th Century
DESCRIPTION:Join historian Bob Kelley of the Historical Society of Old Yarmouth for a fascinating talk on the saltworks developed on the uplands at Sesuit Creek in the East Precinct of Yarmouth. He will discuss why the Atlantic coast was unable to produce salt as efficiently as European countries\, how the 1775 Prohibitory Act of Parliament inspired Capt. John Sears to experiment with solar salt production on the eve of the Revolution\, and how\, in 1785\, the hand pump from the wreck of the Somerset became part of that development. \nBob will explain how salt production shaped the region’s economy for more than 80 years—with help from tariffs enacted by Congress beginning in 1789—and identify the first salt makers whose innovations fueled this vital industry. He will also explore how solar salt production enabled the rapid spread of the Sears and Hattil Killey patents throughout the Cape after 1799\, and why the industry began to decline in the mid-1800s. \nBob Kelley of South Yarmouth began his career as a manager of small manufacturing facilities in northern New Jersey for 13 years. He was a former corporate director for the Slim-Fast Foods Company for 20 years\, V.P. Operations for Stein World\, LLC 8 years\, retiring in 2018. Bob is a commissioner with the Yarmouth Historic Commission\, current President of the Historical Society of Old Yarmouth\, and a tenth-generation Yarmouth Quaker descended from David OKillea of Kelley’s Bay on Bass River. He is a researcher and writer of the local history of South Yarmouth\, with a heavy concentration in the subjects of genealogy\, saltworks\, Quakers\, and the Indigenous Peoples of that town. \nBob has tracked the origins of solar salt production and discovered over three hundred saltworks-related deeds in Dennis and Yarmouth. He will produce a reference\, picture and history book in early 2027 on Yarmouth Saltworks. \n[Image credit: The old salt works\, South Yarmouth\, Mass. Digital Commonwealth\, Historical Society of Old Yarmouth Image Collection. ]
URL:https://massachusetts250.org/event/salt-and-revolution-the-saltworks-of-cape-cod-in-the-18th-century/
LOCATION:Cape Cod Museum of Art\, 60 Hope Lane\, Dennis\, MA\, 02638\, United States
CATEGORIES:Event,Speakers
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GEO:41.7400852;-70.1941413
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260416T121500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260416T133000
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SUMMARY:Revolutionary Roads: From Anti-Catholicism to the founding of Emmanuel College
DESCRIPTION:The American Revolution helped usher in greater religious toleration in Massachusetts. With the adoption of the Massachusetts Constitution in 1780\, Catholics and other religious minorities were guaranteed freedom of worship in the Commonwealth. Although the path toward acceptance was not always easy\, these changes allowed Catholicism to take root and\, over time\, become a defining characteristic of the Bay State.\nEducation\, long central to Massachusetts society and its Puritan founders\, was also a core value shared by Catholics. In 1849\, the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur arrived in Boston’s North End to educate Irish immigrants. Their mission of teaching and service continued to expand\, culminating in the founding of Emmanuel College in 1919\, the first Catholic women’s college in New England.\nJoin us for a panel presentation and discussion that connects the revolutionary spirit of 1776 with the pioneering work of the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur and their enduring legacy in Massachusetts.
URL:https://massachusetts250.org/event/revolutionary-roads-from-anti-catholicism-to-the-founding-of-emmanuel-college/
LOCATION:Emmanuel College\, Pilgrim Road 103\, Boston\, MA\, 02215\, United States
CATEGORIES:Event,Speakers,Women's History
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ORGANIZER;CN="Emmanuel College":MAILTO:ocallac@emmanuel.edu
GEO:42.3410109;-71.1072471
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260417T130000
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SUMMARY:Gallery Talk: The Declaration in American Memory
DESCRIPTION:Join Library Assistant Brandon McGrath-Neely for “The Declaration in American Memory\,” a gallery talk on the exhibition 1776: Declaring Independence. Visitors are invited to explore the rest of the exhibition and ask questions.  \nAttendance is free. Please visit here to register: https://www.masshist.org/events/gallery-talk-april-17-2026
URL:https://massachusetts250.org/event/gallery-talk-the-declaration-in-american-memory/
LOCATION:Massachusetts Historical Society\, Boylston Street 1154\, Boston\, Massachusetts\, 02215\, United States
CATEGORIES:Event,Exhibit,Speakers
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260418T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260418T130000
DTSTAMP:20260422T195233
CREATED:20260310T165535Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260310T165535Z
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SUMMARY:South Shore History Symposium: The Revolution\, Independence\, and the South Shore
DESCRIPTION:Presented by the “Backroads of the South Shore\,” a consortium of 20 non-profit organizations operating in 12 towns from Weymouth to Plymouth\, this year’s South Shore History Symposium will once again feature presentations from five prominent local historians. In keeping with the 250th commemorations of 1776\, the symposium will focus on “The Revolution\, Independence\, and the South Shore.” \n9:15 a.m. Welcoming Remarks\, Donna Curtin\, Back Roads of the South Shore Chair and Executive Director of Pilgrim Hall Museum\n9:20 a.m. Privateers and Warships of Plymouth Bay during the Revolution\, Patrick Browne\, Executive Director of Plymouth Antiquarian Society\n10:00 a.m. George Partridge—Duxborough’s Zealous Patriot and Bigwig of the Revolution\, Tony Kelso\, Duxbury Town Historian\n10:40 a.m. Hingham’s Black Revolutionaries: Stories of Service on the Battlefield and Home Front\, Paula Bagger\, Hingham Historical Society\n11:30 a.m. To Declare for Independence: South Shore Town Meetings in Revolutionary Massachusetts\, Stephen C. O’Neill\, Director\, Hanover Historical Society & Director\, Dyer Memorial Library\n12:10 p.m. “Trill forth harmonious ditty”: Music of the American Revolution\, Dr. Anne C. Mason\, Curator\, Pilgrim Hall Museum \nFor Tickets\, please Check the Event Website. Or\, contact info@plymouthantiquarian.org or call the Plymouth Antiquarian Society at (508) 746-0012.
URL:https://massachusetts250.org/event/south-shore-history-symposium-the-revolution-independence-and-the-south-shore/
LOCATION:The Spire Center for the Performing Arts\, Court Street 25 1/2\, Plymouth\, Massachusetts\, 02360\, United States
CATEGORIES:Anniversary,Celebration,Commemoration,Event,Memorial,Speakers
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ORGANIZER;CN="Back Roads of the South Shore":MAILTO:info@plymouthantiquarian.org
GEO:41.957953;-70.6661843
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260418T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260418T140000
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SUMMARY:Knox Trail 250 Event
DESCRIPTION:Beginning at 10:00 view the 1976 commemorative quilt created from embroidered panels submitted by Massachusetts students from towns along the Henry Knox Trail.  \nThen at 11:00AM\, local historian Dennis Picard will share some details of this wintry expedition as it passed from the Massachusetts town of North Egremont through Springfield\, Palmer\, and on to Boston. Though a piece of our local lore\, some parts of this saga are still debated and remain controversial. Dennis has a personal connection with this event in our history\, as he participated in one portion of the recreation of this trek during the bicentennial of 1976. \n10:00-11:00AM – 1976 Quilt On Display*\n11:00AM – 12:00PM – Dennis Picard Knox Trail Presentation \n*Quilt will remain on display until library closing at 2PM.
URL:https://massachusetts250.org/event/knox-trail-250-event/
LOCATION:Palmer Public Library\, 1455 North Main Street\, Palmer\, 01069\, United States
CATEGORIES:Event,Exhibit,Speakers
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GEO:42.1585467;-72.330449
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260418T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260418T140000
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CREATED:20260218T185221Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260218T185221Z
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SUMMARY:Printing Revolution Lecture with Andy Volpe
DESCRIPTION:Join us at the Museum of Printing for Andy Volpe’s “Printing Revolution” lecture —press freedom and colonial resistance before Independence.\nAndy Volpe’s “Printing Revolution” presentation\, takes a look not only at the printing press and printing technology being considered “revolutionary”\, but also looking at what was printed. \nIncluding the idea of Freedom of the Press\, laws and acts passed to control the press\, and the rebellious printing done against those laws\, with an emphasis in the American Colonies leading up to the Declaration of Independence. \nAndy will have several examples and replicas of documents on display after the presentation.Program is apx. 1 hour\, and is free with Museum admission.
URL:https://massachusetts250.org/event/printing-revolution-lecture-with-andy-volpe/2026-04-18/
LOCATION:Museum of Printing\, 15 Thornton Ave\, Haverhill\, MA\, 01832\, United States
CATEGORIES:Event,Speakers
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ORGANIZER;CN="Museum of Printing":MAILTO:nancy@northofboston.org
GEO:42.7727864;-71.1209326
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260419T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260419T143000
DTSTAMP:20260422T195233
CREATED:20260211T174841Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260211T174841Z
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SUMMARY:Old Put – Danvers Hero of the American Revolution
DESCRIPTION:Join the Gen. Israel Putnam Chapter\, DAR at the Holten House\, to hear author Robert Hubbard discuss his biography of Major General Israel Putnam. \nThe event is free\, but seating is limited\, reservations required.
URL:https://massachusetts250.org/event/old-put-danvers-hero-of-the-american-revolution/
LOCATION:Tapley Memorial Hall\, 13 Page Street\, Danvers\, MA\, 01923\, United States
CATEGORIES:Event,Speakers
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ORGANIZER;CN="Danvers Historical Society":MAILTO:dhs@danvershistory.org
GEO:42.5658882;-70.9371886
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260420T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260420T170000
DTSTAMP:20260422T195233
CREATED:20260407T162341Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260407T162341Z
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SUMMARY:Patriots' Day Celebrations in Concord
DESCRIPTION:9AM Concord Patriots’ Day Parade \nConcord Block Party 2026\nThe parade ends. And the party begins in Concord Center! \nFree & open to all! Live music. Food trucks. Community booths. Pop-up activities for all ages. \nWhat’s happening:\nMain Stage – Live performances by the Concord Women’s Chorus\, local bands\, and Town Crier Josh Teleman\nFood Truck Courtyard – Tandoor & Curry\, Bird’s Nest Italian Street Food\, and Whoopie Wagon\, located behind Vanderhoof Hardware\nWright Tavern Beer Garden\nTheatrical & Musical Performances at 51 Walden including the Concord Traveling Players with “A Flurry of Birds”\nCommunity Booths & Pop-Up Activities – Local organizations\, crafts\, games\, and hands-on fun for all ages\nArt for All\, Thoreau Society\, and more bringing Concord’s arts and culture to life\nConcord Museum – Free admission\, colonial encampment and food trucks on-site\nLouisa May Alcott’s Orchard House has special happenings\nBarrow Bookstore Boston Tea Tasting\n3PM Patriots’ Day Battle Baseball Game: Concord-Carlisle High School vs. Lexington High School at Emerson Field
URL:https://massachusetts250.org/event/patriots-day-celebrations-in-concord/
LOCATION:Concord\, Concord\, MA\, 01742\, United States
CATEGORIES:Outdoors,Parades,Reenactment,Speakers
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ORGANIZER;CN="Concord250":MAILTO:pollyconcord250@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260422T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260422T200000
DTSTAMP:20260422T195233
CREATED:20260421T182456Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260421T182456Z
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SUMMARY:Boston Tea Party Tea Tasting
DESCRIPTION:Reach back to Colonial times and sample teas from that age.  \nTea was a staple in colonial America. It became a symbol of British oppression and colonial protest. Refusal to drink tea\, and events such as the Boston Tea Party were acts of resistance that led to our country’s founding. \nTherapy Gardens will guide us through the Boston Tea Party\, including the famous ships involved\, the Sons of Liberty and “taxation without representation.”  \nThis program is sponsored by the Swansea Cultural Council\, a local agency\, and the Massachusetts Cultural Council\, a state agency.
URL:https://massachusetts250.org/event/boston-tea-party-tea-tasting/
LOCATION:Swansea Free Public Library\, Main Street 69\, Swansea\, Massachusetts\, 02777\, United States
CATEGORIES:Event,Speakers
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ORGANIZER;CN="Swansea Free Public Library":MAILTO:jtavares@sailsinc.org
GEO:41.7490247;-71.1900193
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260422T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260422T193000
DTSTAMP:20260422T195233
CREATED:20260211T172509Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260211T172509Z
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SUMMARY:All About Tea During Early America
DESCRIPTION:How a tiny dry leaf from the other side of the globe worked its way into the cultural identity of a young nation. \nJoin living history interpreter Audrey Stuck-Girard as she prepares a few cups of 18th-century tea with antique teaware and discusses the ways the beverage impacted cultural traditions\, global trade\, and revolutionary politics in 1700s America. \nAudrey Stuck-Girard is an actor\, costumer\, and living history interpreter who has been portraying Abigail Adams and other historical figures from Revolutionary America for over a decade. A true millennial\, she works a full-time job while fostering several “side-hustles” through her one-woman business\, Cuffed & Coiffed. Audrey collaborates with educators\, historical societies\, and venues of all sizes to create and perform programs on early American history. Additionally\, she has developed some renown as the person to go to for an 18th-century man’s wig.
URL:https://massachusetts250.org/event/all-about-tea-during-early-america/
LOCATION:Bigelow Free Public Library\, 54 Walnut St\, Clinton\, MA\, 01510\, United States
CATEGORIES:Culinary,Event,Speakers
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ORGANIZER;CN="Bigelow Free Public Library":MAILTO:mletarte@cwmars.org
GEO:42.4174145;-71.6833522
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260423T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260423T140000
DTSTAMP:20260422T195233
CREATED:20260408T132915Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260408T132915Z
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SUMMARY:Jan Scanlan presents "We Must Carry On!"
DESCRIPTION:As we get closer to the semiquincentennial of the Declaration of Independence\, learn what our colonial Bradford counterparts would have been doing 250 years ago!  Massachusetts has been marking events wherein male revolutionaries dumped tea\, stood up to British intrusion\, and battled their way through an uncertain future.  What of the women and children?  How did they carry on while the male population was away (they marched to Cambridge following the alarm from Lexington 4/19/1775)?  What activities had to be substituted?  How did families support each other and their communities?  Were their lives overcome by responsibility or was there time for recreation?  This all ages event allows participants to interact with items familiar to those of revolutionary Bradford (as Groveland was until 1850). \nJan is an educator and historical interpreter with the Danvers Alarm List Company\, a not-for-profit that recreates the Danvers Militia and Alarm Company that responded to the call out of Lexington\, Massachusetts on 19 April 1775.  Among these responding members was Rebecca Nurse’s great-grandson Francis; he is buried onsite.  Danvers Alarm List Company owns and operates the Rebecca Nurse Homestead\, a seventeenth-century house museum honoring the memory of 1692 “witchcraft” victim Rebecca Nurse. \nThis program is part of the Revolutionary Library Crawl.  Information on the Revolutionary Library Crawl available here:\nhttps://hwlibrary.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Revolutionary-Library-Crawl-Passport.pdf
URL:https://massachusetts250.org/event/jan-scanlan-presents-we-must-carry-on/
LOCATION:Langley-Adams Library\, Main Street 185\, Groveland\, MA\, 01834\, United States
CATEGORIES:Event,Speakers,Women's History
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ORGANIZER;CN="Langley-Adams Library":MAILTO:snakanishi@langleyadamslib.org
GEO:42.7675056;-71.0256834
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260423T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260423T140000
DTSTAMP:20260422T195233
CREATED:20260409T201432Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260409T201432Z
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SUMMARY:Colonial Life with reenactor Jan Scanlan
DESCRIPTION:Had you lived here 250 years ago\, you would have been in colonial Bradford (Groveland didn’t become its own town until 1850).  It was an uncertain time: British troops were occupying Boston.  Men were away dealing with this threat.  What would your life have been like during this time?  This event allows you to experience activities children would have had for work and play.  Try on colonial clothes; interact with common household activities; play games.\nJan is an educator and historical interpreter with the Danvers Alarm List Company\, a not-for-profit that recreates the Danvers Militia and Alarm Company which responded to the call out of Lexington\, Massachusetts on 19 April 1775\, though she wants it known that the company only made it as far as Menotomy (Arlington).\nThis program is part of the Revolutionary Library Crawl. Information on the Revolutionary Library Crawl available here:\nhttps://hwlibrary.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Revolutionary-Library-Crawl-Passport.pdf
URL:https://massachusetts250.org/event/colonial-life-with-reenactor-jan-scanlan/
LOCATION:Langley-Adams Library\, Main Street 185\, Groveland\, MA\, 01834\, United States
CATEGORIES:Event,Speakers,Women's History
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ORGANIZER;CN="Langley-Adams Library":MAILTO:snakanishi@langleyadamslib.org
GEO:42.7675056;-71.0256834
X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Langley-Adams Library Main Street 185 Groveland MA 01834 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=Main Street 185:geo:-71.0256834,42.7675056
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260423T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260423T200000
DTSTAMP:20260422T195233
CREATED:20260414T212912Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260414T212912Z
UID:10008168-1776970800-1776974400@massachusetts250.org
SUMMARY:Revolutionary Legacies: Between the Lines
DESCRIPTION:Poet Bonney Hartley (Stockbridge-Munsee Band of Mohican Indians) presents an original poetry reading created for Revolutionary Legacies. Hartley will share the commissioned poem inspired by Museum objects and discuss her broader work\, offering Indigenous perspectives on memory\, belonging\, and the Revolution’s unfinished promises.  \nSupported in part by Mass Humanities and Concord250. \nFree In-Person and Virtual
URL:https://massachusetts250.org/event/revolutionary-legacies-between-the-lines/
LOCATION:Concord Museum\, 53 Cambridge Turnpike\, Concord\, MA\, 01742\, United States
CATEGORIES:Event,Indigenous History,Speakers
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GEO:42.457529;-71.3417985
X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Concord Museum 53 Cambridge Turnpike Concord MA 01742 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=53 Cambridge Turnpike:geo:-71.3417985,42.457529
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260425T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260425T120000
DTSTAMP:20260422T195233
CREATED:20260309T190218Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260309T190218Z
UID:10007214-1777114800-1777118400@massachusetts250.org
SUMMARY:Walking On Native Land
DESCRIPTION:What were the conditions of the lands that helped shape this valley and the lives of the people who lived here 13\,000 years ago? How was it different from the land across the sea? What traces remain in the landscape that can help carry those stories forward to today? \nJoin us at the boat ramp\, near 260 Main St in Hatfield MA\, for a wide-ranging conversation on the deep history of the land\, and how it played a role in the pressures that led to the American Revolution.
URL:https://massachusetts250.org/event/walking-on-native-land/
LOCATION:Hatfield Historical Museum\, Main Street 39\, Hatfield\, Massachusetts\, 01038\, United States
CATEGORIES:Indigenous History,Outdoors,Speakers
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ORGANIZER;CN="Hatfield Historical Soiety":MAILTO:hatfieldhistoricalsociety@gmail.com
GEO:42.3700591;-72.5971011
X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Hatfield Historical Museum Main Street 39 Hatfield Massachusetts 01038 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=Main Street 39:geo:-72.5971011,42.3700591
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260425T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260425T120000
DTSTAMP:20260422T195233
CREATED:20260410T144411Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260410T144411Z
UID:10008156-1777114800-1777118400@massachusetts250.org
SUMMARY:Walking On Native Land: Land use in the 1700s
DESCRIPTION:The land below our feet holds a ton of history\, and we are looking forward to talking about some of those parts of our local story.  We will learn a welcoming song in Abenaki\, look out over the mighty Connecticut River as people did 13000 years ago\, and hear how the different approaches to land use between English colonists and Native people contributed to the conflict that eventually lead up to the American Revolution. \nDress for the weather\, plan on being outside for an hour or more.\nFeel free to bring a folding chair\, or a blanket to sit on\, and some water.\nThere’s parking at the ramp and along the road\, with some parking for vehicles with an accessibility placard on a first-come first-served basis.\nWe’ll be outside\, and we might be there before the porta-loo is in place for the summer\, so take that into account when planning your trip!
URL:https://massachusetts250.org/event/walking-on-native-land-land-use-in-the-1700s/
LOCATION:Hatfield Historical Museum\, Main Street 39\, Hatfield\, Massachusetts\, 01038\, United States
CATEGORIES:Indigenous History,Speakers
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ORGANIZER;CN="Hatfield Historical Soiety":MAILTO:hatfieldhistoricalsociety@gmail.com
GEO:42.3700591;-72.5971011
X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Hatfield Historical Museum Main Street 39 Hatfield Massachusetts 01038 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=Main Street 39:geo:-72.5971011,42.3700591
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260426T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260426T153000
DTSTAMP:20260422T195233
CREATED:20260129T230135Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260129T230135Z
UID:10004376-1777212000-1777217400@massachusetts250.org
SUMMARY:A Bedford Assortment
DESCRIPTION:Vocabulary.com describes an “assortment” as “a bunch of different things all together\, whether they’re the same sort or not.” \n“For example\,” says Society President and Bedford Town Historian Sharon McDonald\, “an assortment of chocolates would be a box of cherry-filled\, nut\, caramel\, coconut\, and orange crème candies. \nUsing her engaging story-telling style\, McDonald’s “Bedford Assortment” program will be a bunch of assorted snippets from Bedford’s colonial history that may be funny\, sad\, surprising\, or inspiring. She hopes you will say “Bon\, bon!”
URL:https://massachusetts250.org/event/a-bedford-assortment/
LOCATION:Bedford Old Town Hall\, Great Room (3rd Floor)\, South Road 16\, Bedford\, Massachusetts\, 01730\, United States
CATEGORIES:Event,Speakers
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GEO:42.4913363;-71.2789051
X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Bedford Old Town Hall Great Room (3rd Floor) South Road 16 Bedford Massachusetts 01730 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=South Road 16:geo:-71.2789051,42.4913363
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260426T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260426T180000
DTSTAMP:20260422T195233
CREATED:20260421T155753Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260421T155753Z
UID:10008354-1777219200-1777226400@massachusetts250.org
SUMMARY:𝗜𝗡𝗗𝗜𝗚𝗘𝗡𝗢𝗨𝗦 𝗢𝗥𝗜𝗚𝗜𝗡𝗦: 𝗦𝗨𝗗𝗕𝗨𝗥𝗬\, 𝗠𝗔𝗦𝗦𝗔𝗖𝗛𝗨𝗦𝗘𝗧𝗧𝗦
DESCRIPTION:Join Hassanamisco Nipmuc tribal member\n𝗝𝗮𝘀𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗥𝗼𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗲 𝗚𝗼𝗼𝗱𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗲𝗱\nin a talk about the erasure of Native voices in Sudbury. \nExpanding on her research on the Indigenous history of the town during its origins\, Jasmine will discuss the impact of colonial hero stories and the birth of newfound nationalism even before the period of the Revolutionary War. Explore the birth of the Commonwealth from an Indigenous lens. \nJoin us for a presentation followed by Q&A.
URL:https://massachusetts250.org/event/%f0%9d%97%9c%f0%9d%97%a1%f0%9d%97%97%f0%9d%97%9c%f0%9d%97%9a%f0%9d%97%98%f0%9d%97%a1%f0%9d%97%a2%f0%9d%97%a8%f0%9d%97%a6-%f0%9d%97%a2%f0%9d%97%a5%f0%9d%97%9c%f0%9d%97%9a%f0%9d%97%9c%f0%9d%97%a1/
LOCATION:Fairbank Community Center\, Fairbank Road 40\, Sudbury\, MA\, 01776\, United States
CATEGORIES:Event,Indigenous History,Speakers
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ORGANIZER;CN="Sudbury 250 Committee":MAILTO:sudbury250@sudbury.ma.us
GEO:42.3930497;-71.4430914
X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Fairbank Community Center Fairbank Road 40 Sudbury MA 01776 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=Fairbank Road 40:geo:-71.4430914,42.3930497
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260427T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260427T193000
DTSTAMP:20260422T195233
CREATED:20260218T184734Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260218T184734Z
UID:10006279-1777312800-1777318200@massachusetts250.org
SUMMARY:How We Remember\, What We Preserve: Washington's Legacy at Mount Vernon
DESCRIPTION:To mark the 250th anniversaries of the American Revolution and the founding of the United States\, a coalition of local non-profits and government agencies will present Washington in American Memory\, a seven-part speaker series. \nExplore the 19th century origins of preservation at Mount Vernon\, current conservation work\, and the estate’s future\, featuring: \n-Doug Bradburn\, President and CEO of George Washington’s Mount Vernon and co-founder and editor of the book series\, Early American Histories\n-Andrea Sahin\, Vice Regent for Massachusetts to the Mount Vernon Ladies’ Association
URL:https://massachusetts250.org/event/how-we-remember-what-we-preserve-washingtons-legacy-at-mount-vernon/
LOCATION:Cambridge Public Library\, Broadway 449\, Cambridge\, Massachusetts\, 02138\, United States
CATEGORIES:Event,Speakers
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ORGANIZER;CN="City of Cambridge":MAILTO:psaffari@cambridgema.gov
GEO:42.3737951;-71.1101296
X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Cambridge Public Library Broadway 449 Cambridge Massachusetts 02138 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=Broadway 449:geo:-71.1101296,42.3737951
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260428T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260428T200000
DTSTAMP:20260422T195233
CREATED:20260414T212813Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260414T212813Z
UID:10008169-1777402800-1777406400@massachusetts250.org
SUMMARY:Gerard Magliocca on Limitations in Executive Power
DESCRIPTION:Legal scholar Gerard Magliocca explores Justice Robert H. Jackson’s landmark concurring opinion in the Steel Seizure Case\, illuminating its enduring framework for presidential power. This forum connects constitutional history to current debates\, examining how Jackson’s analysis continues to shape limits on executive authority in times of crisis. \nMembers Free | $10 Non-Members | Free Virtual
URL:https://massachusetts250.org/event/gerard-magliocca-on-limitations-in-executive-power/
LOCATION:Concord Museum\, 53 Cambridge Turnpike\, Concord\, MA\, 01742\, United States
CATEGORIES:Event,Speakers
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GEO:42.457529;-71.3417985
X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Concord Museum 53 Cambridge Turnpike Concord MA 01742 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=53 Cambridge Turnpike:geo:-71.3417985,42.457529
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260428T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260428T203000
DTSTAMP:20260422T195233
CREATED:20260319T183034Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260319T183034Z
UID:10007255-1777404600-1777408200@massachusetts250.org
SUMMARY:Recapitulating Kurt Russell’s Visit
DESCRIPTION:A panel discussion with the organizers behind Kurt Russell’s visit to Arlington\, exploring how the Hollywood actor and descendant of Jason Russell came to rediscover his family’s connection to the Jason Russell House\, site of the largest skirmish of the first battle of the American Revolutionary War.
URL:https://massachusetts250.org/event/recapitulating-kurt-russells-visit/
LOCATION:Arlington Historical Society\, Jason Street 7\, Arlington\, MA\, 02476\, United States
CATEGORIES:Commemoration,Event,Speakers
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ORGANIZER;CN="Arlington Historical Society":MAILTO:contact@arlingtonhistorical.org
GEO:42.4160266;-71.1587071
X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Arlington Historical Society Jason Street 7 Arlington MA 02476 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=Jason Street 7:geo:-71.1587071,42.4160266
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260429T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260429T170000
DTSTAMP:20260422T195233
CREATED:20260309T185426Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260309T185426Z
UID:10007220-1777449600-1777482000@massachusetts250.org
SUMMARY:The Civilians Trapped Behind the Boston Siege Lines "I Screamed with All My Might"
DESCRIPTION:Join us for the compelling story of the aftermath of the Battles of Lexington and Concord and the hundreds of civilians trapped inside Boston. \nRegardless of their political allegiance\, these non-combatants faced a daily struggle to secure supplies to support their families\, avoid the abuses of His Majesty’s forces and protect their personal and real property from roving bands of thieves. As the siege progressed\, the continuous fear of an American attack on the town\, combined with bouts of lawlessness\, deprivation of civil rights\, and disease\, led to the collapse of society. While much attention has been given to the Battle of Bunker Hill and the Evacuation of Boston\, we’ll take a closer look at the struggles of those trapped behind enemy lines and their efforts to survive. \nAlexander Cain\, JD\, earned his economics degree from Merrimack College in 1993 and obtained his Juris Doctor from the New England School of Law in 1996. He has authored numerous research articles and presentations on the American Revolution\, including the Battles of Lexington\, Concord\, and Bunker Hill\, the Siege of Boston\, and the experiences of New England and New York loyalist refugees during the Burgoyne Campaign. In addition\, he has published two books: We Stood Our Ground: Lexington in the First Year of the American Revolution and I See Nothing but the Horrors of a Civil War: The Loyalists of McAlpin’s Corps of American Volunteers. He is also the creator of the blog and podcast Historical Nerdery (historicalnerdery.com). Currently\, he is in the process of writing his upcoming book\, “For God’s Sake Fire!” – The Massachusetts Militia System on the Eve of the Battles of Lexington and Concord\, which is anticipated to be released in 2027. \nAlex currently leads an educational initiative in Northeastern Massachusetts that aims to introduce high school students to careers in advanced manufacturing\, construction\, and the skilled trades. He resides in Massachusetts with his wife\, Paula\, and they have two adult children\, John and Abigail. The fact that they are named after John and Abigail Adams is purely a coincidence.
URL:https://massachusetts250.org/event/the-civilians-trapped-behind-the-boston-siege-lines-i-screamed-with-all-my-might/2026-04-29/1/
LOCATION:Reading Public Library\, Middlesex Avenue 64\, Reading\, Massachusetts\, 01867\, United States
CATEGORIES:Event,Speakers
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ORGANIZER;CN="Reading Public Library":MAILTO:rdghist@noblenet.org
GEO:42.526119;-71.1102833
X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Reading Public Library Middlesex Avenue 64 Reading Massachusetts 01867 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=Middlesex Avenue 64:geo:-71.1102833,42.526119
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260429T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260429T200000
DTSTAMP:20260422T195233
CREATED:20260309T185426Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260309T185426Z
UID:10007221-1777489200-1777492800@massachusetts250.org
SUMMARY:The Civilians Trapped Behind the Boston Siege Lines "I Screamed with All My Might"
DESCRIPTION:Join us for the compelling story of the aftermath of the Battles of Lexington and Concord and the hundreds of civilians trapped inside Boston. \nRegardless of their political allegiance\, these non-combatants faced a daily struggle to secure supplies to support their families\, avoid the abuses of His Majesty’s forces and protect their personal and real property from roving bands of thieves. As the siege progressed\, the continuous fear of an American attack on the town\, combined with bouts of lawlessness\, deprivation of civil rights\, and disease\, led to the collapse of society. While much attention has been given to the Battle of Bunker Hill and the Evacuation of Boston\, we’ll take a closer look at the struggles of those trapped behind enemy lines and their efforts to survive. \nAlexander Cain\, JD\, earned his economics degree from Merrimack College in 1993 and obtained his Juris Doctor from the New England School of Law in 1996. He has authored numerous research articles and presentations on the American Revolution\, including the Battles of Lexington\, Concord\, and Bunker Hill\, the Siege of Boston\, and the experiences of New England and New York loyalist refugees during the Burgoyne Campaign. In addition\, he has published two books: We Stood Our Ground: Lexington in the First Year of the American Revolution and I See Nothing but the Horrors of a Civil War: The Loyalists of McAlpin’s Corps of American Volunteers. He is also the creator of the blog and podcast Historical Nerdery (historicalnerdery.com). Currently\, he is in the process of writing his upcoming book\, “For God’s Sake Fire!” – The Massachusetts Militia System on the Eve of the Battles of Lexington and Concord\, which is anticipated to be released in 2027. \nAlex currently leads an educational initiative in Northeastern Massachusetts that aims to introduce high school students to careers in advanced manufacturing\, construction\, and the skilled trades. He resides in Massachusetts with his wife\, Paula\, and they have two adult children\, John and Abigail. The fact that they are named after John and Abigail Adams is purely a coincidence.
URL:https://massachusetts250.org/event/the-civilians-trapped-behind-the-boston-siege-lines-i-screamed-with-all-my-might/2026-04-29/2/
LOCATION:Reading Public Library\, Middlesex Avenue 64\, Reading\, Massachusetts\, 01867\, United States
CATEGORIES:Event,Speakers
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ORGANIZER;CN="Reading Public Library":MAILTO:rdghist@noblenet.org
GEO:42.526119;-71.1102833
X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Reading Public Library Middlesex Avenue 64 Reading Massachusetts 01867 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=Middlesex Avenue 64:geo:-71.1102833,42.526119
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260430T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260430T130000
DTSTAMP:20260422T195233
CREATED:20260312T215849Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260312T215849Z
UID:10007226-1777550400-1777554000@massachusetts250.org
SUMMARY:Author Book Talk: Dr. Marla R. Miller\, Entangled Lives: Labor\, Livelihood\, and Landscapes of Change in Rural Massachusetts
DESCRIPTION:Free\, virtual program; registration required \nAbout the Author: Associate Dean for Strategic Initiatives of the College of Humanities and Fine Arts and a Distinguished Professor of History at the University of Massachusetts Amherst\, Dr. Marla Miller’s primary research interest is U.S. women’s work before industrialization. Her book The Needle’s Eye: Women and Work in the Age of Revolution was published by the University of Massachusetts Press in August 2006\, and won the Costume Society of America’s Millia Davenport Publication Award for the best book in the field for that year. In 2009 she published an edited collection\, Cultivating a Past: Essays in the History of Hadley\, Massachusetts\, also with the University of Massachusetts Press. Her book Betsy Ross and the Making of America  (Holt\, 2010)–a scholarly biography of that much-misunderstood early American craftswoman–was a finalist for the Cundill Prize in History at McGill University (the world’s largest non-fiction historical literature prize)\, and was named to the Washington Post’s “Best of 2010” list. A short biography of Massachusetts gownmaker Rebecca Dickinson appeared in the Westview Press series Lives of American Women in summer 2013. In 2019 she completed a microhistory of women and work in 18th-century New England titled Entangled Lives: Labor\, Livelihood\, and Landscapes of Change in Rural Massachusetts (Johns Hopkins University Press\, 2019). In addition to her own scholarship\, Professor Miller contributes to her fields of study as an editor.  She has served on the editorial board of the Public Historian as well as the Journal of the Early Republic\, and currently serves on the board of the New England Quarterly.   Dr. Miller is also the founding editor of the prizewinning UMass Press series Public History in Historical Perspective. \nAbout the Book: What was women’s work truly like in late eighteenth-century America\, and what does it tell us about the gendered social relations of labor in the early republic? In Entangled Lives\, Marla R. Miller examines the lives of Anglo-\, African\, and Native American women in one rural New England community—Hadley\, Massachusetts—during the town’s slow transformation following the Revolutionary War. Peering into the homes\, taverns\, and farmyards of Hadley\, Miller offers readers an intimate history of the working lives of these women and their vital role in the local economy. Miller\, a longtime resident of Hadley\, follows a handful of eighteenth-century women working in a variety of occupations: domestic service\, cloth making\, health and healing\, and hospitality. She asks about the social openings and opportunities this work created—and the limitations it placed on ordinary lives. Her compelling stories about women’s everyday work\, grounded in the material culture\, built environment\, and landscapes of rural western Massachusetts\, reveal the larger economic networks in which Hadley operated and the subtle shifts that accompanied the emergence of the middle class in that rural community. Ultimately\, this book shows how work differentiated not only men and woman but also race and class as Miller follows young\, mostly white women working in domestic service\, African American women negotiating labor in enslavement and freedom\, and women of the rural gentry acting as both producers and employers. Engagingly written and featuring fascinating characters\, the book deftly takes us inside a society and shows us how it functions. Offering an intervention into larger conversations about local history\, microhistory\, and historical scholarship\, Entangled Lives is a revealing journey through early America.
URL:https://massachusetts250.org/event/author-book-talk-dr-marla-r-miller-entangled-lives-labor-livelihood-and-landscapes-of-change-in-rural-massachusetts/
LOCATION:Virtual Program\, North Washington Square 19 1/2\, Salem\, MA\, 01970\, United States
CATEGORIES:Event,Speakers,Women's History
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ORGANIZER;CN="New Bedford Whaling Museum":MAILTO:communication@whalingmuseum.org
GEO:42.5236176;-70.890956
X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Virtual Program North Washington Square 19 1/2 Salem MA 01970 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=North Washington Square 19 1/2:geo:-70.890956,42.5236176
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260430T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260430T193000
DTSTAMP:20260422T195233
CREATED:20260211T171941Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260211T171941Z
UID:10004433-1777573800-1777577400@massachusetts250.org
SUMMARY:In Support of the Army: How the Massachusetts Housewives supported the Continental Troops
DESCRIPTION:It is often said that the army marches on its stomach and it’s just as true during the 18th century as it is today. But how was the army supplied with that food? How was it cooked/processed? And what ways did the food that housewives cooked/processed/preserved in their homes support the Continental Army as it grew from local militia groups at the Battle of Bunker Hill to a full army under General George Washington?\nFoodways historian Stacy Booth will discuss not only how the housewives of Massachusetts provisioned the army in the early years of the Revolutionary War but also how they used food and cooking as ways to protest taxation and the political policies that fanned the flames of a revolution. \nBiography\nStacy Booth is a foodways historian with almost 20 years of experience reenacting and presenting to the public. She specializes in 17th and 18th century New England foodways presentations and cooking demonstrations.\nShe also runs her business\, Forgotten Recipes (forgotten-recipes.com)\, where she has presented\, cooked at or set up displays for libraries\, museums and historic houses for the past six years.
URL:https://massachusetts250.org/event/in-support-of-the-army-how-the-massachusetts-housewives-supported-the-continental-troops/
LOCATION:Bigelow Free Public Library\, 54 Walnut St\, Clinton\, MA\, 01510\, United States
CATEGORIES:Culinary,Event,Speakers,Women's History
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ORGANIZER;CN="Bigelow Free Public Library":MAILTO:mletarte@cwmars.org
GEO:42.4174145;-71.6833522
X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Bigelow Free Public Library 54 Walnut St Clinton MA 01510 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=54 Walnut St:geo:-71.6833522,42.4174145
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260430T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260430T193000
DTSTAMP:20260422T195233
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SUMMARY:Return to 1775 - Book Talk with author Peter Abair
DESCRIPTION:For lovers of history and great storytelling\, this event will take you to the outbreak of the American Revolution in April of 1775.  What compelled the British government to send troops to Massachusetts? What drove the people of Massachusetts to rise against London’s authority? What would you do if the alarm bells were sounding in your rural village outside of Boston\, early in the morning on April 19\, 1775?  Pittsfield native and author\, Pete Abair\, will present the historical context leading to the outbreak of the American Revolution\, and also connect you to the decisive moments for the historical and fictional characters in his historical novel\, Each Hath a Hand: A Rebellion at Dawn\, 1775. You’ll enjoy this event that includes great visuals and vivid storytelling. Get to know people\, who were much like you\, at the moment of crisis and decision as the British march on your community.  History comes alive.
URL:https://massachusetts250.org/event/return-to-1775-book-talk-with-author-peter-abair/
LOCATION:Berkshire Athenaeum\, Wendell Avenue 1\, Pittsfield\, Massachusetts\, 01201\, United States
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SUMMARY:Revolutionary Legacies Student Gallery Talk
DESCRIPTION:Join the student artists featured in the new special exhibition Revolutionary Legacies\, along with Curator David Wood and Curator and Director of Exhibitions Christie Jackson\, for a gallery talk at 11:30 am on May 1. \nFree with Museum admission. Members visit free.
URL:https://massachusetts250.org/event/revolutionary-legacies-student-gallery-talk/
LOCATION:Concord Museum\, 53 Cambridge Turnpike\, Concord\, MA\, 01742\, United States
CATEGORIES:Event,Speakers
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260501T130000
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SUMMARY:Gallery Talk: From Yorktown to the Hotel d’York
DESCRIPTION:Join Sara Georgini\, Series Editor\, Papers of John Adams\, for a gallery talk on the exhibition From Yorktown to the Hotel d’York: Winning Peace. Visitors are invited to explore the rest of the exhibition and ask questions.  \nAttendance is free. \nPlease visit here to register: https://www.masshist.org/events/gallery-talk-may-1-2026
URL:https://massachusetts250.org/event/gallery-talk-from-yorktown-to-the-hotel-dyork/
LOCATION:Massachusetts Historical Society\, Boylston Street 1154\, Boston\, Massachusetts\, 02215\, United States
CATEGORIES:Event,Exhibit,Speakers
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SUMMARY:Yarmouth in Revolution | Revolutionary Insights: A Cape & Islands Roundtable
DESCRIPTION:The Historical Society of Old Yarmouth and the Yarmouth Senior Center invite you to meet five leading historians and authors from the Cape and Islands Historians Committee\, for a lively roundtable discussion\, based on their recent book\, “The Revolutionary War on Cape Cod and the Islands.” Moderated by Steven Flack (Co-Chair HSOY Programs)\, we’ll explore lesser-known events\, individuals\, and ongoing research covering 1760–1781—including Yarmouth’s role in the Revolution. Featuring Ron Petersen\, Jack Duggan\, Nancy Shoemaker\, Karen Fojt and David Martin. Join them for a fascinating look at the Revolution—right here where it happened. Anyone may attend\, please register by calling 508-394-7606 X 1330.
URL:https://massachusetts250.org/event/yarmouth-in-revolution-revolutionary-insights-a-cape-islands-roundtable/
LOCATION:Yarmouth Senior Center\, 528 Forest Rd\, West Yarmouth\, 02673\, United States
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