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Sparking the Revolution: Flintlocks, Gunpowder, and Policy in America’s War for Independence

Springfield Armory National Historic Site One Armory Square, Springfield, United States +1 more

Join us in Springfield November 20 and 21st, 2025! The University of Wyoming College of Law’s Firearms Research Center, in partnership with Springfield Armory National Historic Site, invites you to […]

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 […]

$10 – $15
Event Series Sparking the Revolution: Flintlocks, Gunpowder, and Policy in America’s War for Independence

Sparking the Revolution: Flintlocks, Gunpowder, and Policy in America’s War for Independence

Springfield Armory National Historic Site One Armory Square, Springfield, United States +1 more

Join us in Springfield November 20 and 21st, 2025! The University of Wyoming College of Law’s Firearms Research Center, in partnership with Springfield Armory National Historic Site, invites you to […]

Free

Pilgrims Arrive!

Arts Empowering Life Performing Arts Center Southern Eagle Cartway 95, Brewster, Massachusetts, United States

November 22, 2025, 3:30 pm, Presented by G. Thomas Ryan Before they arrived at Plymouth, the Pilgrims arrived in the midst of the Nauset Tribe and spent a month exploring […]

Free

The First Commander Remembered: Washington’s Legacy in Cambridge

Cambridge Public Library Broadway 449, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

To mark the 250th anniversaries of the American Revolution and the founding of the United States, a coalition of Cambridge non-profits and government agencies will present Washington in American Memory, […]

Free

Tasting History

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

Who first thought of putting molasses in baked beans? Discover New England food culture’s Revolutionary roots and explore how it shaped ideas about regional identity, who belongs here, and whose […]

Ten Crucial Days: Crossing the Delaware and the Battles of Trenton and Princeton

Arts Empowering Life Performing Arts Center Southern Eagle Cartway 95, Brewster, Massachusetts, United States

In Person & Livestreamed from the Performing Arts Center Presented by Roger Williams as part of a year-long series, God of Our Fathers: The Mighty Miracles of the American Revolution. […]

FREE

Not Your Boston Tea Party

Tyler Memorial Library Main Street 157, Charlemont, MA, United States

Residents of Charlemont and beyond will remember the Boston Tea Party with a talk by Emily Dickinson Museum director Jane Wald. Wald will touch on the social functions of tea […]

Free

America’s 250th: Unraveling the Revolutionary Journey of William Rotch Sr.

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

Join us in the RJD parlors as Dr. Sarah Crabtree gives an illustrated talk addressing themes in her book: Quaker, Whaler, Traitor, Spy! The Trials of William Rotch. Sarah Crabtree […]

Free

The Winter at Valley Forge and the faith of George Washington

Arts Empowering Life Performing Arts Center Southern Eagle Cartway 95, Brewster, Massachusetts, United States

In person and livestreamed from the Performing Arts Center, Brewster Presented by Dr. Peter Lillback This sixth lecture in the America 250 series will highlight the miracle of Winter at […]

FREE

The First President and the First People: Washington in the Native Northeast

Cambridge Public Library Broadway 449, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

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, […]

Free

A Day in Revolutionary Stockbridge

Stockbridge Library Museum & Archives Main Street 46, Stockbridge, Massachusetts, United States

The American Revolution comes to Stockbridge! Please join us for a day of programs and events to mark the 250th anniversary of the year in which the Declaration of Independence […]

Free

A Day in Revolutionary Stockbridge

Stockbridge Library Museum & Archives Main Street 46, Stockbridge, Massachusetts, United States

The American Revolution comes to Stockbridge! Please join us for a day of programs and events to mark the 250th anniversary of the year in which the Declaration of Independence […]

The Story Behind Paul Revere’s Ride — And More

Virtual Program North Washington Square 19 1/2, Salem, MA, United States

Paul Revere is an American icon, but how much does the story of the Midnight Ride hold up, and why? This program will explore Revere and his famous ride and […]

Free

The Memory of ’76: The Revolution in American History

American Antiquarian Society 185 Salisbury Street, Worcester, United States

In this virtual talk, historian Michael D. Hattem will discuss Americans’ uniquely emotional connection to the memory of the Revolution, its central role in American history as a contested national […]

The Memory of ’76: The Revolution in American History

American Antiquarian Society 185 Salisbury Street, Worcester, United States

Historian Michael D. Hattem discusses his latest book, The Memory of ’76: The Revolution in American History, a finalist for the 2025 Washington Prize. Hattem's research reveals how conflicts over […]

Free

Objects of Memory: Washington and Material Culture

Cambridge Public Library Broadway 449, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

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, […]

Free

Being Thomas Jefferson: An Intimate History

American Antiquarian Society 185 Salisbury Street, Worcester, United States

Historian Andrew Burstein discusses his new book, Being Thomas Jefferson: An Intimate History (January 2026), the culmination of three decades of research and writing on Jefferson, the Republic of Letters, […]

Free

God’s Miraculous Hand in the Battle of Cowpens and the Revolutionary War

Arts Empowering Life Performing Arts Center Southern Eagle Cartway 95, Brewster, Massachusetts, United States

American 250 Lecture Series, In Person and Livestreamed February 7, 2026, 3:30 pm Performing Arts Center, Brewster Presented by Stephen McDowell, President of Providence Foundation Join us for a year-long […]

FREE

Hingham’s Black Revolutionaries

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

How did Hingham’s free and enslaved Black population experience the American Revolution? Join local historian Paula Bagger as she unpacks previously untold stories of service both on the battlefield and […]

History in Harmony

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

How does music bring the past to life? Join film composer and pianist David Cieri for a discussion about his experience working with award-winning documentary filmmakers, creating musical soundtracks that […]

Founding Women: Ideas of Independence

Massachusetts Historical Society Boylston Street 1154, Boston, Massachusetts, United States

This is a hybrid event. FREE for MHS Members. $10 per person fee (in person). No charge for virtual attendees or Card to Culture participants (EBT, WIC, and ConnectorCare). The […]

$10

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, […]

The American Revolution and the Fate of the World

American Antiquarian Society 185 Salisbury Street, Worcester, United States

Historian and author Richard Bell traces the far-flung reverberations of American Revolution through the lives of the people it displaced, empowered, or destroyed. Participants will encounter a Native matriarch struggling […]

Free

Spirit of Liberty: Honoring Tradition & Celebrating Our Freedom

Brimfield Town Common and Brimfield Winery Main Street 20, Brimfield, Massachusetts, United States

In conjunction with the Brimfield Old Home Day, this is a patriotic and celebrative day that tells the story of Henry Knox’s indomitable American spirit, who led a team from […]