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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

General John Glover Birthday Party

Swampscott Public Library Burrill Street 61, Swampscott, Massachusetts, United States

Come celebrate General John Glover's Birthday upcoming 292nd birthday (November 5) at the Swampscott Public Library, 61 Burrill Street, Swampscott, Massachusetts. There will be an illustrated talk by members of Save the Glover and birthday cake! Free! All invited!

Spark of the Revolution: the 250th Anniversary of the Powder Alarm

To celebrate the 250th anniversary of the Powder Alarm, the Somerville Museum is partnering with the City of Somerville to produce a re-enactment of the historic event, followed by a living history fair. The fair will include docent tours of the Powder House, activity tables, and even a scavenger hunt of the park! What was the […]

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    

Lecture Series: Revisiting the American Revolution

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

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

William Hickling Prescott Award Ceremony & Conversation

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

Join us for a special award ceremony followed by a conversation between two Pulitzer Prize-winning biographical authors. In recognition of her career as an essayist and award-winning author, Stacy Schiff will be presented with the William Hickling Prescott Award for Excellence in Historical Writing by The National Society of The Colonial Dames of America in […]

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 […]

Freedom and Unfreedom in Essex County: Suing Their Enslavers, 18th century Freedom-Seekers in Andover

Andover Center for History and Culture 97 Main Street, Andover, MA, United States

A talk by Andover independent historian Chris Boehmer Sunday, November 24 ~ 1:30-3:00pm Not all Native Americans in Massachusetts were invited to celebrate the harvest with English colonists. Some were enslaved by the colonists. In Andover in the 17th and 18th centuries, wealthy white families commonly enslaved one or more Africans or Native Americans. In […]

$10

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