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The Revolution in Concert: Thea Hopkins
2025-06-18 18:30 - 20:00 (America/New_York) | MA
The Porter-Phelps-Huntington Museum commemorates the anniversary of the American Revolution with an outdoor concert series of period and revolutionary music, The Revolution in Concert, held in the Museum’s sunken garden. Thea Hopkins, acclaimed singer songwriter and member of the Aquinnah Wampanoag Tribe of Martha’s Vineyard, performs modern “Red Roots Americana,” capturing the scope and reach of Indigenous music in the 21st century along with a sprinkling of traditional, timeless tribal artistry. She was the Grand Prize Winner of the 22nd Great American Song Contest for her song, “The Ghost of Emmett Till”.
Concerts begin at 6:30 pm, picknickers are welcome at 5 p.m. Tickets are available at the door, $12 adults, $2 children, cash only please. 130 River Drive, Hadley, MA 01035

“A STATE OF REBELLION” PART II: HONORING THE 250TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE BATTLE OF BUNKER HILL
2025-06-17 19:00 - 21:00 | Quincy Historical Society and Museum, Adams Street 8, Quincy, Massachusetts, 02169, United States
On Tuesday, June 17th, at 7pm at the Adams Academy, 8 Adams Street, Quincy Historical Society will host the second part of a program exploring life in Braintree during the first pivotal months of the American Revolution. The City of Quincy’s Directory of Historic Heritage and Resources, Bob Damon, and Quincy Historical Society’s Executive Director Emeritus Ed Fitzgerald, will be joined by New England Slavery Historian Kerima M. Lewis Ph.D to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the Battle of Bunker Hill.
Drawing from newly compiled archival records, this program will follow local commanders like Captains Elihu Adams, Silas Wild, and Seth Turner and their men from the April 19th alarm to their deployments as Braintree’s “eight-months” companies at Prospect Hill and Fort No. 2 and their part in the preparations for the Battle of Bunker Hill.
The presentation will also uncover lesser-known events like the Grape Island skirmish and examine the deep tensions within the town—including documented loyalist families who stood on the other side of the conflict. With vivid eyewitness accounts, such as Abigail Adams’s letters from the Braintree home front, and detailed muster records from the Massachusetts Archives, this program offers a richly detailed portrait of a Massachusetts coastal community at war.
This event, part of the Historical Society’s ongoing celebrations of Quincy400, is open to all and free to attend.

Echoes of Valor Concert at the Hatch Memorial Shell
2025-06-17 18:00 - 22:00 | Hatch Memorial Shell, Storrow Drive, Boston, Massachusetts, 02116, United States
Echoes of Valor
Hosted by the Bunker Hill Monument Association
Echoes of Valor is a commemorative concert honoring the 250th Anniversary of the Battle of Bunker Hill, the founding of the United States Army, and the service of America’s veterans. The evening features a performance by the United States Army Field Band and Soldiers’ Chorus, the official musical ambassadors of the U.S. Army.
The event begins with a ceremonial procession from the Edward Everett Statue in the Boston Public Garden to the Hatch Memorial Shell, featuring the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company of Massachusetts, the Grand Lodge of Masons in Massachusetts, the Sons of the American Revolution, the Daughters of the American Revolution, a United States Marine Corps Color Guard, and the USS Constitution Color Guard and ship’s complement.
The concert begins at 7:00 p.m. and is free and open to the public.
Erika Tarantal of WCVB Channel 5 serves as Master of Ceremonies.

Battle of Bunker Hill 250: Remembrance on the High Ground
2025-06-17 15:15 - 16:45 | Bunker Hill Monument, Monument Square, Boston, MA, 02129, United States
The National Parks of Boston, American Legion J.W. Conway Bunker Hill Post 26, and Bunker Hill Monument Association will host this ceremony commemorating the 250th anniversary of the Battle of Bunker Hill. This event will be held on the grounds of the Monument and will feature local, national, and international figures.

Battle of Bunker Hill Special Anniversary Tour
2025-06-17 09:00 - 12:00 | MA
Join Hub Town Tours as we commemorate the 250th anniversary of the Battle of Bunker Hill! We will explore the military conflict between Provincial forces and the British troops under siege in Boston in 1775, and place the battle in the broader context of the beginning of the American Revolution. This 2.5-hour walking tour will travel along the Freedom Trail and follow in the footsteps of Colonial Bostonians, all of whom grappled with the difficult – yet essential – question of loyalty or rebellion to crown and country. As we travel past historic landmarks from Revolutionary Boston and Charlestown, your guide shares the gripping story of a small colonial town careening toward war with the British empire.

Revolutionary Kinship: Sustaining Family Through Wartime Divisions
2025-06-16 18:00 - 19:00 | Massachusetts Historical Society, Boylston Street 1154, Boston, Massachusetts, 02215, 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 in-person reception starts at 5:00 and the program will begin at 6:00.
The American Revolution had a profound impact on families, with some ideas and experiences dramatically altered and some surprisingly durable. Conflicting beliefs about the future of the nation caused familial rifts, and many lost friends and loved ones to battle and plunder. Enslaved people simultaneously broadened ideas about family in response to the violence of slavery and evaluated whether independence would keep their kin safer from future violence. Gender roles were both everchanging in the circumstances of war as women ran businesses, handled material needs of war, and faced new childcare situations, but also remained constant in many ways. As a result of change and continuity, families included stepfamilies and single parents, relationships across plantations, and transcended biological connections. In this program, panelists will consider how the American Revolution both disrupted family arrangements and brought new formations of kinship while retaining many of the same structures.

New Date! Burying Ground Tour 2: First Parish and Newburyport's Road to Revolution
2025-06-15 16:00 - 17:30 | First Parish Burial Ground Newbury, Massachusetts 1A, Newburyport, Massachusetts, 01951, United States
Join us for an exploration of the people who shaped Newbury’s Revolution!
Newbury’s First Parish Burying Ground is the final resting place for dozens of local families who experienced the American Revolution as soldiers, sailors, and citizens. Come meet them and hear their stories as part of Newburyport’s Road to Revolution series!

Act Worthy of Yourselves: A Re-Imagining of Joseph Warren's Funeral
2025-06-14 19:30 - 21:00, 2025-06-14 14:00 - 15:30 | 58 Tremont St, Boston, MA 02108, Tremont Street 58, Boston, Massachusetts, 02108, United States
April 1776. The British army has finally left Boston. Now, nearly a year after his death, friends and family can finally hold a funeral for Dr. Joseph Warren.
Inside King’s Chapel, his brother, his fiancée, and his good friend Paul Revere gather to mourn Warren and to make sense of their loss. Outside the Chapel, two Black abolitionists wonder what this revolution will mean for them. A play about memory, legacy, and the potential and pitfalls of the American Revolution

The Tailor’s Craft
2025-06-14 13:00 - 15:00 | Paul Revere House, 19 North Square, Boston, 02113, United States
Clothing historian Henry Cooke takes on the role of an early Boston tailor. Watch as he “takes the measure” of visitors, then sits cross-legged, fashioning waistcoats from luxurious fabrics and “slops” from coarse weaves.

Historic Clothing of the Revolutionary Era Exhibit/Special Hedge House Tour
2025-06-14 13:00 - 15:00 | Hedge House Museum, 126 Water Street, Plymouth, MA, 02360
The historic 1809 Hedge House Museum will be open to the public for guided tours. One of the finest examples of federal architecture in Plymouth, the Hedge House has quite a story to tell. And, you’re in for an extra treat as we’ll be exhibiting clothing of the Revolutionary Era. Don’t miss this opportunity to see some of the most exquisite and seldom-seen garments in our collection.

Ashby Battle of Bunker Hill Ceremony
2025-06-14 13:00 - 14:30 | Ashby Town Common, Ashby, MA, 01431, United States
Saturday, June 14, 2025 at 1:00 pm (time change from previous post) on the Ashby Town Common a ceremony to commemorate the Ashby Militia’s participation in the Battle of Bunker Hill. The ceremony will include the laying of a wreath at the Revolutionary War soldiers monument, a salute by the Townsend Militia and the Ashburnham Light Artillery and a remembrance of the Ashby Militia and their role in this pivotal battle for American independence by Pastor Ken Johnson.
Following the ceremony visitors can tour Ashby’s historic town center and the Old Burial Ground behind the First Parish Church where some members of the Ashby Militia are buried.
Parking is in front of American Legion & Congregational Church, in front of the Library, along South Rd and next to the Old Engine House. Parking along Common Rd next to the Common is reserved for handicapped and seniors with limited mobility. Do not park in front of Ashby Market. If needed, overflow parking is one block west on Rt. 119 in front of Town Hall and Ashby Elementary School.
Please arrive early as the ceremony will start promptly at 11:00.
Location: 20 Common Road, Ashby, MA

Sacred Rebellion: Congregationalists in Revolutionary Massachusetts
2025-06-14 11:00 - 16:00, 2025-06-13 11:00 - 16:00 | Congregational Library & Archives, Beacon Street 14, Boston, Massachusetts, 02108, United States
The Congregational Library & Archives presents a new in-person exhibition, “Sacred Rebellion: Congregationalists in Revolutionary Massachusetts.” The exhibition highlights the stories of Massachusetts Congregationalists drawn from the CLA’s important collections.
By the time the war began, many Congregationalists had embraced a theological justification for war and revolution. They believed that God favored them and that their cause was a morally justified, sacred rebellion. Through sermons, books, poems, songs, and letters, Congregationalists shared their stories, reflected on their moral obligations to each other, and debated questions of liberty and loyalty. But consensus was elusive, and implementation proved difficult and unsatisfactory to many, especially those on the margins.
These discussions shaped the legacy of Congregationalism and the way the Revolutionary War is remembered today, 250 years later.

A Salute to the U.S. Army on its 250th Anniversary
2025-06-14 11:00 - 13:00 | Bunker Hill Monument, Monument Square, Boston, MA, 02129, United States
Celebrating the birth of the U.S. Army, the Old Guard (U.S. Army 3rd Infantry Regiment) will perform a tribute including music by The Fife and Drum Corps (FDC) and the Commander-in-Chief’s Guard (CinC).
More information is coming soon about the time and events.
Hosts: Bunker Hill Monument Association, The National Parks of Boston, U.S. Army

Ashby Battle of Bunker Hill Commemoration
2025-06-14 11:00 - 12:00 | MA
A ceremony commemorating the Ashby Militia’s participation in the Battle of Bunker Hill to be held on the Town Common. The ceremony will include the laying of a wreath at the Revolutionary War Soldier’s Monument, and salutes by the Townsend Militia and Ashburnham Light Artillery. Pastor Ken Johnson will speak on the importance of the battle and the Ashby Militia’s role in it.

Ashby Battle of Bunker Hill Ceremony
2025-06-14 11:00 - 12:00 | MA
Saturday, June 14, 2025 at 11:00 am on the Ashby Town Common a ceremony to commemorate the Ashby Militia’s participation in the Battle of Bunker Hill. The ceremony will include the laying of a wreath at the Revolutionary War soldiers monument, a salute by the Townsend Militia and the Ashburnham Light Artillery and a remembrance of the Ashby Militia and their role in this pivotal battle for American independence by Pastor Ken Johnson.
Following the ceremony visitors can tour Ashby’s historic town center and the Old Burial Ground behind the First Parish Church where some members of the Ashby Militia are buried.
Parking is in front of American Legion & Congregational Church, in front of the Library, along South Rd and next to the Old Engine House. Parking along Common Rd next to the Common is reserved for handicapped and seniors with limited mobility. Do not park in front of Ashby Market. If needed, overflow parking is one block west on Rt. 119 in front of Town Hall and Ashby Elementary School.
Please arrive early as the ceremony will start promptly at 11:00.
Location: 20 Common Road, Ashby, MA

The Patriot Houses Tour
2025-06-14 10:00 - 14:00 | Marblehead Museum, 170 Washington Street, Marblehead, MA, 01945, United States
Explore four of Marblehead’s finest privately-owned homes, once owned by Marblehead’s Revolutionary heroes. These homes were occupied by families who put their lives on the line to fight for independence and the establishment of the fledgling country.
During this self-guided house tour, guests may set their own pace as they walk the streets of downtown Marblehead to visit these storied historic homes.
Tour sites include the Robert Hooper House (Washington Street), the Devereux House (Franklin Street), the Martin-Huler-Lemaster House (Washington Street), and the Jeremiah Lee Mansion (161 Washington Street).

Walking Tour: The Road to Revolution in Downtown Newburyport
2025-06-14 10:00 - 11:30 | Museum of Old Newbury, 98 High Street, Newburyport, 01950, United States
Join noted author and historian Ghlee Woodworth, a 12th generation Newburyport native, for a Sunday morning stroll through downtown Newburyport. Visit the homes of Colonel Edward Wigglesworth, who fought at Fort Ticonderoga and Battle of Valcour, Captain Benjamin Perkins, who fought at Bunker Hill. Stand where the Declaration of Independance was read for the first time in Newburyport to an anxious and exited crowd.
Tour begins at 98 High Street and includes a voucher for a tour of the Museum of Old Newbury.

Walking Tour: The Road to Revolution in Downtown Newburyport
2025-06-14 10:00 - 11:30 | Museum of Old Newbury, 98 High Street, Newburyport, 01950, United States
Join noted author and historian Ghlee Woodworth, a 12th generation Newburyport native, for a Sunday morning stroll through downtown Newburyport. Visit the homes of Colonel Edward Wigglesworth, who fought at Fort Ticonderoga and Battle of Valcour, Captain Benjamin Perkins, who fought at Bunker Hill. Stand where the Declaration of Independance was read for the first time in Newburyport to an anxious and exited crowd.
Tour begins at 98 High Street, and includes a voucher for a tour of the Museum of Old Newbury.

Walking Tour: The Road to Revolution in Downtown Newburyport
2025-06-14 10:00 - 11:30 | Museum of Old Newbury, 98 High Street, Newburyport, 01950, United States
Join noted author and historian Ghlee Woodworth, a 12th-generation Newburyport native, for a Sunday morning stroll through downtown Newburyport. Visit the homes of Colonel Edward Wigglesworth, who fought at Fort Ticonderoga and Battle of Valcour, Captain Benjamin Perkins, who fought at Bunker Hill. Stand where the Declaration of Independance was read for the first time in Newburyport to an anxious and exited crowd.
Tour begins at 98 High Street, and includes a voucher for a tour of the Museum of Old Newbury.
978-462-2681 – info@newburyhistory.org
$15 adults
$10 Museum of Old Newbury members
Funded, in part, by the Massachusetts Office of Travel & Tourism

Walking Tour: The Road to Revolution in Downtown Newburyport
2025-06-14 10:00 - 11:30 | Museum of Old Newbury, 98 High Street, Newburyport, 01950, United States
Join noted author and historian Ghlee Woodworth, a 12th generation Newburyport native, for a Sunday morning stroll through downtown Newburyport. Visit the homes of Colonel Edward Wigglesworth, who fought at Fort Ticonderoga and Battle of Valcour, Captain Benjamin Perkins, who fought at Bunker Hill. Stand where the Declaration of Independance was read for the first time in Newburyport to an anxious and exited crowd.
Tour begins at 98 High Street, and includes a voucher for a tour of the Museum of Old Newbury.
978-462-2681 – info@newburyhistory.org
$15 adults
$10 Museum of Old Newbury members
Funded, in part, by the Massachusetts Office of Travel & Tourism

Flag Day Ceremony
2025-06-14 10:00 - 11:00 | Bunker Hill Monument, Monument Square, Boston, MA, 02129, United States
Observe a Flag Day Ceremony at the memorial flag garden on the grounds of the Bunker Hill Monument.
The public is invited to join the reading of names of lives lost on or as a result of the battle on June 17, 1775.
Hosts: The National Parks of Boston, British Consulate, American Legion J.W. Conway Bunker Hill Post 26, and Home Base

From Bunker Hill to Penn’s Hill: The 250th Anniversary of the Battle of Bunker Hill
2025-06-14 09:30 - 15:30 | Adams Farm at Penn’s Hill, 141 Franklin St, Quincy, MA, 02169, United States
Join the National Park Service at Adams National Historical Park on Saturday, June 14, for a special event following the footsteps of the Adams family as they witnessed the Battle of Bunker Hill 250 years ago during the American Revolution. This event will be held at the Adams Farm at Penn’s Hill (John Adams and John Quincy Adams Birthplaces), located at 141 Franklin St., Quincy, MA.
In the Footsteps of the Adamses: Penn’s Hill Guided Walks – 9:30am and 11:00am
Join park rangers for guided walks to the top of Penn’s Hill. Walks begin at the Adams Farm and proceed uphill to the Abigail Adams Cairn. There, stand alongside Abigail Adams, portrayed by Audrey Stuck-Girard, as she tells of the danger and distress that the Adamses experienced before and during the Battle of Bunker Hill. The walk is half a mile uphill, with uneven terrain, limited shade, steep inclines, and traffic crossings. Attendees are advised to bring water and dress appropriately for early summer weather.
“The decisive Day is come on which the fate of America depends”: Aftermath of the Battle – 1:00-3:00pm
Experience the aftermath of the battle and its effect on the Adamses and their community with special programming at the Adams Farm at Penn’s Hill. Step into the moment of uncertainty faced by the household following the battle. Converse with Abigail Adams, but don’t be taken aback if she mistakes you for some of the many family members, neighbors, in-laws, servants, messengers, and children underfoot at the farm in June 1775. Meet a militiaman, portrayed by Michael Lepage, traveling the Old Coast Road and learn more about the battle from his perspective.
Legacy and Commemoration: The Adamses, Quincy, and the Battle of Bunker Hill 250 Years Later – 3:30pm
Reflect on the legacy of the Battle of Bunker Hill during a special ranger talk on the grounds of the Adams Farm at Penn’s Hill. Learn more about the commemoration of the battle, Quincy community ties to the Bunker Hill Monument, and the role of the historical record and public memory in the telling of the Adamses’ experiences during the battle.
All events will take place at or start from the Adams Farm at Penn’s Hill (the John Adams and John Quincy Adams Birthplaces), located at 141 Franklin St., Quincy, MA. Street parking is available at the site in addition to the validated parking at the Visitor Center at 1250 Hancock St., Quincy, MA, a one-mile walk from the Adams Farm. Visitors may also park at the Lincoln-Hancock Community School at 300 Granite St., Quincy, MA, a 0.6-mile walk from the Adams Farm. The Adams Farm is accessible by the MBTA Red Line via the Quincy Adams (0.5 miles) and Quincy Center stations (one mile). Parking and transportation details are available on the park website. This event is weather and staffing dependent. Alerts and updates are available on the park website and social media.
The Adams National Historical Park Visitor Center and historic Adams homes are open Thursdays through Sundays, June 5 through October 31. Guided and self-guided tours are available. Tour reservations can be acquired on a first-come, first-served basis at the Visitor Center at 1250 Hancock St. in Quincy. Park grounds are open daily dawn to dusk and are free to visit. For information regarding tours and programming, call the Visitor Center at 617-770-1175 or visit the park website.

Memorial Flag Garden
2025-06-13 - 2025-06-17 | Bunker Hill Monument, Monument Square, Boston, MA, 02129, United States
More than 1,500 flags (American and British) will be placed in the Flag Garden.
Hosts: The National Parks of Boston

“Sounds of the 1700s” with Lexington Strings
2025-06-12 19:00 - 20:30 | Estabrook Auditorium, Cary Memorial Building, 1605 Massachusetts Avenue, Lexington, MA, 02420, United States
Lexington Strings will present a recital of music contemporary to the April 19, 1775 skirmish on the Lexington Battle Green. The performance will take place at Estabrook Auditorium in the Cary Memorial Building.
The concert program includes:
• Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto in G major for Solo Violin, Strings and Continuo, Op. 3 “L’Estro Armonico”, No. 3, RV 310 (1711)
• Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Violin Concerto No. 4 in D major, K. 218 (1775)
• Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata No. 3 in Eb major for Violin and Piano, Op. 12, No. 3 (1797-1798)
• Johann Sebastian Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G major for Violin, Two Recorders, Strings and Continuo, BWV 1049 (1721)
Based in Lexington, Massachusetts since 1984, Lexington Strings are musicians Letitia Hom, Yukiko Ueno Egozy, Michael Valdez and Vida Baterina Hom.
Ms. Hom plays a violin originally commissioned by and made for Roman Totenberg in 1982. Created by luthier Guy Rabut in New York City, the violin is patterned after Mr. Totenberg’s 1736 Giuseppe “del Gesù” Guarneri violin made in Cremona, Italy.
This program is made possible by the generous donors to the Cary Library Foundation.

Naturalization Ceremony
2025-06-12 11:00 - 12:00 | Bunker Hill Monument, Monument Square, Boston, MA, 02129, United States
United States Citizenship and Immigration Services will hold a naturalization ceremony at the Bunker Hill Monument. Two hundred-fifty new citizen candidates will be sworn in and receive a Passport to their National Parks. New citizens will be invited to plant the first flags of the Flag Garden. The Monument will be closed for the morning and reopen for climbing following the ceremony.
Hosts: The National Parks of Boston, Home Base, U.S. CIS

The Revolution in Concert: Tim Eriksen
2025-06-11 18:30 - 20:00 | MA
The Porter-Phelps-Huntington Museum commemorates the anniversary of the American Revolution with an outdoors concert series of period and revolution-inspired music, The Revolution in Concert, held in the Museum’s sunken garden.
Tim Eriksen, leader in the “shape-note” tradition, experimentalist and ethnomusicologist, opens the series on June 11th at 6:30pm, with traditional ballads from the Appalachians to the Pioneer Valley and original pieces that have been described as “magical realism in song.”
With a PhD in ethnomusicology from Wesleyan University, Eriksen has taught courses in American and World Music at Dartmouth College, Amherst College and the University of Minnesota and published scholarship on early New England music in connection to 19th century abolitionism, apocalyptic theology, technology and the birth of science fiction. As frontman of the legendary folk- noise outfit Cordelia’s Dad, Eriksen is the only singer/songwriter to have shared a stage with both Kurt Cobain and Doc Watson.

Courage and Resolve in Nation and Institution Building: The Influence of Drs. Joseph and John Warren on the Founding of MGH
2025-06-10 18:00 - 19:00 | MGH Paul S. Russell, MD Museum, North Grove Street 2, Boston, Massachusetts, 02114, United States
Major General Joseph Warren’s death at the Battle of Bunker Hill on June 17, 1775, secured his legacy as a revolutionary war hero. Lesser known is his role as an advocate for organized healthcare for the poor and needy. Both he and his brother John advanced American medicine during the Revolutionary and Early Republic eras. In the early 1800s, John’s son Dr. John Collins Warren would build upon those ideals through his own role in co-founding the Massachusetts General Hospital.
Join us in person or online as author and historian Samuel Forman, MD, explores the lives of these three men and their continued influence on current health care.
