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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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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.

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

Congregationalists and the American Revolution: A Virtual Collections Tour

Online

Congregational churches could be found in nearly every town across New England in the 1770s. The stories of Patriot ministers who inspired their congregations to Revolution have long been told. Increasingly we are learning more about the experience of the people sitting in the pews and how being part of a Congregational church community shaped […]

Old Taverns in 18th Century Andover: Headquarters for sleeping, politicking and entertainment

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

A talk by Joann Michalik If you missed our 18th century tavern night in April, here's your chance to experience it . . . with a holiday twist. The introduction of stage coaches along major roadways leads to taverns as inns, houses of entertainment and political headquarters. Learn about the role of rum in the […]

$15

Uncovering Our Angels: Paint Restoration at Old North Church

Online

A once-in-a-lifetime paint restoration project is currently underway at the Old North Church in Boston! Expert conservators are painstakingly removing layers of white overpaint to reveal some of the church’s colonial-era artwork. By the spring of 2025, the team will uncover 16 angels in the balcony arches that were painted in the late 1720s and […]

Pay What You Can

First Flag Raising at Prospect Hill

Prospect Hill Park 68 Munroe Street, Somerville, MA, United States

Commemorating a milestone of the American Revolution, January 1, 1776, when General Washington raised a new American flag over the highest point of the American fortifications surrounding the then-occupied City of Boston. Featuring a procession from City Hall in Somerville to Prospect Hill Park, followed by an hour-long program of activities.   Event Website: https://www.somervillemuseum.org/calendar-events

Lecture Series: Revisiting the American Revolution

REV250 Lecture: Joel Bohy, Director of Historic Arms & Militaria at Bruneau and Co. presents "Hingham's Revolutionary Canteens" as part of the Hingham Historical Society 2024-2025 lecture series: Revisiting the American Revolution. The series is an in-depth and expanded look at our Nation's founding drama; the series features renowned historians and writers each of who […]

$175 – $200

Red Coat March to North Bridge

Join us as we commemorate the 250th anniversary of “Leslie’s Retreat,” a pivotal moment that marked Salem’s first stand against British authority and helped spark the American Revolution. On February 26, 1775, just weeks before the shots at Lexington and Concord, Salem witnessed what could have been the first battle of the American Revolution. When […]

Free

Leslie’s Retreat

Leslie's Retreat 96 North Street, Salem, MA, United States

250th Anniversary of Lt. Col. Alexander & the 64th Regiment of Foot's raid on Salem.

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