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Westford REV 250: Join Westford Town Historian, Bob Oliphant for a revolutionary walking tour of Westlawn Cemetery
2025-05-03 14:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York) | MA
About 400 people are buried in Westlawn Cemetery, primarily from the 1700s and 1800s, many of whom were members of Westford’s First Parish Church. It is the final resting place for many of the town’s founders, veterans, industrialists, and farmers, with notable family names like Prescott, Robinson, and Fletcher.
Colonel John Robinson (1735-1805) is the most distinguished burial, Westford’s highest-ranking Revolutionary War officer. He led Westford Minutemen to the North Bridge in Concord on April 19, 1775, participating in “the shot heard ’round the world.” Robinson also fought at the Battle of Bunker Hill.
Alongside him are about 15 other Revolutionary War veterans, marked by iron Maltese crosses placed by the Sons of the American Revolution in 1902, veterans from the French and Indian War, two soldiers from the War of 1812, and nine Civil War soldiers.
Robert “Bob” Oliphant, a local historian in Westford, originally hails from Oberlin, Ohio, where he studied metallurgy and materials science in college. He discovered his passion for genealogy during this time. After moving to Westford with his wife, Bonnie, and their three sons eight years post-graduation, he became involved in local history. He has served on the Westford Historical Commission, the Westford Museum and Historical Society board, and various town committees. Oliphant authored The Westford Gazetteer, conducted research for the Westford Historical Society, wrote the “Museum Musing” column for the Westford Eagle, and submitted weekly transcripts from Westford Wardsman to the Westford Historical Society webpage.

Liberty Pole Day in Duxbury
2025-05-03 12:00 - 16:00 | Alden House Historic Site, Alden Street 105, Duxbury, MA, 02332, United States
Step back in time to experience the life of a soldier in the American Revolution at a military encampment and living history day on Saturday, May 3 between noon and 4 p.m. at the Alden House Historic Site. The reenactment is part of Out to See Duxbury, a community-wide celebration of Duxbury’s rich cultural and educational heritage.
Join reenactors from Colonel Bailey’s 2nd Massachusetts Regiment for military drills, music, and living history demonstrations. Explore blacksmithing, colonial foodways, linen and wool spinning demonstrations, activities for kids, tours of Alden House and much more.
There will also be a re-enactment of Duxbury’s 1775 “Council of War,” showcasing three tumultuous days in April of 1775, following the Battles of Lexington and Concord 250 years ago, as Duxbury leaders determined their military response to the opening days of the war.
Admission is free; it is funded by a grant from the Massachusetts Society of the Cincinnati. Out to See Duxbury is sponsored by the Duxbury Community Collaborative.

Liberty Pole Day
2025-05-03 12:00 - 16:00 | Alden House Historic Site, Alden Street 105, Duxbury, MA, 02332, United States
Step back in time to experience the life of a soldier in the American Revolution at a military encampment and living history day.
Join reenactors from Colonel Bailey’s 2nd Massachusetts Regiment for military drills, music, and living history demonstrations. Explore blacksmithing, colonial foodways, linen and wool spinning demonstrations, activities for kids, tours of Alden House and much more.
There will also be a re-enactment of Duxbury’s 1775 “Council of War,” showcasing three tumultuous days in April of 1775 following the Battles of Lexington and Concord 250 years ago, as Duxbury leaders determined their military response to the opening days of the war.
Admission is free; it is funded by a grant from the Massachusetts Society of the Cincinnati. The reenactment is part of Out to See Duxbury, a community-wide celebration of Duxbury’s rich cultural and educational heritage.

Prudence Wright Re-enactment at the Pepperell Covered Bridge
2025-05-03 12:00 - 14:00 | MA
The Prudence Wright Chapter, National Society Daughters of the American Revolution and the Pepperell 250th Anniversary Committee are pleased to announce a re-enactment of the “The Women Who Guarded the Bridge” on May 3, 2025.
Previously re-enacted by the Town’s Covered Bridge Committee in 2010 at the Grand Re-Opening of the Pepperell Covered Bridge and by the DAR in Pepperell’s annual Fourth of July Parade, this historic event is back again by popular demand.
The re-enactment features Pepperell’s local heroine Prudence Wright, who assembled a band of women dressed in men’s clothing to guard the bridge over the Nashua River in Pepperell, during the start of the Revolutionary War. Their strong will and bravery resulted in the capture of a British spy in late April of 1775.
The 2025 re-enactment will take place at the Prudence Wright Scenic Overlook, alongside the historic Pepperell Covered Bridge, on land owned by the Massachusetts Division of Fisheries & Wildlife. The Prudence Wright Overlook and the Pepperell Covered Bridge are symbols of the struggles and successes that occurred outside the battlefields of Lexington, Concord and Boston during our ancestors’ fight for America’s independence. All are invited to join us as we mark this important 250-year milestone in our history.
For more information about the DAR visit https://www.massdar.org/prudencewright.html

Sacred Rebellion: Congregationalists in Revolutionary Massachusetts
2025-05-03 11:00 - 16:00, 2025-05-02 11:00 - 16:00, 2025-04-26 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.

Sacred Rebellion Curator's Tour
2025-05-02 14:00 - 15:00 | Congregational Library & Archives, Beacon Street 14, Boston, Massachusetts, 02108, United States
Join us at 14 Beacon for a special tour of the CLA’s new in-person exhibition with New England’s Hidden Histories Project Director and “Sacred Rebellion” curator, Dr. Tricia Peone.
The exhibition features many treasures from the CLA’s collections: sermons, books, poems, songs, and letters created by Massachusetts Congregationalists during and after the American Revolution. These objects reveal how Congregationalists understood their moral obligations to each other and debated questions of liberty and loyalty.
Attendees will view the exhibition with the curator, learn more about the objects on display, and gain a deeper understanding of the stories behind the exhibition. The discussion will also explore the unfinished business of the Revolution and the meaning of its legacy today.
Space is limited. Please register via Eventbrite at: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/sacred-rebellion-curators-tours-tickets-1345346921859?aff=oddtdtcreator
There is no registration fee, but a suggested cash donation of $10 per person will be gratefully accepted on site.
After registering, you will receive an email with information about attending the event.
Email any questions to programs@14beacon.org.
SPEAKER BIO
Dr. Tricia Peone joined the CLA in 2022 as the Project Director for New England’s Hidden Histories. Prior to joining the CLA, she was a research scholar at Historic New England for the Recovering New England’s Voices project. She has also previously worked as the public programs director at New Hampshire Humanities, a university lecturer teaching classes on the Salem witch trials, early New England, and public history, and as a researcher for cultural heritage organizations. She holds a PhD in history from the University of New Hampshire with a specialization in the early modern Atlantic world and history of science.

Paul Revere portrayed by Kevin Driscoll
2025-04-30 19:00 - 20:00 | Clinton Historical Society, Church Street 210, Clinton, MA, 01510, United States
With his tri-cornered hat and puffy shirt, Kevin Driscoll will present the life and times of Paul Revere and help everyone celebrate the Massachusetts 250th Anniversary.
Kevin Driscoll is a Massachusetts Certified Teacher with decades of teaching experience. His Paul Revere performance is in full compliance with the goals of the Massachusetts History and Social Science Curriculum Framework. The experience includes the beginning of the Revolution at Lexington and Concord, Massachusetts (April 1775) and the role of Boston’s Revolutionary leader Paul Revere.

Plymouth in the Revolution Lecture Series 2025
2025-04-30 19:00 - 20:00 | Plymouth Public Library, South Street 132, Plymouth, Massachusetts, 02360, United States
Two hundred years ago, on 19 April 1775, American history changed. Colonial forces faced the British army at Lexington & Concord … and won. Word spread rapidly, and two regiments of Plymouth “Minute Men,” led by Colonel Theophilus Cotton, rallied to the Patriot cause. For the next six years, Plymoutheans participated in America’s battle for independence.
Although not the site of any great battles, nor the home of any triumphant generals, Plymouth is filled with the stories of the lawmakers and lawyers whose rhetoric inspired the Patriot cause, of the men who risked their lives and livelihood in military service, and of the civilians who kept the home fires burning, as well as of the Americans who, valuing loyalty above all, continued to support the King. They illuminate the complex and fascinating history of Massachusetts’ earliest town, as it embraced the movement for American independence, and the lasting impact it made on the Town’s historical landscape.
April 2: Stephen O’Neill – Plymouth’s 1749 Courthouse: Revolution in the Courts
April 9: Peggy Baker – Benjamin Warren’s War: A Plymouthean in the Continental Army
April 30: Patrick Browne – “Patriotism in a High Degree Zealous”: Ephraim Spooner & the Home Front
May 7: Mark Schmidt – Choosing Sides: Loyalists in the American Revolution
May 14: Donna Curtin – Dr. James Thacher & Plymouth’s Revolutionary Generation

Privateer Trail Walking Tour
2025-04-30 18:30 - 19:30, 2025-04-30 08:00 - 17:00 | Historic Beverly, 117 Cabot Street, Beverly, MA, 01915, United States
Are you interested in Beverly’s Revolutionary era maritime history? Then this is the tour for you! Join us as we journey through Beverly to visit the homes and businesses of some of Beverly’s most famous privateers. Experience Beverly’s beautiful waterfront views as our guide explains how these sites would have looked and functioned in the 18th century. Tour is 1.4 miles

"Old Andover" and the American Revolution
2025-04-29 18:00 - 20:00 | North Andover Historical Society, 800 Massachusetts Ave., North Andover, 01845, United States
Doors at 6 p.m./Presentation at 6:30 p.m.
This talk shows how Andover helped plant the seeds of the American Revolution. We will see old Andover’s role in the fight for Independence and our legacy in shaping the birth of the nation.
Scott W. Dianis is a longtime resident of Andover with a keen interest in local history, particularly in the stories that help explain the town’s early development and evolution. He recently published an updated edition of Sarah Bailey’s “Historical Sketches of Andover”, detailing the town’s history from founding to the early 19th century.

Lanterns & Lyrics: Falmouth’s Kickoff Event for the 250th Anniversary of the American Revolution
2025-04-27 14:00 - 19:30 | MA
Join the Town of Falmouth in commemorating the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution with an afternoon and evening of history, music, and community reflection. Family friendly event!
Schedule of Events, Sunday, April 27, 2025
📜 2:00 – 4:00 PM | Falmouth Museums on the Green
-Explore self-guided tours of the c. 1790 Dr. Francis Wicks House Museum, home of a Revolutionary War veteran.
-Kids crafts: Lantern-making kits (including a tea light) available for the evening’s lantern lighting. Make a paper lantern to use later in the evening at the lantern lighting (faux tea light).
-Watch a documentary on Katharine Lee Bates (1859–1929), author of America the Beautiful, playing on loop in the Cultural Center.
-Sea Scoops Ice Cream Truck will be at Museums on the Green from 2-4pm!
🔔 4:00 – 5:00 PM | Paul Revere’s Ride and His Falmouth Bell: First Congregational Church of Falmouth, 68 Main Street
-Gathering Bell Ring: The event begins with the 4:00 PM ringing of the church bell.
-Welcome: Reverend Jonathan Drury reflects on the enduring legacy of Paul Revere (1735-1818).
-A Bell for Falmouth: Greg Mills traces the history of the church’s 1796 Revere bell and provides an up-close photo tour.
-Reading: Jolie Drury reads excerpts from Paul Revere’s Ride by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.
-Closing Remarks: Reverend Drury invites attendees to view the receipt signed by Paul Revere, on display in the church.
-Departing Bell Ring: The audience enjoys a celebratory ringing of the bell at 5:00 PM.
🎶 5:30 – 6:30 PM | Concord Minutemen Concert, Library Lawn, 300 Main Street
A live musical performance with narration by Falmouth students and community leaders.
Each song is paired with a Revolutionary War event from Falmouth’s history, bringing the past to life through music and storytelling.
🎤 6:30 – 7:30 PM | Jazz on the Lawn with KabuJazz Duo, Library Lawn
A performance by Cape Verdean musical artists Candida Rose and J.L. Santos Spencer to celebrate everything Falmouth has become over the past 250 years, including its vibrant Cape Verdean population.
Jazz musicians will honor this distinctly American art form, which has deep cultural roots across the country and a long history on Cape Cod.
🕯️ 7:30 PM | Community Lantern Lighting, Library Lawn
The evening concludes with a symbolic lantern lighting on Library Lawn. Participants are encouraged to bring a lantern with a faux candle to join in this moment of unity and remembrance.
Lyrics and Lanterns offers a unique opportunity for residents and visitors to celebrate history, honor resilience, and illuminate the road to American independence. The event is free and open to the public, courtesy of the Town of Falmouth.

Lanterns & Lyrics: Falmouth’s Kickoff Event for the 250th Anniversary of the American Revolution
2025-04-27 14:00 - 19:30 | Falmouth Museums on the Green, Palmer Avenue 55, Falmouth, MA, 02540, United States
Join the Town of Falmouth in commemorating the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution with an afternoon and evening of history, music, and community reflection.
Schedule of Events, Sunday, April 27, 2025
📜 2 – 4 p.m. | Falmouth Museums on the Green
Explore self-guided tours of the c. 1790 Dr. Francis Wicks House Museum, home of a Revolutionary War veteran.
Lantern-making craft kit (including a tea light) to use for the evening’s lantern lighting.
Watch a documentary on Katharine Lee Bates (1859–1929), author of America the Beautiful, playing on loop in the Cultural Center.
🔔 4 – 5 p.m. | Paul Revere’s Ride and His Falmouth Bell: First Congregational Church of Falmouth, 68 Main Street
Gathering Bell Ring: The event begins with the 4 p.m. ringing of the church bell.
Welcome: Reverend Jonathan Drury reflects on the enduring legacy of Paul Revere (1735-1818).
A Bell for Falmouth: Greg Mills traces the history of the church’s 1796 Revere bell and provides an up-close photo tour.
Reading: Jolie Drury reads excerpts from Paul Revere’s Ride by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.
Closing Remarks: Reverend Drury invites attendees to view the receipt signed by Paul Revere, on display in the church.
Departing Bell Ring: The audience enjoys a celebratory ringing of the bell at 5 p.m..
Celebration Concert 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., details will be announced soon.

Poets in the Garden
2025-04-27 14:00 - 16:00 | Longfellow House-Washington Headquarters, Brattle Street 105, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 02138, United States
Did you know? The first published poet in America, Anne Brandstreet, was a Massachusetts resident!
To celebrate National Poetry Month join Toni Bee in partnership with Cambridge Arts for Poets In The Garden with author Ekua Holmes at the Longfellow House-Washington Headquarters, 105 Brattle St., Cambridge, on Sunday April 27, from 2 to 4 p.m.
Free.

New Film: From Sea to Shining Sea; Katharine Lee Bates and the Story of America the Beautiful
2025-04-27 14:00 - 16:00 | Falmouth Museums on the Green, Palmer Avenue 55, Falmouth, MA, 02540, United States
A new film From Sea to Shining Sea: Katharine Lee Bates and The Story of America the Beautiful will have several screenings on April 27, 2025, from 2pm – 4pm at Falmouth Museums on the Green as part of the “Lyrics and Lanterns” historical event as Falmouth celebrates the 250th Anniversary of the American Revolution Kick Off.
From Sea to Shining Sea explores the remarkable life of Katharine Lee Bates, poet, professor, and social reformer, beginning with her childhood in Falmouth. An unsung hero best known for authoring America the Beautiful, Bates was deeply committed to the beauty and principles of our country. This film is especially appropriate as statewide Massachusetts 250 commemorations lead up to the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence in 2026, offering hope for the healing of a polarized America. Various state and federal commemorations are already underway for America250.
America The Beautiful may be America’s most beloved song. The words are found in nearly every hymn book in the country. It celebrates our natural beauty and makes a powerful appeal for justice, brotherhood and inclusion. It has been sung at inaugurations, demonstrations, and sporting events, in operatic, folk, country and other styles. Yet few know about the fascinating life of Katharine Lee Bates, the Falmouth-born Wellesley college professor who wrote the lyrics to the song. Her story should not be forgotten, nor its context. Her contribution to our national culture merited her induction into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1970; and a February 2025 New England Music Hall of Fame class which also included Queen’s Freddie Mercury, The Monkees and other music industry influentials.
The first words of the song came to Bates as she surveyed the Great Plains and the Rocky Mountains from the broad summit of Colorado’s Pike’s Peak on July 22, 1893. Her verses acknowledge that the United States has often not lived up to its promises and ideals, yet it honors the unbroken chain of Americans who strived to make it all it can be – from sea to shining sea.
The 37 minute film includes hundreds of still photos, archival film clips, beautiful watercolors and stunning contemporary footage from Falmouth and other locations, bringing to life the historical events that shaped Bates’ thinking, including the Civil War, women’s suffrage, the Gilded Age, the 1893 Chicago World’s Fair, immigration to America, the Spanish American War, the Lawrence textile workers’ strike of 1912, and the First World War. The song America the Beautiful is presented in the film by Blane Howard, an independent country recording artist, and includes excerpts from many other renowned artists.

Abigail Adams Birthplace Open Hours
2025-04-27 13:00 - 15:00 | Abigail Adams Birthplace, Norton Street 180, Weymouth, Massachusetts, 02191, United States
Open hours at the Abigail Adams Birthplace begin for the season on Sunday, April and from 1 – 3 p.m.
Built in 1685, the Abigail Smith Adams (1744-1818) Birthplace was home to this exceptional woman for the first twenty years of her life. It has survived two relocations and now stands as a monument to her extraordinary life.
Please note: Visits are by guided tour only. Tours begin on the half hour, with the last tour starting at 2:30 p.m.
Cost: $10 adults/$5 children and members are free!

Trolley Tour: Revolutionary Line
2025-04-27 09:00 - 16:30, 2025-04-26 09:00 - 16:30 | Revolutionary Line Stop, Liberty Avenue 24, Somerville, MA, 02144, United States
Join us for a guided tour of little-known local Revolutionary sites in and around Somerville! Visit two historic towers and see the entire Boston basin as General Washington did. You’ll have the chance to connect with Redcoats, generals, prisoners, and former forts of our town, learning their stories from local experts.
Tours run April 25-27 at 9am, 11am, 1pm, and 3pm! Register today.
Discounts available for members, seniors, students, and children!

Concord Museum: The 250th Midnight Ride Celebration
2025-04-26 19:00 - 22:00 | Concord Museum, 53 Cambridge Turnpike, Concord, MA, 01742, United States
Join us for a special event marking the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution at the 250th Midnight Ride Celebration. Enjoy an unforgettable night of festive food, entertainment, and dancing as we mark this historic milestone in style and honor Churchill and Janet Franklin. Proceeds from the event will benefit the Museum’s educational programs, helping us continue to inspire and engage future generations through the power of history.
We look forward to celebrating with you!

Revolutionary Plymouth 250: “Liberty and Tea at the Spooner House”
2025-04-26 14:00 - 16:00 | Spooner House Museum, North Street 27, Plymouth, Massachusetts, 02360, United States
Step back in time to sample the same varieties of imported teas that the Sons of Liberty defiantly tossed into Boston Harbor, alongside an herbal “Liberty tea” favored by Patriots in protest. Explore a special exhibition featuring rarely displayed Revolutionary-era artifacts, and speak to costumed interpreters about the debates that divided Plymouth as residents grappled with the American boycott of British goods.

April 26: Ideas, Invention, and Imagination: A Guided Tour of Cambridgeport
2025-04-26 14:00 - 15:30 | 899 Main Street, Cambridge, Main Street 899, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 02139, United States
Join authors Karen Weintraub and Michael Kuchta for a series of free walking tours exploring Cambridge’s legacy of innovation, adaptation, and revolutionary ideas. Based on their book Born in Cambridge: 400 Years of Ideas and Innovators, these tours will uncover the people, places, and events that have shaped the city’s unique role in history. Explore the “secret sauce” that has made Cambridge the home of so many creative people and new ideas.
On April 26th, 2025, Weintraub and Kuchta will lead a 90 minute walking tour of the Cambridgeport neighborhood. The tour will start and end outside 899 Main Street (Toscanini’s Central Square) and discuss Cambridge’s candy industry, pioneering author Margaret Fuller, the Fig Newton, Alvan Clark’s telescopes, public radio personalities Tom and Ray Magliozzi, the early days of Zipcar, and other Cambridgeport pioneers.
This tour is supported by the City of Cambridge and MA 250.

Born in Cambridge Tours - Cambridgeport
2025-04-26 14:00 - 15:30 | Cambridgeport – location TBD, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
In their recent book, Born in Cambridge: 400 Years of Ideas and Innovators, authors Karen Weintraub and Michael Kuchta argue that “[t]he story of Cambridge reflects the story of America….Major events and trends that affected the nation left fingerprints here, too.” But although the same outside forces have acted on Cambridge as on the rest of the country, the way the city and its residents have reacted to those forces has made for a unique and compelling story of invention, reinvention, and adaptation spanning four centuries. The city’s rich and storied history of innovation in a wide variety of realms has made Cambridge “revolutionary” both before and after the War for Independence, and provides historical perspective on how we are continuing to live into our Revolutionary ideals.
In this series of neighborhood tours, Weintraub and Kuchta will explore some of the people, places, and events featured in their book and discuss how this small city became a thriving center for creativity in many sectors. What is Cambridge’s “secret sauce”—that special combination of factors that has allowed a relatively small city to play such a prominent role in the development of new ideas? Weintraub and Kuchta cited Cambridge’s rich history as a center of higher learning, the density and diversity of its population, a commitment to the common good, a diversified economic base, and visionary leadership, as some of the key factors that have allowed Cambridge to continually reinvent itself, successfully adapt to change, and create contributions that have enriched the wider world.
Rain date: April 27

Walking Tour: Explore Revolutionary Hingham
2025-04-26 14:00 - 15:00, 2025-04-26 13:00 - 14:00, 2025-04-26 11:00 - 12:00 | Hingham Heritage Museum, Main Street 34, Hingham, MA, 02043, United States
Huzzah! Celebrate the 250th anniversary of the “shot heard ’round the world” with a revolutionary tour. In this 55-minute guided walk, you’ll see surviving homes from the 1700s and discover how ordinary Hinghamites survived the tumultuous years before, during, and after the American Revolution. This tour is perfect for history lovers of all ages!

Weaving Threads of Lace History
2025-04-26 10:30 - 16:00 | Ipswich Museum, 54 South Main Street, Ipswich, MA, 01938, United States
Did you know that the only American town that made bobbin lace at scale in our early republic was Ipswich Massachusetts? Alexander Hamilton’s papers record that over 40,000 yards of lace were made in one single year. Lace was an important political, economic, and fashion item in the 18th century. Hannah Adams the historian said about lace: “During the American revolutionary war, I learned to weave bobbin lace, which was then saleable, and much more profitable to me than spinning, sewing or knitting, which had previously been my employment.”
Join us at the Ipswich Museum to learn about how bobbin lace is made, the cultural and economic impacts of lace, and see artifacts of the Ipswich Lace industry era. We expect to have the largest gathering of lacemakers in Ipswich for over 200 years, some demonstrating the traditional Ipswich lace styles and others with contemporary lace examples. We are also part of the Gather Fiber Symposium series running in the Boston area this April.

School Vacation Week: Celebrating 250 Years of the American Revolution
2025-04-26 09:30 - 16:00 | Historic Beverly, 117 Cabot Street, Beverly, MA, 01915, United States
Hands-On History Day: Weaponries of the American Revolution
Stop by the Cabot House to explore and learn about some weapons used during the Revolution. Touchable objects on view include muskets, musket balls, canon balls, and more!

School Vacation Week: Celebrating 250 Years of the American Revolution
2025-04-26 09:30 - 16:00 | Historic Beverly, 117 Cabot Street, Beverly, MA, 01915, United States
Women of the Revolution
Join us as we celebrate the 250th anniversary of the Revolutionary War! Explore the Historic Beverly galleries, showcasing fascinating artifacts from the Revolution. Each gallery will also feature “Make and Take” stations with engaging activities inspired by the pastimes of militia members during their wartime encampments.
Drop-in story time at 10:00am for a, “Her Name Was Mary Katharine: The Only Woman Whose Name Is on the Declaration of Independence” by Ella Schwartz. Stay after story time to explore Historic Beverly’s reading copy of the Declaration of Independence and then try your hand at using a quill pen.
Drop-in story time at 2:00pm for a reading of, “They Called Her Molly Pitcher” by Anne Rockwell. Stay after story time to make your own toilet paper roll cannon .
Story times recommended for Gr. 3-5, drop-in crafts and activities open to all ages
