Healey-Driscoll Administration Announces Massachusetts 250 Initiative to Celebrate the Anniversary of America’s Independence

Statewide Initiative will Commemorate Massachusetts’ Pivotal Role in America’s Founding; Launch Included Announcement of $1.5 Million in Grants for Revolutionary War Cultural Programming Boston — Today, Governor Maura Healey and Lieutenant […]
Dust off your tri-corn! Massachusetts 250 to celebrate state’s iconic role in American Revolution

“The British are coming!” Paul Revere’s alert on his famous Midnight Ride in 1775 was shouted again by a man on horseback barreling past the State House on Beacon Street. […]
Paul Revere re-enactment kicks off Massachusetts 250

Hundreds of cultural and community events are set for the next two years in Massachusetts. Watch the full video from CBS News: https://www.cbsnews.com/boston/video/paul-revere-re-enactment-kicks-off-massachusetts-250/
Massachusetts kicks off months-long 250th anniversary celebration of American independence

The commonwealth of Massachusetts is unveiling its plans to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the Revolutionary War. Surrounded by elected officials and reenactors clad in 18th century finery, Governor Maura Healey spoke […]
Massachusetts lanza la campaña MA250, que celebra la historia de la Guerra de la Independencia
Boston y funcionarios estatales han lanzado Massachusetts 250, una campaña que celebra la historia de la Guerra Revolucionaria del estado hasta 2026. Por qué es importante: La gobernadora Maura Healey dijo […]
Massachusetts 250 celebrará la historia del Estado de la Bahía y la Revolución estadounidense

La administración de Healey también anunciará la financiación proporcionada por el Programa de subvenciones Massachusetts 250, que apoya a las organizaciones que desarrollan proyectos que promueven la historia de la […]
Massachusetts 250 Grant Program Awards $1.5 Million to Celebrate the American Revolution’s 250th Anniversary

The Healey-Driscoll Administration and the Massachusetts Office of Travel and Tourism (MOTT) are thrilled to announce the recipients of the Massachusetts 250 Grant Program. This program, awarding a total of […]
First Legal Same-Sex Marriage: In 2004, the first same-sex partners were legally married at Cambridge City Hall in Massachusetts.

The road to marriage equality was fraught with many challenges across the country and at the state and federal levels. But Massachusetts was at the forefront of bringing this right […]
America’s First Public Park: The Boston Common became the first public park in America in 1634.

Today, public parks serve as a collective backyard for city dwellers, providing them with fresh air, green grass and a chance to get out of their manmade urban environments. But […]
The First Battle of the Revolution

The American Revolution began outside the bustling streets of Boston in Lexington and Concord. These quiet towns, each roughly 20 miles to the city’s west, were the site of the […]