Open Hours at the Abigail Adams Birthplace

Open Hours at the Abigail Adams Birthplace continue! Cost: $10 for adults, $5 for children and members are free! Please note: Visits are by guided tour only. Tours begin on […]
Open Hours at the Abigail Adams Birthplace

Open Hours at the Abigail Adams Birthplace are back! Cost: $10 for adults, $5 for children and members are free! Please note: Visits are by guided tour only. Tours begin […]
18th Century Tavern Night

It is 1775 – three months after the battle of Lexington and Concord. Marshfield citizens have just learned of “the shot heard ’round the world” and the excitement in the […]
Redcoats and Rebels

Step back in time on August 2nd and 3rd as hundreds of reenactors portraying soldiers, artisans, and civilian camp followers recreate the sights, sounds, and stories of the American Revolution. […]
♫♬ Paul Revere & Friends™

Paul Revere is coming to the Franklin Highlands in Dorchester, MA! No, not really. Paul Revere is dead, but Kevin Driscoll portrays Paul Revere with his puppets. There is no […]
Trailing History: National Park Service Pop-Up at Charlestown

Join the National Park Service for Trailing History, a mobile pop-up that explores Boston’s revolutionary stories. Who has been a changemaker in your community? What spaces in your community inspire […]
Writing a Revolution: The Letters of John & Abigail Adams 1773-1776

From the “destruction of the tea” to the Declaration of Independence, witness the founding of a nation through the eyes of one of colonial America’s most iconic couples. John Adams […]
Fighting for Freedom: Black Cambridge from the Revolution to the Early 19thC

Fighting for Freedom: Black Cambridge from the Revolution to the Early Nineteenth Century Join us for an illustrated talk with Leslie Brunetta and Paula Paris and learn more about Cambridge’s […]
5th Annual Quock Walker Day Community Celebration – Quock Walker and the Black Patriots

Celebrate Quock Walker Day aka Massachusetts Emancipation Day with ABCL! Join us for the fifth annual Quock Walker Day celebrations in Lexington on Saturday, July 5, 2025. Celebrate the 242nd […]
5th Annual Quock Walker Day Hike for Freedom

Start the day with the 5th Annual Quock Walker Day Hike for Freedom at Bowman Elementary School, 9 Philip Rd, Lexington, MA 02421. This family-friendly hike on the ACROSS Lexington […]