Knox Trail 250 – Cambridge
On July 4, 2026, our nation will celebrate the semiquincentennial anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. Leading up to this historic birthday Revolution 250 was created. In […]
Lincoln Day 2026
The Hingham Historical Society invites history lovers everywhere to participate in Hingham’s 49th annual Lincoln Day on Saturday, February 7, 2026. Each year, Lincoln Day celebrates civic engagement and reflects […]
Evacuation Day Cruise – Revelry and Revolution
Join us for a two-hour Evacuation Day Cruise through Boston Harbor to explore the story of the Siege of Boston from the water (June 1775 to March 1776). As we […]
Encampment & Open Monument Climb
Step back in time at Dorchester Heights and experience an American Revolution era artillery encampment brought to life. See authentic cannons up close and learn about the British evacuation of […]
Dorchester Heights Remembrance Illumination
Come together for an evening of remembrance at Dorchester Heights. This luminaria event invites visitors to pause, reflect, and connect with a turning point in the American Revolution. Two thousand […]
The Siege of Boston – An Ending and Beginning
Join us for a virtual talk exploring the Siege of Boston – its origins, impacts, and conclusion – and how the departure of the British Military from Boston would influence […]
Boston Massacre Anniversary
The morning of March 5, 1776, on the sixth anniversary of the Boston Massacre, British troops discovered that Patriot forces fortified Dorchester Heights overnight. The date had not been chosen […]
Newburyport’s Road to Independence IV: American Rebels: Hancock, Quincy, Adams
American Rebels: The Hancock, Adams, and Quincy Families Fanned the Flames of Revolution…in Newburyport and Beyond. Newburyport’s Offin Boardman carried secret letters for John Adams, who argued court cases in […]
Newburyport’s Road to Independence III: Loyalists, Prisoners, and the Homefront
Step into wartime Newburyport with Alex Cain as loyalists face persecution, prices soar, and fear hangs heavy as we move to independence. In 1776, as war raged across the American […]
Newburyport’s Road to Independence, Part I: The Long, Dark Winter of 1776
Historian Alexander Cain returns to Newburyport to explore one of the most tense and transformative moments in American history in this engaging lecture on Massachusetts and Newburyport in early 1776. […]
