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Concord Museum Forum: The Painter’s Fire: A Forgotten History of the Artists Who Championed the American Revolution

Hingham Heritage Museum Main Street 34, Hingham, MA, United States

Uncover the overlooked role of patriot artists—women, Black men enslaved and free, and people of mixed race—who shaped the Revolution through art, espionage, and activism across America, London, and Paris. Their work helped inspire rebellion and forge a new political culture, almost always armed with wax, paint, and wit rather than a musket or bayonet. […]

Event Series Witness: Hingham in the Age of Revolution

Witness: Hingham in the Age of Revolution

Hingham Heritage Museum Main Street 34, Hingham, MA, United States

As the Nation marks 250 years of independence, Witness: Hingham in the Age of Revolution explores how one New England town experienced the ideas, contradictions, and upheavals of the American Revolution. Through the lives of Hingham’s residents– white and Black, free and enslaved– this immersive new exhibit traces the ups & downs forging of a […]

$10 – $20

Freedom: The Enduring Importance of the American Revolution

Hingham Heritage Museum Main Street 34, Hingham, MA, United States

How has the Revolution changed the lives of ordinary Americans, articulated ideals that have defined our history, and continues to shape our world? Jack Warren is a historian of the American Revolution and American public life. He is the author, most recently, of Freedom: The Enduring Importance of the American Revolution (2023). He served on […]

Springham

Hingham Heritage Museum Main Street 34, Hingham, MA, United States

Live Music, family activities, drinks from Vitamin Sea Brewing, and the opportunity to explore our Visitor Center and Museum Shop. Join us as we celebrate SPRINGHAM 2025! Join popular local performers Tequila Tim and Thirsty Boots for an afternoon of music and community. FREE. Fun for all ages. In partnership with the Hingham Downtown Association […]

Free

Hingham’s Revolutionary Weekend

Hingham Heritage Museum Main Street 34, Hingham, MA, United States +3 more

Keep the revolutionary spirit alive with the Hingham Historical Society! Join us for Hingham’s Revolutionary Weekend May 17-18, 2025, celebrating ordinary people who did extraordinary things and unwittingly became authors of American History. To commemorate this incredible milestone, the Hingham Historical Society, Discover Hingham, the Town of Hingham, and the Hingham Militia have partnered to […]

Event Series Walking Tour: Explore Revolutionary Hingham

Walking Tour: Explore Revolutionary Hingham

Hingham Heritage Museum Main Street 34, Hingham, MA, 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!

$10 – $20
Event Series Walking Tour: Explore Revolutionary Hingham

Walking Tour: Explore Revolutionary Hingham

Hingham Heritage Museum Main Street 34, Hingham, MA, 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!

$10 – $20
Event Series Walking Tour: Explore Revolutionary Hingham

Walking Tour: Explore Revolutionary Hingham

Hingham Heritage Museum Main Street 34, Hingham, MA, 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!

$10 – $20

Bus to the Battle: Concord and Lexington

Hingham Heritage Museum Main Street 34, Hingham, MA, United States

Join fellow history lovers for a pre-dawn journey to the 250th-anniversary reenactment of the "shot heard `round the world" - the battles of Concord & Lexington! Following the 6 a.m. reenactment (the actual time these events occurred in 1775), enjoy a hearty breakfast on historic Lexington Green. Options include a plated breakfast at the iconic […]

$50 – $200
Event Series Walking Tour: Explore Revolutionary Hingham

Walking Tour: Explore Revolutionary Hingham

Hingham Heritage Museum Main Street 34, Hingham, MA, 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!

$10 – $20
Event Series Walking Tour: Explore Revolutionary Hingham

Walking Tour: Explore Revolutionary Hingham

Hingham Heritage Museum Main Street 34, Hingham, MA, 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!

$10 – $20
Event Series Walking Tour: Explore Revolutionary Hingham

Walking Tour: Explore Revolutionary Hingham

Hingham Heritage Museum Main Street 34, Hingham, MA, 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!

$10 – $20

The Declaration of Independence: A Guide for Our Times

Hingham Heritage Museum Main Street 34, Hingham, MA, United States

Danielle Allen is James Bryant Conant University Professor at Harvard University and Director of the Allen Lab for Democracy Renovation at Harvard Kennedy School’s Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation. She is a professor of political philosophy, ethics, and public policy. She is also a seasoned nonprofit leader, democracy advocate, tech ethicist, distinguished author, […]

$30

Lecture Series: Revisiting the American Revolution

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Rev250 Lecture: Dr. Danielle Allen, James Bryant Conant University Professor, Harvard University presents "The Declaration of Independence: A Guide for our Times" 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 […]

$175 – $200
Event Series Walking Tour: Explore Revolutionary Hingham

Walking Tour: Explore Revolutionary Hingham

Hingham Heritage Museum Main Street 34, Hingham, MA, 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!

$10 – $20
Event Series Walking Tour: Explore Revolutionary Hingham

Walking Tour: Explore Revolutionary Hingham

Hingham Heritage Museum Main Street 34, Hingham, MA, 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!

$10 – $20
Event Series Walking Tour: Explore Revolutionary Hingham

Walking Tour: Explore Revolutionary Hingham

Hingham Heritage Museum Main Street 34, Hingham, MA, 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!

$10 – $20

Lincoln Day

Hingham Heritage Museum Main Street 34, Hingham, MA, United States +1 more

Hingham Historical Society kicks off the 250th Anniversary of the American Revolution with Lincoln Day 2025 - a community celebration of civic engagement. Lincoln Day celebrates civic engagement and reflects on the lives and legacies of General Benjamin Lincoln (1733-1810) and President Abraham Lincoln (1809 - 1865). Born more than 70 years and 1,000 miles […]

Free

Lecture Series: Revisiting the American Revolution

Hingham Heritage Museum Main Street 34, Hingham, MA, United States

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

Lecture Series: Revisiting the American Revolution

Hingham Heritage Museum Main Street 34, Hingham, MA, United States

REV250 Lecture: J.J. Bell, Historian and blogger, presents "The Spies in Henry Barnes House: as part of the Hingham Historical Society 2024-2025 lecture series: Revisiting the American Revolution. The lecture series is an in-depth and expanded look at our Nation's founding drama; the series features renowned historians and writers each of who will share fascinating […]

$175 – $200
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