In 1775, a collision of word-historical forces, driven by ocean-spanning empires, conflicts over trade and settlement, and new ideas about society and government, came together in the spark of the American Revolution. Yet although both the causes and the consequences of the Revolution were grand in scale, the war ignited in the tinderbox of a...
Lecture Series 2025 – 5 presentations-Wednesdays April 2, 9, 30 and May 7 & 14 at 7pm – Held at The Plymouth Public Library 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...
Visit the Concord Center for the Visual Arts on Thursday April 3rd at 5:30pm for the opening reception of the upcoming exhibition, "Liberation Textiles: Our Social Fabric," curated by Elizabeth Thach and Camilø Álvårez. The show is centered around themes of individual freedom and primarily features fiber-based visual art. Programming for the exhibition also includes...
Join Hub Town Tours for a special celebration of Abigail Adams’s 1776 letter to John Adams, imploring the Continental Congress to include protections for women’s rights as they created a new nation. We will explore the captivating stories of Bostonians that followed in the footsteps of Revolutionary women like Abigail Adams and Phillis Wheatley, and...
Faulkner House, 5 High Street, Acton starting at 1 PM (Arrival time is 12:55 PM) Join tour guide Amy Cole to visit the Iron Work Farm sites and walk South Acton’s historic Mill Corner. You will learn about Acton’s earliest colonial settlement. Important Details: Registration is required. Details on parking and where to meet will...
The Plymouth Antiquarian Society and Pilgrim Hall Museum announce their continuing partnership in a free public tour series of Plymouth’s historic Burial Hill for the 2025 season. Each first Saturday of the month (excepting January), a thematic tour of the ancient burying ground will reveal facets of Plymouth’s evolving story over generations. This year honors...