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May 2025
African Art Lecture Series: Shango to Shonibare
The Medford Public Library continues its co-sponsored second Sunday series of online lectures meant as an introduction to African Art, its variety of forms, the depth of its history, and how it became an important player first in Western culture and continues to be important in a global world. Today's session is "Shango to Shonibare: African Art in the Black Atlantic World." Register using the link that appears on the library's online calendar.
Find out more »Thoreau: Civil Rights and Civil Disobedience
The Medford Council on Aging invites seniors to join Concord public historian Richard Smith as he tells the story of Henry David Thoreau’s civil disobedience, the reasons behind it, and the consequences of his actions. Why are Thoreau’s words more powerful and influential now than they were in 1849? And can civil disobedience effect true social change? Reserve your seat by calling the Senior Center at 781-396-6010. Funded in part by a Medford Arts Council grant.
Find out more »Dancing the Night Away in Medford
The Medford Council on Aging welcomes historian Dee Morris for a talk on the beginnings of dance in Medford, which date as far back as 1745 when Ben Parker built a tavern that featured a dance hall on the second floor. Morris will look back at the early days of dancing at the Union Hall, Medford Assembly, Medford Opera House, Pittman Academy, boarding schools, and more. Reserve your seat by calling the Senior Center at 781-396-6010. Presented with support from…
Find out more »Sarah Bradlee Fulton Statue Benefit
Looking Back at Medford History, Inc., is presenting an event at the library to raise funds for its ongoing project to commission and install a bronze statue of Sarah Bradlee Fulton, the Revolutionary War heroine from Medford, at City Hall. The nonprofit organization has raised about one-half of the needed funds and has hired sculptor Robert Shure of Skylight Studios in Waltham to create the statue. Anthony Sammarco, a noted historian, lecturer, and author of more than 60 books on…
Find out more »June 2025
Royall House Tours Opening Day
The Royall House & Slave Quarters reopens today for its 2025 tour season. The museum will offer guided tours at 1, 2 and 3 p.m. each Saturday and Sunday through mid-October. Admission for guided tours of the mansion is $15 for adults, and $10 for seniors and students. Admission is always free for Royall House & Slave Quarters members; for children age 12 and under; for Massachusetts Teachers Association members and retirees; and for active duty military personnel and their…
Find out more »October 2025
Sarah Bradlee Fulton Day
Looking Back at Medford History Inc., in cooperation with the City of Medford, invites you to the fifth annual Sarah Bradlee Fulton Day in tribute to the American Revolutionary War heroine from Medford. The event will feature a historical walk led by Dee Morris (starting at 10 a.m. at the Salem Street Burying Ground); a reading of the poem "The Midnight Walk and Row of Sarah Fulton" by Day Farenga and City Council president Zac Bears; the performance of an…
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