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Exhibit Opening: Tufts Presidents from Ballou to Kumar
Tisch Library, Tufts University 35 Professors Row, Medford, United StatesAs Tufts University prepares to inaugurate its 14th president, Sunil Kumar, the Tisch Library presents the exhibit, "The Charge and the Challenge: Tufts Presidents from Ballou to Kumar." Drawn from …
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Civil War Photojournalism: Selections from the MHSM Collection
Charlotte & William Bloomberg Medford Public Library 111 High Street, Medford, MAThe Medford Historical Society & Museum welcomes Jay Stott for a talk on the organization's national treasure: its rare Civil War photo collection. Encounter the images as never before, and …
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Sarah Bradlee Fulton Day
Salem Street Burying Ground Salem Street and River Street, Medford, United StatesMedford presents its third annual Sarah Bradlee Fulton Day in tribute to the heroine of the American Revolution from Medford, sometimes referred to as "The Mother of the Boston Tea …
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Royall House Tours Closing Day
Royall House & Slave Quarters 15 George St., Medford, MAThe Royall House & Slave Quarters concludes its 2023 guided tour season today. Tours are offered at 1, 2 and 3 p.m. No reservations are required. Admission for guided tours …
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Acorns & Octavia with Kaitlin Smith
Royall House & Slave Quarters 15 George St., Medford, MADid you know that you can eat acorns, and that they're incredibly nutritious? Did you know that Octavia Butler wanted us to eat acorns, too? At the Royall House & …
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Inside the Hammond Castle Museum
Virtual MAThe Medford Public Library is co-sponsoring the online program "A Look Inside the Hammond Castle Museum" with John Leysath, curatorial director of the Gloucester venue. Levsath will be your guide …
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History Beneath Our Feet: The Archeology of Thomas Brooks Park
Charlotte & William Bloomberg Medford Public Library 111 High Street, Medford, MAThe Medford Historical Commission and The Public Archaeology Laboratory, Inc. (PAL) of Pawtucket, Rhode Island, invite you to the program, "History Beneath Our Feet: The Archeology of Thomas Brooks Park," …
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The Great Bond of Friendship in Medford
Medford Senior Center 101 Riverside Ave., Medford, MAThe Medford Council on Aging welcomes historian Dee Morris of Medford for the presentation, "The Great Bond of Friendship." Many Medford residents have always had good friends no matter what century they lived in. Their life stories reveal the mutual affection that arose from these timeless relationships. Our Revolutionary War hero, Governor John Brooks (1752-1825), …
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An Evening at the Museum Toy Drive & MHSM Fundraiser
Medford Historical Society & Museum 10 Governors Avenue, Medford, MA, United StatesThe Medford Historical Society & Museum invites you to "An Evening at the Museum Toy Drive & A History of Medford in 5 Objects," an end-of-year fundraiser for the organization. …
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Everlasting Love in Medford
Medford Senior Center 101 Riverside Ave., Medford, MAThe Medford Council on Aging welcomes historian Dee Morris of Medford for the presentation, "Everlasting Love in Medford." Romantic love has always been a part of Medford history. In 1777, …
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