Did you know that this year marks the 150th anniversary of the Medford Public Library? What better time to hear the stories, secrets and history of this community cornerstone in this tell-all talk by library director Barbara Kerr, who recently celebrated 40 years at the institution. Register through the library's online calendar.    

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: …

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The West Medford Community Center invites you to a screening of the Silas Burdoo episode of the program "Black Patriots of Lexington," followed by a Q&A. Produced by the Association of Black Citizens of Lexington, the program explores the often overlooked role of Black men and women, like third-generation Lexington resident Silas Burdoo, played in …

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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 …

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The West Medford Community Center invites you to a screening of the Eli Burdoo episode of the program "Black Patriots of Lexington," followed by a Q&A. Produced by the Association of Black Citizens of Lexington, the program explores the often overlooked role of Black men and women, like third-generation Lexington resident Eli Burdoo, played in …

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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, …

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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 …

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The Medford Historical Society & Museum presents a program at the library, "The American Revolution: Catalyst for Fundamental Changes," with historian James Bennett. Did Medford have an American Revolution? The city's  experience of the American Revolution as a war is a well-documented and proud chapter of the community’s history. But to what extent was there …

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