Historical Talks/Presentations
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 & Slave Quarters workshop "Acorns & Octavia," you will learn more about the fun, fascinating and filling (!) world of acorn harvesting, processing and consumption. Workshop …
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 to the unique, medieval-style home and museum of noted scientist John Hays Hammond Jr., his collection of artifacts, and his remarkable life. Hammond was one …
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," at the Medford Public Library. Located off of Grove Street in West Medford, Thomas Brooks Park is a wooded and grassy parcel that is an …
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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), …
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. Come get a glimpse of Medford’s rich history through the discussion of five unique objects or images from the MHSM collection, led by Kyna Hamill …
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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, Medford's young Abigail Bishop received a letter from Alexander Scammell, an officer in the Continental Army. He wrote, "You are ever present in my enraptured …
The Two Nerdy History Girls Ride Again
Virtual MAYou may know them as the Two Nerdy History Girls – authors Loretta Chase and Susan Holloway Scott, the originators of the infamous blog by that name. Tonight, the Medford Public Library presents the bestselling authors via Zoom. They address such questions as how do they find interesting tidbits of historical lore, which libraries of …
Lizzie Borden & John Best: Knowlton’s Trials that Gripped Boston
Charlotte & William Bloomberg Medford Public Library 111 High Street, Medford, MAThe Medford Historical Society & Museum begins its 2024 program season with "Lizzie Borden & John Best: Knowlton’s Trials That Gripped Boston’s South and North Shores," featuring speakers Douglas Heath and Alison Simcox. Hosea Knowlton is best known as the chief prosecutor of Lizzie Borden, whose 1893 trial for the murder of her parents created a …
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And Then They Came for Me: Remembering the World of Anne Frank
Balch Arena Theatre, Aidekman Arts Center, Tufts University 40 Talbot Ave., Medford, MA, United StatesThe Tufts University Department of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies presents a staged reading of "And Then They Came for Me: Remembering the World of Anne Frank," one of several “remembrance readings” coordinated by the National Jewish Theatre Foundation to commemorate International Holocaust Remembrance Day. "And Then They Came for Me ," written by James …
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The Power of Truth: Early Diversity in a Medford Neighborhood
Charlotte & William Bloomberg Medford Public Library 111 High Street, Medford, MAThe Medford Historical Society & Museum presents local historian Dee Morris with the Black History Month program, "The Power of Truth: Early Diversity in a Medford Neighborhood." Morris will introduce residents to the Revalyons, an early free Black family that lived in East Medford for many years. Thomas (born in 1777) and Margaret (born in …
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