Historical Talks/Presentations
Film: The Story of Sarah Bradlee Fulton
Charlotte & William Bloomberg Medford Public Library 111 High Street, Medford, MAThe Medford Public Library presents "The Story of Sarah Bradlee Fulton," a film written by and featuring Laura Duggan and produced at Medford Community Media. This one-woman performance tells the story of a Medford woman known as “The Mother of the Boston Tea Party.” Medford’s Fulton Street is named in her honor. Laura Duggan, a …
Walking Tour: The South Medford Experience
South Medford Main Street, Medford, MAMedford historian Dee Morris's summer walking tour for 2023 is "The South Medford Experience," where famous horse racing tracks became a community of homes. In the summer of 1866, two investors threw open the gates of Mystic Trotting Park to a crowd in love with harness racing. The South Medford race track, supplied with over …
Medford’s Compass Points: West Medford
Medford Senior Center 101 Riverside Ave., Medford, MAHistorian Dee Morris concludes her four-part series, "Medford's Compass Points," in which she discusses the city's four "cardinal point" neighborhoods. Today's focus will be on West Medford, known for beautiful homes and strong-minded people. Starting in the 17th century, the influential Brooks family created the signature estate in this lovely neighborhood. Norwood P. Hallowell (1839-1914), …
100 Years of Boston Comedy
Medford Senior Center 101 Riverside Ave., Medford, MAThe Medford Council on Aging welcomes veteran arts journalist Nick Zaino for a talk exploring Boston’s long history of comedy, from vaudeville to YouTube, highlighting some of the personalities that have defined laughter in America for 100 years. Fred Allen found inspiration at the Boston Public Library to start his vaudeville career. Bob and Ray …
The ‘Me’ Decade: A 1970s Cultural Review
Medford Senior Center 101 Riverside Ave., Medford, MAThe Medford Council on Aging presents "The 'Me' Decade," a cultural review of the 1970s through music. This multimedia presentation features live acoustic music and audience singalongs, coupled with audio and video clips showing the best (and sometimes the worst) of the 1970s. There was no shortage of musicians willing to comment on the cultural happenings …
Walking Tour: The South Medford Experience
South Medford Main Street, Medford, MAMedford historian Dee Morris hosts her final 2023 summer walking tour, "The South Medford Experience," where famous horse racing tracks became a community of homes. In the summer of 1866, two investors threw open the gates of Mystic Trotting Park to a crowd in love with harness racing. The South Medford race track, supplied with …
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 the collections of the Tufts Archival Research Center, it offers a glimpse of all the Tufts presidents and the highlights of their tenures. Following President …
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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 hone your history detective skills too. See selected images from the collection through the photographers’ eyes, as they intended them to be seen and experienced. …
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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 Party." This year's event will feature a special appearance by George Washington on horseback. There also will be a historical walk with Medford historian Dee …
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 of the mansion is $10 for adults; $8 for seniors; $5 for students; $2 for EBT or WIC cardholders; and free for children age 12 …