Medford Historical Society & Museum
Chasing Me to My Grave: An Artist’s Memoir of the Jim Crow South
Charlotte & William Bloomberg Medford Public Library 111 High Street, Medford, MAThe Medford Historical Society & Museum welcomes Patsy and Mitchell Rembert and author Erin I. Kelly to discuss Winfred Rembert’s memoir, "Chasing Me to My Grave: An Artist’s Memoir of the Jim Crow South," which in 2022 was awarded a Pulitzer Prize in biography. This program will include slides of Rembert’s remarkable paintings on leather. …
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Medford Historical Society & Museum Annual Meeting
Medford Historical Society & Museum 10 Governors Avenue, Medford, MA, United StatesThe Medford Historical Society & Museum invites you to its 2023 annual meeting, a time for celebration of the past year's accomplishments and election of the organization's Board of Directors. Members in good standing can vote for the slate of directors as per the letter sent to members in the mail. Non-members are also welcome …
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History Book Group: Deliberate Cruelty
Charlotte & William Bloomberg Medford Public Library 111 High Street, Medford, MAThe History Book Group, co-sponsored by the Medford Public Library and Medford Historical Society & Museum, continues it True Crime Series with a meeting to discuss "Deliberate Cruelty: Truman Capote, The Millionaire’s Wife, and the Murder of the Century" by Roseanne Montillo. Register through the library's online calendar.
Keeping the Memories Alive
Charlotte & William Bloomberg Medford Public Library 111 High Street, Medford, MAThe Medford Historical Commission presents "Keeping the Memories Alive," an evening full of history, near and far. Hear Hamilton resident Vern Chandler share his extraordinary journey in the footsteps of his relatives who participated in World War II. Among them was Private Kenneth E. Miller of Medford. He gave his life in defense of freedom …
‘Coming Together’ with Frederick Law Olmsted
Charlotte & William Bloomberg Medford Public Library 111 High Street, Medford, MAThe Medford Historical Society & Museum present the program “ 'Coming Together' with Frederick Law Olmsted," with speaker Isabel Schulman of Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site in Brookline. As the nation's first landscape architect, Olmsted designed parks with purpose: to better connect people with their health, their spirit, with nature and with each other. …
Author Talk: Lydia Moland – A Radical American Life
Medford Historical Society & Museum 10 Governors Avenue, Medford, MA, United StatesThe Medford Historical Society & Museum presents Colby College philosophy professor Lydia Moland for a talk on "A Radical American Life," hew new biography of abolitionist Lydia Maria Child, one of Medford’s most famous 19th-century personalities. Born in 1802, Child grew up near her father’s famous Medford bakery and would have witnessed evidence of slavery’s …
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MHSM Poetry and Music Fundraiser
Medford Historical Society & Museum 10 Governors Avenue, Medford, MA, United StatesThe Medford Historical Society & Museum hosts Max Heinegg, a Medford poet, singer-songwriter, and recording artist, to launch his new book "Going There" (Lily Poetry Review) and read selections from it. Musical guests and friends will also be featured. Medford Brewing Company will generously donate beer for those 21-and-over in attendance. Donations of $10 to help …
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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Author Talk: Anthony Sammarco – Inferno
Charlotte & William Bloomberg Medford Public Library 111 High Street, Medford, MAThe Medford Historical Society & Museum presents author Anthony Sammarco for a talk at the library on his book "Inferno: The Great Boston Fire of 1872." The fire destroyed 65 acres of land in Boston, from Washington Street, between Summer and Milk Streets, fanning eastward toward the wharves projecting into Boston Harbor. The fire is …
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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