Medford Historical Society & Museum
Author Talk: Anthony Sammarco – The Other Red Line
Virtual MAThe Medford Public Library and Medford Historical Society & Museum present author Anthony Sammarco for an online talk about his new book, "The Other Red Line: From Scollay Square to the Combat Zone." Sammarco's book offers a fascinating glimpse into the adult entertainment districts of 20th-century Boston. Sammarco is a noted historian and the author …
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Black Heritage Trail Virtual Tour
Virtual MAThe Medford Historical Society & Museum invites you to join Shawn P. Quigley, National Park Service Ranger at the Museum of African American History, as he leads a virtual walk-through of the 19th-century North Slope of Beacon Hill to the African Meeting House. Tour the neighborhood where African Americans built their homes, established businesses, and …
History Book Group: Ghostland
Virtual MAThe History Book Group, co-sponsored by the Medford Public Library and Medford Historical Society & Museum, meets via Zoom to discuss "Ghostland: An American History in Haunted Places," by Colin Dickey. The book is a look at American history through its most famous ghost stories – examining what people choose to remember, what they choose …
History Book Group: Valiant Ambition
Virtual MAThe History Book Group, co-sponsored by the Medford Public Library and Medford Historical Society & Museum, meets via Zoom to discuss "Valiant Ambition" by Nathaniel Philbrick. The book is an account of the middle years of the American Revolution and the tragic relationship between George Washington and Benedict Arnold. The discussion will be led by Elaine …
Postponed: Medford Historical Society & Museum Annual Meeting
Medford Historical Society & Museum 10 Governors Avenue, Medford, MA, United StatesDue to concerns over rising COVID-19 infection rates, the Medford Historical Society & Museum has postponed tonight's annual meeting and presentation by board member Will Tenney on Medford house histories. A new date will be announced.
Author Talk: William Martin – December ’41
Charlotte & William Bloomberg Medford Public Library 111 High Street, Medford, MAThe Medford Historical Society & Museum and Friends of the Medford Public Library present an evening with author William Martin, who will discuss his book "December '41: Rising From Disaster - FDR, Churchill, and America after Pearl Harbor." Come and hear “the king of the historical thriller” bring us back to one of the most …
Walking Tour: Korean War History at the 90mm Meadow
Medford High School 489 Winthrop St., Medford, MA, United StatesThe Medford Historical Society & Museum and Friends of the Middlesex Fells invite you to learn about Medford's connection to the Korean War during this walking tour to the 90mm Meadow in the Fells. Leader Kyle McGrath will guide a hike to the 90mm Meadow near Ram's Head Hill to explore a disused Korean War …
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Film Screening: Voices from the Basement
Medford Senior Center 101 Riverside Ave., Medford, MAThe Medford Historical Society & Museum presents a screening of the one-hour documentary movie “Voices from the Basement” with the film’s producer and director, Michael Bavaro. Just the name of Filene’s Basement will bring smiles and sweet memories of Boston’s beloved bargain basement. The 2010 film is collection of clips and stories told by the …
Brooks Family Art and Architecture
Charlotte & William Bloomberg Medford Public Library 111 High Street, Medford, MAThe Medford Historical Society & Museum invites you to join Doug Carr, architect and student of art and history, as he presents a variety of artworks collected by generations of Brooks family members, whose ranks include the Saltonstalls and the family of John Quincy Adams. The Brooks collection contains works by John Singer Sargent, John …
Beverly Almond: A Delightful Member of the Greatest Generation
Charlotte & William Bloomberg Medford Public Library 111 High Street, Medford, MAThe Medford Public Library presents Medford author Anne Hamlin in a talk about her book about her mother, "Beverly Almond: An Ageless Adventurer," and Almond's adventures during World War II. Beverly Almond, a young secretary in New York City at the time of Pearl Harbor, left security and home to work in England at the …
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