Royall House & Slave Quarters
Royall House Spring Clean-up Day
Royall House & Slave Quarters 15 George St., Medford, MAIt's time to prepare the Royall House & Slave Quarters grounds for the museum's 2024 tour season, which opens on June 8. Spring clean-up tasks will include general raking and bagging of leaves, pruning, and sprucing up of the property to make it shine. Some tools will be available, but if you have garden rakes …
Royall House Tours Opening Day
Royall House & Slave Quarters 15 George St., Medford, MAThe Royall House & Slave Quarters reopens today for its 2024 tour season. The museum will offer guided tours at 1, 2 and 3 p.m. each Saturday and Sunday through October 20. Admission for guided tours of the mansion is $15 for adults, and $10 for seniors and students. Admission is always free for Royall …
Reading Frederick Douglass Together
Royall House & Slave Quarters 15 George St., Medford, MAThe Royall House and Slave Quarters presents it second annual Reading Frederick Douglass Together program on the museum grounds. Community members are invited to gather on the lawn in front …
Author Talk: Mike Curato
Charlotte & William Bloomberg Medford Public Library 111 High Street, Medford, MAThe Medford Public Library and Royall House & Slave Quarters invite you to a conversation with the novelist Michael Curato about his award- winning book, "Flamer." Set in 1995 at a Boy Scouts summer camp, "Flamer" tells the story of Aiden, a 14-year-old who is on a journey of figuring out himself and his sexuality. Semi-autobiographical, Curato’s …
Royall House Tours Closing Day
Royall House & Slave Quarters 15 George St., Medford, MAToday is the final day of the 2024 tour season for the Royall House & Slave Quarters. The museum offers guided tours at 1, 2 and 3 p.m. each Saturday and Sunday. Admission for guided tours of the mansion is $15 for adults, and $10 for seniors and students. Admission is always free for Royall …
Exhibit Reception: Sarah Bradlee Fulton Dress
Charlotte & William Bloomberg Medford Public Library 111 High Street, Medford, MAA dress worn by Sarah Bradlee Fulton, the Revolutionary War heroine from Medford, will be on display at the Charlotte & William Bloomberg Medford Public Library during October and in conjunction with Sarah Bradlee Fulton Day on Saturday, October 19. This special exhibit is in collaboration with the Royall House & Slave Quarters, the library, …
Royall House Fall Clean-up & Volunteer Reception
Royall House & Slave Quarters 15 George St., Medford, MAThe Royall House & Slave Quarters invites volunteers to lend a hand at its annual Fall Garden Clean-up. Grab your rakes (or use one provided) and join friends and neighbors for this fun work morning. After the clean-up (10 a.m. to noon), a celebration will be held from noon to 1 p.m. in the Slave …
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Royall House Spring Clean-up Day
Royall House & Slave Quarters 15 George St., Medford, MAIt's time to finish preparing the Royall House & Slave Quarters grounds for the museum's 2025 tour season, which opens on June 7. A group of Tufts University students began …
Royall House Tours Opening Day
Royall House & Slave Quarters 15 George St., Medford, MAThe Royall House & Slave Quarters reopens today for its 2025 tour season. The museum will offer guided tours at 1, 2 and 3 p.m. each Saturday and Sunday through …
Royall House Juneteenth Tours
Royall House & Slave Quarters 15 George St., Medford, MAThe Royall House & Slave Quarters is offering free tours from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. today in celebration of Juneteenth. In the 18th century, the Royall House & Slave Quarters was home to the largest slaveholding family in Massachusetts and the enslaved Africans who made their lavish way of life possible. Today, the Royall …