Medford Historical Society & Museum
Exhibition Opening: Migration – The Ongoing American Revolution
Medford Historical Society & Museum 10 Governors Avenue, Medford, MA, United StatesThe Medford Historical Society & Museum invites you to the opening of the exhibition "Migration: The Ongoing American Revolution," a celebration of Medford's migrant and immigrant heritage. Featuring interviews with …
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CACHE Annual Meeting
Medford Historical Society & Museum 10 Governors Avenue, Medford, MA, United StatesCACHE, the Coalition for Arts, Culture and a Healthy Economy in Medford, invites you to be a part of its 14th annual meeting, taking place at the Medford Historical Society & Museum. The program will include the presentation of CACHE's Synergy Award to Terry E. Carter, the city's first Poet Laureate and host of the …
Exhibition: Freedom Denied/Freedom Insisted Upon
Medford Historical Society & Museum 10 Governors Avenue, Medford, MA, United StatesThe Medford Historical Society & Museum presents the exhibition "Freedom Denied/Freedom Insisted Upon: Selected Documents & Life Stories from Struggles for Equality in Medford." The program is part of the regional Freedom's Way program called "Hidden Treasures." The display includes documents from the Atlantic slave trade and exhibits about women's rights and immigrant experiences. An …
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Exhibition: Freedom Denied/Freedom Insisted Upon
Medford Historical Society & Museum 10 Governors Avenue, Medford, MA, United StatesThe Medford Historical Society & Museum is hosting the exhibition "Freedom Denied/Freedom Insisted Upon: Selected Documents & Life Stories from Struggles for Equality in Medford." The program is part of the regional Freedom's Way program called "Hidden Treasures." The display includes documents from the Atlantic slave trade and exhibits about women's rights and immigrant experiences. …
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MHSM Family Program: Meet ‘Kaiser’
Medford Historical Society & Museum 10 Governors Avenue, Medford, MA, United StatesThe Medford Historical Society & Museum presents a special Sunday afternoon program for kids and families to see and learn about the museum’s stuffed carrier pigeon, “Kaiser.” The program will share information about carrier pigeons — how they were trained, how they carried information, and how they were an important part of the communication internet …
Medford Poet Laureates: Past, Present, and Future
Medford Historical Society & Museum 10 Governors Avenue, Medford, MA, United StatesThe Medford Historical Society & Museum invites you to join Medford poet laureates past, present, and future for a night of poetry in celebration of National Poetry Month. Come and hear past poet laureate Terry E. Carter, current poet laureate Vijaya Sundaram, and poet laureate elect Max Heinegg as they read from their new books. …
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New England Poetry Club at MHSM
Medford Historical Society & Museum 10 Governors Avenue, Medford, MA, United StatesIn conjunction with National Poetry Month, the Medford Historical Society & Museum invites you to join Medford High English teacher and poet Max Heinegg and three other New England Poetry Club poets for a night of poetry and song. Max will perform some classic poems (from Keats to Frost) that he adapted into song, giving …
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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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 …
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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