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Medford Historical Society & Museum

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10 Governors Avenue
Medford, MA 02155 United States
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February 2018

Author Talk: Anthony Sammarco on Jordan Marsh

Tuesday, February 27, 2018 @ 7:00 pm
Medford Historical Society & Museum, 10 Governors Avenue
Medford, MA 02155 United States
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The Medford Historical Society & Museum welcomes author and historian Anthony Sammarco for a talk on his recent book Jordan Marsh: The World’s Largest Department Store. The book tells the story of the store that opened in 1851, before the Civil War, and eventually made its home on the corner of Washington Street in Boston's Downtown Crossing. Always a destination for shoppers who went into town, the five-story building, designed by Winslow & Wethell, was the first of a new concept, the department…

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March 2018

History Happy Hour

Friday, March 2, 2018 @ 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Medford Historical Society & Museum, 10 Governors Avenue
Medford, MA 02155 United States
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$12

The Medford Historical Society & Museum presents History Happy Hour 2.0. Enjoy a quick history of 20th-century Medford in five events: 1. A Mural 2. A Map 3. A Highway 4. A High School Fire 5. A Bicentennial Admission at the door is $12 and includes a flight glass and beer courtesy of Medford Brewing Company and snacks. Age 21 and older.  

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May 2018

Medford Historical Society & Museum Annual Meeting

Friday, May 18, 2018 @ 7:00 pm
Medford Historical Society & Museum, 10 Governors Avenue
Medford, MA 02155 United States
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The Medford Historical Society & Museum invites you to its 2018 annual meeting. The event will include a recap of the highlights of 2017, a guest speaker, election of officers and a party. The public is welcome to attend, free of charge, but only MHSM members may vote for election of the 2018 board of directors and take part in any other official organization business.      

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June 2018

Mapping Medford: Medford Walking Tours Through History

Sunday, June 10, 2018 @ 2:00 pm
Medford Historical Society & Museum, 10 Governors Avenue
Medford, MA 02155 United States
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Join Lani O’Donnell, Office Manager at the Medford Historical Society & Museum, for an introduction to the new mapping resources and walking tours now available on the MHSM website.  She will demonstrate how to use these new resources and explain how the new maps incorporate history into the everyday through descriptions and photos. Make sure to bring your phone so you can try out the tours after the talk.  Refreshments provided.

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Exhibit Opening – Lydia Maria Child: Author & Abolitionist

Thursday, June 21, 2018 @ 7:00 pm
Medford Historical Society & Museum, 10 Governors Avenue
Medford, MA 02155 United States
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The Medford Historical Society and Museum presents the opening of it exhibit "Lydia Maria Child: Author & Abolitionist" with a guest lecture by Emma Newcombe, a recent PhD graduate of Boston University's American Studies program. Newcombe will speak on “Abolition through Tourism: Lydia Maria Child's Mammoth Cave Letters.” Newcombe’s presentation will be followed by a reception and an opportunity for visitors to browse the exhibit that tells the story of how Child, a Medford-born daughter of a baker, became one…

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July 2018

Nothing But a Tiger: The Portraits of Lydia Maria Child

Thursday, July 12, 2018 @ 7:00 pm
Medford Historical Society & Museum, 10 Governors Avenue
Medford, MA 02155 United States
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As part of the exhibit "Lydia Maria Child: Author & Abolitionist," Boston University faculty member Kyna Hamill will survey the many portraits made of Lydia Maria Child over her lifetime, and how she was enthusiastic to have her likeness made by popular artists working in various media such as painting, silhouette, daguerreotype and photography.  See all four of Child's portraits together for the first time. Refreshments to follow.

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Lydia Maria Child: Author & Abolitionist

Thursday, July 19, 2018 @ 3:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Medford Historical Society & Museum, 10 Governors Avenue
Medford, MA 02155 United States
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In conjunction with Circle the Square, the Medford Historical Society and Museum will have special weekday hours for visitors to view its currenty major exhibit, "Lydia Maria Child: Author & Abolitionist." Child, a Medford-born daughter of a baker, was one of the most important writers and activists in nineteenth-century America. The exhibit continues through March 2019. Throughout July and August, MHSM will be open on Saturdays and Sundays from noon to 4 p.m. Additional tours made be scheduled by special arrangement.

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August 2018

Poetry on Hops

Thursday, August 16, 2018 @ 7:00 pm
Medford Historical Society & Museum, 10 Governors Avenue
Medford, MA 02155 United States
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Join the Medford Historical Society & Museum for a mini-fundraiser and Poetry Night with Medford Brewing Company. Enjoy craft beer; poetry readings by Clint Margrave, Max Heinegg, and Bunkong Tuon; and a sneak preview of a new performance work by Two Roads Performance Projects. Entrance by donation.

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September 2018

Researching Susanna Rowson

Sunday, September 9, 2018 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Medford Historical Society & Museum, 10 Governors Avenue
Medford, MA 02155 United States
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Susanna Rowson (1762-1824), an early American best-selling author, ran a girls school in Medford in 1799. Steven Epley, a professor of English at Samford University, is the author of "Susanna Rowson: Sentimental Prophet of Early American Literature," published in 2016. Thanks to a grant from Mass Humanities, the MHSM is hosting Epley as a Scholar In Residence from September 5-25. At this event, he will lead a roundtable discussion on researching Medford in the 18th century. Epley also will speak…

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December 2018

Jumbo the Elephant: Marvel, Myth, Mascot

Friday, December 7, 2018 @ 7:00 pm
Medford Historical Society & Museum, 10 Governors Avenue
Medford, MA 02155 United States
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The Medford Historical Society & Museum's annual holiday party will feature a talk by guest speaker Andrew McClellan, a professor of Art History at Tufts University. Professor McClellan will share the fascinating story from his book "Jumbo: Marvel, Myth, & Mascot" (2014), on how the carcass of Jumbo the Elephant was a gift to Tufts College in 1889 from founding trustee and benefactor P.T. Barnum and became the most famous college mascot in the United States. Followed by holiday refreshments, and a chance to meet new and greet old friends.  

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January 2019

History on Hops: Film screening – Glory

Friday, January 18, 2019 @ 7:00 pm - 9:30 pm
Medford Historical Society & Museum, 10 Governors Avenue
Medford, MA 02155 United States
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The Medford Historical Society & Museum presents a screening of the Civil War-era film Glory (1989), based on the life and personal letters of Colonel Robert Gould Shaw (1837-1863). It features the struggles and training, and service of first Black Regiment in the Union Army, called the 54th Massachusetts Infantry. Starring Matthew Broderick, Morgan Freeman and Denzel Washington. Donations requested at the door as admission to the event; all donations go to support MHSM. Refreshments provided by Medford Brewery and…

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February 2019

Poetry on Hops

Friday, February 8, 2019 @ 7:00 pm
Medford Historical Society & Museum, 10 Governors Avenue
Medford, MA 02155 United States
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Join the Medford Historical Society & Museum for its second Poetry Night with Medford Brewing Company. Sponsored and curated by poet and Medford Brewing co-founder Max Heinegg. Enjoy an evening of poetry by Robert Carr, Julia Lisella and Max Heinegg while sampling the newest beers from Medford Brewing Company. Donations requested at the door as admission; all donations go to support MHSM. Refreshments provided by Medford Brewing and MHSM at no additional charge. Ages 21 and over.

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March 2019

Massachusetts in the Women’s Suffrage Movement

Thursday, March 21, 2019 @ 7:00 pm
Medford Historical Society & Museum, 10 Governors Avenue
Medford, MA 02155 United States
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This year marks the centennial anniversary of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution, which granted women the right to vote. It was passed by Congress on June 4, 1919, and adopted on August 18, 1920. It was a long road from the founding of our country until 1919. The Women's Rights Movement was initiated in Massachusetts, with the first convention held in Worcester. Join historian Barbara Berenson for a talk about the role that Massachusetts and some of its citizens…

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Exhibit Closing – Lydia Maria Child: Author & Abolitionist

Sunday, March 31, 2019 @ 12:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Medford Historical Society & Museum, 10 Governors Avenue
Medford, MA 02155 United States
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The Medford Historical Society and Museum concludes its exhibit "Lydia Maria Child: Author & Abolitionist." The exhibit tells the story of how Child, a Medford-born daughter of a baker, became one of the most important writers and activists in nineteenth-century America. The MHSM is open on Sundays from noon to 4 p.m. Additional tours by special arrangement.

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April 2019

Exhibit Opening: Stearns, Shaw, and the Hallowells

Sunday, April 7, 2019 @ 2:00 pm
Medford Historical Society & Museum, 10 Governors Avenue
Medford, MA 02155 United States
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The Medford Historical Society & Museum invites you to the opening of its exhibit "Stearns, Shaw, and the Hallowells." The exhibit features MHSM Civil War Collections items, drawing attention to the connections between George Luther Stearns, Robert Gould Shaw, and the Medford Hallowell brothers, Edward and Norwood. Stearns, who recruited Black Infantry Union troops, recommended Shaw to train and lead the Massachusetts 54th Infantry. Shaw was killed at Fort Wagner; today a stately statue stands at the top of the Boston Common, dedicated to Shaw and…

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May 2019

Medford Historical Society & Museum Annual Meeting

Friday, May 10, 2019 @ 7:00 pm
Medford Historical Society & Museum, 10 Governors Avenue
Medford, MA 02155 United States
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The Medford Historical Society & Museum invites you to its 2019 annual meeting, a time for celebration of accomplishments and election of the organization's Board of Directors. All who enjoy history, especially Medford History, are invited to attend; only MHSM members are permitted to vote on the slate of elected Board positions. Refreshments and conversation follow. All are encouraged to attend and consider becoming an MHSM member.  

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October 2019

Hikes Through History

Friday, October 4, 2019 @ 7:00 pm
Medford Historical Society & Museum, 10 Governors Avenue
Medford, MA 02155 United States
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The Medford Historical Society & Museum welcomes author and journalist Alison O'Leary for the talk "Hikes Through History," part of a weekend program being co-presented with the Friends of the Middlesex Fells. O’Leary, author of the Appalachian Mountain Club guidebook "Best Day Hikes in Boston," will share some of her favorite hikes using maps and historic photos. Hiking, she highlights, “is more than a stroll through the woods when you know how the land was used in the past. In Massachusetts,…

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Poetry on Hops

Friday, October 25, 2019 @ 7:00 pm
Medford Historical Society & Museum, 10 Governors Avenue
Medford, MA 02155 United States
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Join the Medford Historical Society & Museum for its third Poetry Night with Medford Brewing Company. Sponsored and curated by poet and Medford Brewing co-founder Max Heinegg, the event will feature poetry readings by Terry E. Carter, Heather Sullivan, and featured reader Aaron Smith, plus samplings of beers from Medford Brewing Company. Donations requested at the door as admission; all donations go to support the MHSM. Ages 21 and over.  

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December 2019

Medford Historical Society & Museum Holiday Party

Sunday, December 8, 2019 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Medford Historical Society & Museum, 10 Governors Avenue
Medford, MA 02155 United States
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The public is invited to the Medford Historical Society & Museum's Holiday Party to meet Civil War Private Solomon Pierce of the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Regiment, portrayed by character interpreter Joseph Zellner. Private Pierce was the father of four, whose eldest son was killed in action in the Second Assault of the Battle of Fort Wagner in Charleston, South Carolina, in July 1863. That fall, Pierce and his second son enlisted in the Union Army. This program marks a…

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January 2020

Transcendentalists, Abolitionists, John Brown, and Beyond

Sunday, January 12, 2020 @ 7:00 pm
Medford Historical Society & Museum, 10 Governors Avenue
Medford, MA 02155 United States
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John Brown's raid on the Harpers Ferry arsenal in 1859 brought the United States one step closer to civil war. Many people in the South hated Brown and considered him a deranged fanatic. And while his actions were misunderstood and condemned in the North, a small but vocal group of New England writers, poets and abolitionists did their best to make Brown a hero. It was, after all, a "secret six" coalition of New Englanders — including Medford resident George…

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March 2020

Canceled: History Book Group – Spying on the South

Wednesday, March 25, 2020 @ 7:00 pm
Medford Historical Society & Museum, 10 Governors Avenue
Medford, MA 02155 United States
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Due to public safety concerns surrounding the coronavirus outbreak, the Medford Public Library has canceled the scheduled first meeting of its new History Book Group, which was to discuss "Spying on the South: An Odyssey Across the American Divide," by Tony Horwitz.

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April 2020

Postponed: Poetry on Hops

Friday, April 10, 2020 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Medford Historical Society & Museum, 10 Governors Avenue
Medford, MA 02155 United States
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To protect the public and follow state orders regarding the spread of Covid-19, the Medford Historical Society & Museum has postponed all events through April, including this fourth installment of Poetry on Hops, a Medford Brewing Company sponsored fundraiser for the MHS&M. A new date will be announced. The MHSM will also remain closed to the public on Sundays.    

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May 2022

Postponed: Medford Historical Society & Museum Annual Meeting

Friday, May 20, 2022 @ 7:00 pm
Medford Historical Society & Museum, 10 Governors Avenue
Medford, MA 02155 United States
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Due 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.      

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November 2022

History on Hops: Demystifying Medford Myths

Saturday, November 12, 2022 @ 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
Medford Historical Society & Museum, 10 Governors Avenue
Medford, MA 02155 United States
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$15

The Medford Historical Society & Museum resumes its History on Hops Series, hosting the program “Demystifying Medford Myths” at the newly renovated MHSM building. This edition of History on Hops — enlightening talks combined with socializing and conversation — will shine a light on some of the most famous Medford Myths that have circulated for centuries. Learn the truth (and source) of some of the most common mistakes made about Medford’s rich local history. Speakers include Medford historian Dee Morris…

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May 2023

Medford Historical Society & Museum Annual Meeting

Sunday, May 7, 2023 @ 2:00 pm
Medford Historical Society & Museum, 10 Governors Avenue
Medford, MA 02155 United States
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The 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 to attend the meeting (and join the MHSM) and see the many new renovations to the building that were completed in the last two years.…

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September 2023

Author Talk: Lydia Moland – A Radical American Life

Thursday, September 14, 2023 @ 7:00 pm
Medford Historical Society & Museum, 10 Governors Avenue
Medford, MA 02155 United States
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The 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 legacy in Medford as a young girl. In 1833, she published a book-length denunciation of slavery and was ostracized by Boston polite society for her…

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MHSM Poetry and Music Fundraiser

Friday, September 29, 2023 @ 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Medford Historical Society & Museum, 10 Governors Avenue
Medford, MA 02155 United States
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$10

The 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 support the Historical Society are appreciated.  Space is limited to 35.  Sign up via Eventbrite.

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December 2023

An Evening at the Museum Toy Drive & MHSM Fundraiser

Wednesday, December 6, 2023 @ 7:00 pm
Medford Historical Society & Museum, 10 Governors Avenue
Medford, MA 02155 United States
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The 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 and Dee Morris. Medford Brewing Company will generously donate beer for those 21-and-over in attendance. A donation of $10 to help support MHSM is appreciated.…

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March 2024

Postponed: Finding My Medford Roots: Patricia Saunders

Sunday, March 10 @ 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Medford Historical Society & Museum, 10 Governors Avenue
Medford, MA 02155 United States
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The Medford Historical Society & Museum has postponed the talk by Patricia Saunders, "Finding My Medford Roots." A new date will be announced. Saunders was born in Boston and grew up in Medford. Through extensive ancestry research she was able to find relatives she never knew she had, including her maternal grandparents Edward H. and Maria Larkin. Born in Boston, Edward Larkin was the 10th mayor of Medford (1927-1931). While working as an agent for the Railway Express at Boston's…

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