Come learn about the role of the Boston Harbor in the Battle of Bunker Hill! This program is presented by the National Park Service and Boston Harbor Now as a…
On Sunday, February 26, 1775, about 250 redcoats marched through Marblehead, sent by the royal governor to search for weapons. When that column of redcoats stalled at a drawbridge in…
Step back in time and converse with two of the Revolution’s most influential writers: John Adams and Mercy Otis Warren! Through a combination of first-person narratives and actual primary source…
Join us on Saturday, March 1, 2025, when a group of living historians take over the John Brown House Museum to share opposing viewpoints. Sample historical teas from Ocean State Spice & Tea as…
Join us to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the Providence Tea Party, an iconic moment in Rhode Island’s Revolutionary history. This event will honor the bold act of resistance by…
In October 1774, the Massachusetts Provincial Congress ordered the towns across the colony to prepare for revolution against England. In response, Essex County entered a wartime phase. It included creating…
One month before the shot heard 'round the world rang out in Lexington, Mass., Loyalists killed two patriots protesting British policies. Known as the Westminster Massacre, it ended provincial New…
Deborah Sampson, the first woman to enlist, fight and be honorably discharged from the American Military, captivates audiences in an hour-long program chronicling her life. The Westford Historical Society &…
During the American Revolution, a merchant held back a supply of sugar that should have gone to the Connecticut Line of the Continental Army. Twenty women formed what they called…
The Friends of Minuteman National Park present a living history event, "Spies Among Us," at the historic Wright Tavern in Concord, Mass. Also co-sponsoring the event are Wright Tavern, Concord…
Historic-fashion maven Karen (Ren) Antonowicz will take visitors on a journey through the fashion history of the nation’s First Ladies in a presentation at New Haven Museum. Called “Fashion &…
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