My American Story
The Depot 13 Depot Square, Lexington, MA, United StatesThis is an annual event to celebrate AAPI heritage month. We invite AAPI panelists from Lexington and the surrounding communities to share their personal stories…
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Immigration Story and Art Exhibition
Cary Memorial Library 1874 Massachusetts Avenue, Lexington, MA, United StatesLexington is celebrating its diverse immigrant communities through a powerful art and storytelling exhibition from May 24 to June 14 at the Cary Memorial Library.…
An Evening with Curtis Chin
Cary Memorial Library 1874 Massachusetts Avenue, Lexington, MA, United StatesJoin us for an evening with author, filmmaker and activist, Curtis Chin. Curtis’ memoir, “Everything I Learned, I Learned in a Chinese Restaurant” serves up…
Rick Beyer’s Amazing Campaign for History’s Hidden Heroes
Lexington Depot 13 Depot Square, Lexington, MA, United StatesNearly 20 years ago, while living in Lexington, author and filmmaker Rick Beyer learned the incredible story of the WWII deception units known as The…
Declaring Independence Then & Now
The Depot 13 Depot Square, Lexington, MA, United StatesThis dramatic presentation, created by Freedom’s Way National Heritage Area, aims to find out how our local towns read and reacted to the Declaration of…
Lafayette Redux: Exploring the Man and the Mania
The Depot 13 Depot Square, Lexington, MA, United StatesHow does it happen that Americans are still staging rituals of adulation for Lafayette, cheering him on Broadway, 190 years after his death? It's entirely…
Hancock Street Architecture Walking Tour
Buckman Tavern 1 Bedford Street, Lexington, MA, United StatesWhen the Battle of Lexington was fought in 1775, Hancock Street was a country lane with just two houses. The next 150 years saw many…
Stories in Stone Graveyard Tour
Buckman Tavern 1 Bedford Street, Lexington, MA, United StatesVisit over three centuries of Lexington's past on a walking tour of the historic Old Burying Ground. Beautiful gravestone artwork - from skulls and crossbones…
Stories in Stone Graveyard Tour
Buckman Tavern 1 Bedford Street, Lexington, MA, United StatesVisit over three centuries of Lexington's past on a walking tour of the historic Old Burying Ground. Beautiful gravestone artwork - from skulls and crossbones…
Making Meaning and Memories: The Creation of the Lexington Women’s Monument with Meredith Bergmann, Celeste Freeman and Jessie Steigerwald
Lexington Depot 13 Depot Square, Lexington, MA, United StatesThis special panel event features sculptor Meredith Bergmann, designer of the newly unveiled Lexington Women’s Monument. The work is called “Something Is Being Done” and…
Into the Thaw
Cary Hall 1605 Massachusetts Ave, Lexington, MA, United StatesIn 2024, Minuteman National Historical Park and Walden Pond were named as among the top 11 endangered historic sites in America, in part due to…
Reconstruction and the “Moral Sense of the Nation” with Dr. Robert Bellinger
Follen Church 755 Massachusetts Avenue, Lexington, MA, United StatesDr. Bellinger is a public historian with a background in Black Studies and almost half a century of experience as an educator, and a Professor…