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…
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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…
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…
Ghosts and Graves
Buckman Tavern 1 Bedford Street, Lexington, MA, United StatesThe spirits of the Old Burying Ground are eager to bring Lexington's past back to life and share with you the tales of what brought…
“Join or Die”: Film Screening and Discussion
Lexington Venue 1794 Massachusetts Ave, Lexington, MA, United StatesJoin the Lexington Lyceum Advocates and The Lexington Observer for a screening of “Join or Die”, which follows the half-century story of America’s civic unraveling…