Curator’s Tour of Lexington Celebrates! Parades, Pageants, & Pandemonium
The 250th anniversary of the Revolutionary War is right around the corner. How will we celebrate it? Whose stories will get told, and how patriotic…
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Martin Luther King Day 2025: Women of the Movement
Grace Chapel 59 Worthen Rd, Lexington, MA, United StatesJoin Us for a Special Martin Luther King Day Celebration Free and open to all! Monday, January 20, 2025 at Grace Chapel, 10-12:30PM Celebrate the…
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Book Chat on Poor Richard’s Women by Nancy Rubin Stuart
Munroe Tavern 1332 Massachusetts Ave, Lexington, MA, United StatesBehind any founding father are numerous founding mothers, sisters, and lovers. Benjamin Franklin had a large cast of women in his life, most importantly his…
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Coming to America: with Jonathan McPhee
Isaac Harris Cary Memorial Building 1605 Massachusetts Avenue, Lexington, MA, United StatesThe history of immigration to the United States has been complex and, at times, brutal. Our country has welcomed immigrants and, at other times, excluded…
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Coming to America: A Musical Journey
Cary Hall 1605 Massachusetts Ave, Lexington, MA, United StatesCary Lecture Jonathan McPhee, director of the Lexington Symphony, will give a talk entitled "Coming to America: A Musical Journey". It will include musical examples…
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Unveiling of ABCL’s Black Patriots of Lexington Portrait Banners and Screening of an episode of Black Patriots of Lexington
Church of Our Redeemer 6 Meriam St, Lexington, MA, United StatesCome commemorate the significant role that Black men and women played in the Battles of Lexington and Concord on April 19, 1775. Doors open at…
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Becoming an Historical Reenactor Workshop I
Church of Our Redeemer 6 Meriam St, Lexington, MA, United StatesLearn from world-renown storytellers Rochel Coleman and Valerie Tutson how to mine the archives and weave primary sources into an engaging story that brings history…
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Lexington Alarm Letter on View
Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library 33 Marrett Road, Lexington, MA, United StatesCouriers delivered the news of the conflict at Lexington soon after the event. One of the letters that helped spread the news will be displayed…
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Ken Burns | The American Revolution
FeaturedBattin Hall, Cary Memorial Building 1605 Massachusetts Ave., Lexington, MA, United States*All ticket winners have been notified via email. The event is full and no additional tickets are available.* Click Here to read the full…
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Liberty is Sweet: The Hidden History of the American Revolution
Lexington Community Center 39 Marrett Rd., Lexington, MA, United StatesIn Woody Holton's “hidden history” of the American Revolution, nothing is quite what it seems. The phrase “Liberty is Sweet” sounds like the sentiments of…
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Becoming an Historical Reenactor Workshop II
Community Room - Lexington Police Station 1575 Massachusetts Avenue, Lexington, MA, United StatesLearn from world-renown storytellers Rochel Coleman and Valerie Tutson how to bring stories to life on the stage and at an historical site. Learn how…
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Reading the Constitution: Why I Chose Pragmatism, Not Textualism
Cary Memorial Library 1874 Massachusetts Avenue, Lexington, MA, United StatesThe Honorable Stephen Breyer is a retired Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. After a brilliant academic start at Stanford, Oxford…
