Behind any founding father are numerous founding mothers, sisters, and lovers. Benjamin Franklin had a large cast of women in his life, most importantly his…
The history of immigration to the United States has been complex and, at times, brutal. Our country has welcomed immigrants and, at other times, excluded…
Cary Lecture Jonathan McPhee, director of the Lexington Symphony, will give a talk entitled "Coming to America: A Musical Journey". It will include musical examples…
Come commemorate the significant role that Black men and women played in the Battles of Lexington and Concord on April 19, 1775. Doors open at…
Learn 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…
Couriers 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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In 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…
Learn 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…
The Honorable Stephen Breyer is a retired Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. After a brilliant academic start at Stanford, Oxford…
Join curators at Lexington History Museums and the Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library to learn more about Lexington’s role in the American Revolution. The…
