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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Living History
4th Annual Quock Walker Day Hike for Freedom
Bowman Elementary School 9 Philip Rd, Lexington, MA, United StatesACROSS Lexington Route M Loop A Family Friendly Trail Walk of 3.3 Miles 8:00 AM – Registration & Storytelling 8:30 AM – Walk starts Register at qwdhike4freedom2024.racewire.com…
4th Annual Quock Walker Day Community Celebration
Lexington Visitor's Center 1875 Massachusetts Ave, Lexington, MA, United StatesQuock Walker Day celebrates the Massachusetts Supreme Court decision of July 8, 1783, that found a White enslaver guilty of assault on Quock Walker, a…
Be a Tavern Keeper! A 1-Day Camp for Grades 3-5
Munroe Tavern 1332 Massachusetts Ave, Lexington, MA, United StatesAn 18th century tavern was a busy place! Part restaurant, part hotel, part general store – running a business like this took a lot of…
Run a Colonial Farm! A 1-Day Camp for Grades 6-8
Hancock-Clarke House 36 Hancock Street, Lexington, MA, United StatesOdds are, if you lived in Massachusetts in the 18th century, you lived on a farm. What skills would you need to live off the…
Be a Tavern Keeper! A 1-Day Camp for Grades 3-5
Munroe Tavern 1332 Massachusetts Ave, Lexington, MA, United StatesAn 18th century tavern was a busy place! Part restaurant, part hotel, part general store – running a business like this took a lot of…
Run a Colonial Farm! A 1-Day Camp for Grades 6-8
Hancock-Clarke House 36 Hancock Street, Lexington, MA, United StatesOdds are, if you lived in Massachusetts in the 18th century, you lived on a farm. What skills would you need to live off the…
Lexington Celebrates Walking Tour 2024
Buckman Tavern 1 Bedford Street, Lexington, MA, United StatesParades, pageants and pandemonium have defined the many commemorations of the 1775 Battle of Lexington and the first shots of the War for Independence. Over…
“Riding Through History” Public Art Series
Lexington Post Office 1661 Massachusetts Ave, Lexington, MA, United StatesThe public art series, titled "Riding Through History" will be unveiled on Saturday, Sept. 21 at 10:00. A series of four life-size, fiberglass horses that…
Parker’s Prelude (Location Update: Lexington High School)
Lexington High School 251 Waltham Street, Lexington, MA, United StatesLocation Update: Parker's Prelude will take place at Lexington High School Parking & Access: Please park in the main school parking lot & enter through…
Only Murders in the Tavern: A Buckman Tavern Murder Mystery
Buckman Tavern 1 Bedford Street, Lexington, MA, United StatesRevolution is in the air...and so is murder! In the spirit of Halloween, this month’s interactive Tavern Night will revolve around a mysterious death at…
Indigenous Peoples Day Conservation Walk
Estabrook School Parking Lot 117 Grove Street, Lexington, MA, United StatesWalk led by Fran Ludwig to identify and discuss plants, animals and minerals and how they were used by Native People. This walk is sponsored…