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SUMMARY:Life in Menotomy: Aftermath of April 19\, 1775
DESCRIPTION:Back by popular demand! \nThe bloody events that unfolded in Menotomy (now Arlington) on the first day of the American Revolution have often been recounted in detail. But what happened after the British troops withdrew? How did this rural precinct of Cambridge recover from the violence of April 19\, 1775\, and carry on while war continued just miles away in Boston? \nFor Menotomy’s residents\, the aftermath of battle brought the challenge of resuming everyday life in a community shaken by violence. Families still had to support themselves\, maintain their households\, and care for their neighbors\, even as the conflict’s outcome remained uncertain. \nJoin renowned historian Richard A. Duffy for an encore presentation of this special lecture\, as he examines this often-overlooked chapter of Greater Boston’s history and the lives of its people during the early years of the American Revolution. \nRegistration Required: HERE \nSunday\, November 15th | 3:00pm\n7 Jason Street
URL:https://arlingtonhistorical.org/event/life-in-menotomy-aftermath-of-april-19-1775/
LOCATION:Arlington Historical Society\, 7 Jason Street
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261120T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261120T210000
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SUMMARY:Games & Glory
DESCRIPTION:Board games at the Arlington Historical Society. Stop by anytime\, play what you like\, meet new friends and neighbors! \nDrop-in\, family-friendly game night at the Arlington Historical Society\, 7 Jason Street\, on Friday\, November 20\, 2026\, from 6 to 9 PM. Board games\, snacks\, and neighbors. \nWe’re setting up tables of board games in our museum space. Play as much or as little as you like\, whether you want a classic game everyone knows or a longer strategy game. \nBring a date\, a spouse\, or your friends. Coming alone is fine too. Our volunteer “Game Gurus” will help you find a table with room for one more player\, and tell you about a game\, if it looks fun but you’re new to it. \nLast drop-in at 8:30pm. Registration Required HERE
URL:https://arlingtonhistorical.org/event/games-glory/
LOCATION:Arlington Historical Society\, 7 Jason Street
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261201T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261201T203000
DTSTAMP:20261006T173511Z
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SUMMARY:Prince Hall: The Legend & The Man
DESCRIPTION:Prince Hall was a Freemason\, patriot\, abolitionist\, and prominent leader of Boston’s Black community during the American Revolution. He repeatedly petitioned the Massachusetts legislature to abolish slavery\, protect the rights of Black Americans\, and provide educational opportunities for Black children. \nJoin former Arlington Historical Society President Howard Winkler as he explores Prince Hall’s remarkable life\, his pursuit of the Revolution’s promises of liberty and equality\, and his enduring legacy in Massachusetts and beyond. \nRegistration Required: HERE \nTuesday\, December 1\, 2026\n7 Jason Street | 7:30pm\nHoward Winkler \nAHS Members: FREE\nNon-members: $12.51 (includes fee)
URL:https://arlingtonhistorical.org/event/prince-hall-the-legend-the-man/
LOCATION:Arlington Historical Society\, 7 Jason Street
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20270124T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20270124T143000
DTSTAMP:20261009T144506Z
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SUMMARY:Bullet Strikes: First Day of the American Revolution
DESCRIPTION:Join historian and archaeologist Joel Bohy for a closer look at the research behind Bullet Strikes From the First Day of the American Revolution. In 2013\, Bohy began collaborating with conflict archaeologist Dr. Douglas Scott to better understand ammunition found during archaeological investigations of former battlegrounds. Their work soon expanded into live-fire research and the study of surviving battle-damaged structures and objects from April 19\, 1775\, ultimately leading to their book. \nFrom the Elisha Jones House in Concord\, through Lexington\, and to the Jason Russell House\, Bohy and Scott carefully studied the surviving battle-damaged structures and bullet-struck objects. Using modern forensic techniques adapted for historical research and validated through live-fire testing\, Bohy will reveal what this evidence tells us about the brutality of the fighting as British forces retreated from Concord toward the relative safety of Boston. \nRegistration Required: HERE \nSunday\, January 24\, 2027\n7 Jason Street | 1:00pm\nJoel Bohy \nAHS Members: FREE\nNon-members: $12.51 (includes fee)
URL:https://arlingtonhistorical.org/event/bullet-strikes-first-day-of-the-american-revolution/
LOCATION:Arlington Historical Society\, 7 Jason Street
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20270210T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20270210T140000
DTSTAMP:20261005T172940Z
CREATED:20260922T233712Z
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SUMMARY:Harvard in War & Exile
DESCRIPTION:Much of Harvard’s Revolutionary-era landscape remains visible amid the modern campus. At the outbreak of war with England\, Harvard was still a modest “College in a Yard.” From the Old Burying Ground\, then on the outskirts of town\, to President Samuel Langdon’s home\, where George Washington resided\, and the dormitories damaged by his troops\, these surviving sites reveal how the Revolution transformed the College. \nJoin historian Michael Ruderman\, as he examines college life during the Revolution\, the ideological divide between students and their instructors\, and the upheaval during the Revolutionary era. \nWednesday\, February 10 | 1:00pm\n7 Jason Street\nMichael Ruderman \nAHS Members: FREE\nNon-members: $12.51 (includes fee)
URL:https://arlingtonhistorical.org/event/harvard-in-war-exile/
LOCATION:Arlington Historical Society\, 7 Jason Street
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20270224T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20270224T140000
DTSTAMP:20261005T173011Z
CREATED:20260901T190839Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261005T173011Z
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SUMMARY:Arlington's Living Landscape
DESCRIPTION:Arlington’s natural landscape has never been static. Over centuries\, it has been shaped by both natural processes and human activity. From Indigenous land management practices to colonial agriculture and the clearing of woodlands\, people repeatedly transformed the extent and composition of local forests. This lecture will trace these changes through shifts in dominant tree species\, the management of the land\, and the secondary succession that shaped the wooded areas familiar today. \nJoin Matt Beres\, Executive Director of the Arlington Historical Society\, as he draws on his background in forest management and ecology to place Arlington’s landscape within the larger story of forest change across New England. He will explore broad regional trends and the challenges facing New England forests today\, including how invasive plants\, insects\, and diseases have altered forest composition\, affected the regeneration of native species\, and complicated the future of New England woodland ecosystems. \nWednesday\, February 24\, 2027\n7 Jason Street | 1pm\nMatt Beres \nAHS Members: FREE\nNon-members: $12.51 (includes fee)
URL:https://arlingtonhistorical.org/event/arlingtons-living-landscape/
LOCATION:Arlington Historical Society\, 7 Jason Street
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20270330T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20270330T203000
DTSTAMP:20261005T173033Z
CREATED:20260827T191948Z
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SUMMARY:The Road and the Land: Menotomy\, April 19\, 1775
DESCRIPTION:On April 19\, 1775\, the opening day of the American Revolution\, colonial provincial militia and ministerial British forces clashed in bloody\, vicious combat through Menotomy. As hundreds of red-coated soldiers and humbly attired provincials surged down Battle Road—known today as Massachusetts Avenue—the relentless fighting left roughly 150 men dead or wounded along a three-mile stretch through town. Recounting these events is as exciting and essential as it is deeply moving\, highlighting pivotal moments like the brutal bloodbath inside the Jason Russell House\, Samuel Wilson’s stubborn one-man stand\, and the serendipitous capture of the British supply wagon. \nYet beyond these dramatic human encounters lies the fascinating\, often overlooked story of the road and the land itself. Violent\, wrenching physical forces forged the terrain stretching from the Foot of the Rocks to the Jason Russell House\, creating a landscape that profoundly dictated the chaotic combat of April 19th and continues to impact our daily lives in 21st-century Arlington. Join Arlington Historian Doreen Stevens as she uncovers how geography and history collided along Battle Road\, revealing the deep physical and historical roots that continue to shape our community today. \nTuesday\, March 30\, 2027 | 7:30pm\n7 Jason Street\nDoreen Stevens \nAHS Members: FREE\nNon-members: $12.51 (includes fee)
URL:https://arlingtonhistorical.org/event/the-road-and-the-land-menotomy-april-19-1775/
LOCATION:Arlington Historical Society\, 7 Jason Street
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20270427T193000
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SUMMARY:Johnny Appleseed: Myth and Reality
DESCRIPTION:For generations\, folklore and children’s tales have painted a gentle picture of Johnny Appleseed—a whimsical wanderer drifting barefoot across the American frontier\, scattering apple seeds wherever his travels took him. Yet beneath this cozy folk tale lies a far more intriguing historical reality. The real figure behind the legend was John Chapman: a crafty\, deeply complicated New Englander who was far less of a passive folk hero and far more of an ambitious nurseryman\, savvy land speculator\, and resilient pioneer. \nJoin former Arlington Historical Society President Stuart Brorson for a captivating presentation that separates myth from historical reality to reveal the flesh-and-blood man behind the legend. Brorson will trace Chapman’s extraordinary travels through the wilderness of Massachusetts\, Pennsylvania\, Ohio\, and Indiana during the late 1700s and early 1800s\, illustrating how his shrewd business instincts\, eccentric spirit\, and strategic orchards forever shaped the landscape of an expanding nation. \nTuesday\, April 27th | 7:30pm\n7 Jason Street\nStuart Brorson \nAHS Members: FREE\nNon-members: $12.51 (includes fee)
URL:https://arlingtonhistorical.org/event/johnny-appleseed-myth-and-reality/
LOCATION:Arlington Historical Society\, 7 Jason Street
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20270525T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20270525T210000
DTSTAMP:20261005T173118Z
CREATED:20260827T164447Z
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SUMMARY:Fessenden's Spice Mill: A Pioneer in Boston's Victorian Botanical Medicine Renown
DESCRIPTION:This colorful\, illustrated lecture on the Fessenden water-powered spice mill—which operated on Arlington’s Mill Brook in the mid-1800s—delivers surprising insights into the products\, processes\, and people of this long-forgotten enterprise. \nArlington Historian Richard A. Duffy will present examples of both medicinal and culinary botanicals to anchor this business history\, engaging the audience with aspects ranging from the unbelievable to the highly relatable today. \nTuesday\, May 25\, 2027 | 7:30pm\n7 Jason Street\nRichard A. Duffy \nAHS Members: FREE\nNon-members: $12.51 (includes fee)
URL:https://arlingtonhistorical.org/event/fessendens-spice-mill-in-arlington-a-pioneer-in-bostons-victorian-botanical-medicine-renown/
LOCATION:Arlington Historical Society\, 7 Jason Street
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