Our new "Untold Stories" exhibition explores the perspectives of often-overlooked communities involved and examines how the people of the Commonwealth commemorated, memorialized, and celebrated the important anniversaries of the first battle of the American Revolutionary War.  

Local nature enthusiast, Janet Ford, leads a session on observing and drawing the natural world, showing how sketching can bring nature to life on the page. Image: Autumn Maple, Janet Ford 1:00 p.m. – 7 Jason Street Wednesday, February 26 Janet Ford Registration at Door Members: Free Non-Members: $10  

Tuesday, March 31st 7 Jason Street Hear the results of George Parsons’s research on our tusk-is it a mastodon or a wooly mammoth? AHS Members: FREE Non-members: $10

A panel discussion of the background and narrative of Kurt Russell shining a celebrity light on the Jason Russell House, from the players who made the visit a success. AHS Members: FREE Non-members: $10 Tuesday, April 28, 2026 7:30 p.m. - 7 Jason Street

Often have been told in detail the bloody events that took place in Menotomy (Arlington) on the first day of the American Revolution. But how did Menotomy, then a rural precinct of Cambridge, recover from the shocking episodes and carry on while war was still raging mere miles away in Boston? AHS Members: FREE Non-members: … Continue reading Daily Life in Menotomy in the Aftermath of April 19, 1775 →