The Medford Historical Society & Museum invites you to the opening of its exhibit “Stearns, Shaw, and the Hallowells.” The exhibit features MHSM Civil War Collections items, drawing attention to the connections between George Luther Stearns, Robert Gould Shaw, and the Medford Hallowell brothers, Edward and Norwood.

Stearns, who recruited Black Infantry Union troops, recommended Shaw to train and lead the Massachusetts 54th Infantry. Shaw was killed at Fort Wagner; today a stately statue stands at the top of the Boston Common, dedicated to Shaw and the Massachusetts 54th. Medford’s Edward Hallowell would take Shaw’s place; Edward’s brother Norwood led the 55th Massachusetts.

The exhibit will be open from noon to 4 p.m. on Sundays, or by appointment.