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September 2022
Walking Tour: Korean War History at the 90mm Meadow
The Medford Historical Society & Museum and Friends of the Middlesex Fells invite you to learn about Medford's connection to the Korean War during this walking tour to the 90mm Meadow in the Fells. Leader Kyle McGrath will guide a hike to the 90mm Meadow near Ram's Head Hill to explore a disused Korean War anti-aircraft artillery military site there. Learn about the historical context of the site, examine physical ruins to reconstruct the base, and discuss its modern significance…
Find out more »Walking Tour: A Rare Blend – Our Early Library and Its Neighbors
Medford historian Dee Morris leads the walking tour with "A Rare Blend - Our Early Library and Its Neighbors," a stroll around the Medford Public Library neighborhood. Back in 1875, Thatcher Magoun Jr. presented Medford with an amazing gift, his father’s High Street mansion, which became the city's first library. The transformed building featured great books and a light-filled reading room. Nearby residents such as Samuel C. Lawrence, proprietor of Medford Rum, and Rev. Henry C. DeLong of the Unitarian…
Find out more »October 2022
Sarah Bradlee Fulton Day
Medford presents its second annual Sarah Bradlee Fulton Day in tribute to the heroine of the American Revolution from Medford, sometimes referred to as "The Mother of the Boston Tea Party." The morning will feature a historical walking tour with Dee Morris (10 to 11 a.m.), a performance by the Middlesex County Fifes and Drums (11 to 11:45), the ghostly appearance of Sarah Bradlee Fulton and Lydia Maria Child, and Colonial dress-up for children. The event was originated in 2021…
Find out more »The History of Disney World’s EPCOT Center
The Medford Public Library is co-sponsoring an online event on the history of Walt Disney World’s EPCOT Center, led by historical presenter and lecturer Valerie Gugala. In the late 1970s, Disney decided to build a new theme park in Florida. However, there were two competing themes; which one would be built? Examine the history of EPCOT Center — Walt’s dream vs. what was eventually built. Also take a virtual tour of the park and discuss the history of some of…
Find out more »Medford’s Search for Wholeness: Mind, Body and Spirit
The Medford Public Library invites you to join Medford historian Dee Morris to learn about Medford's Search for Wholeness: Mind, Body and Spirit. Dee will talk about five Medford citizens and their good ideas: Edward Weston (1839-1929), professional pedestrian; Dr. Charlotte Rollins (1850-1951), holistic patient care; George Davenport (1833-1907), botanist and nature photographer; Shirley Kountze (modern times), envisioning a multicultural community; and Dr. Daniel Swan (1781-1864), the power of sunlight. RSVP through the library's online calendar.
Find out more »Baseball: American as Apple Pie—for Better or Worse
Tufts University presents professor emeritus Sol Gittleman delivering the program "Baseball: American as Apple Pie—for Better or Worse." Baseball has been a mirror of American values, good and bad, for the past 160 years, through the post-Civil War business boom all the way to the coming of Jackie Robinson and Roberto Clemente. Their arrival ended “business as usual” and also changed how “the National Pastime” was played—and who played it. Baseball history is American history, and much depends on who…
Find out more »Brooks Family Art and Architecture
The Medford Historical Society & Museum invites you to join Doug Carr, architect and student of art and history, as he presents a variety of artworks collected by generations of Brooks family members, whose ranks include the Saltonstalls and the family of John Quincy Adams. The Brooks collection contains works by John Singer Sargent, John LaFarge, Claude Monet, and sculptor Cyrus Dallin, among others. Over the years some of the pieces have been donated to nearby institutions, including the Museum…
Find out more »The Forgotten Nations: Native Tribes of New England
The Medford Public Library is co-sponsoring an online event, "The Forgotten Nations: Native Tribes of New England," led by Heather Bruegl, an independent Indigenous consultant and historian. Colonization happened early on in the New England area, as early as 1609, so many Native Nations and tribal histories were lost. Learn about the Nations that called this land home, where they are now and the thriving communities keeping their histories alive. Bruegel is a citizen of the Oneida Nation of Wisconsin…
Find out more »Royall House Tours Closing Day
The Royall House & Slave Quarters concludes its 2022 guided tour season today. Tours are offered on the hour at 1, 2, and 3 p.m. Capacity is limited to 12 people per tour and attendance is on a first come, first served basis. Also, to ensure the safety of guides and guests, all visitors are asked to please wear masks inside the museum's buildings, including on the guided tour. Admission for guided tours of the mansion is $10 for adults;…
Find out more »The Capital Crime of Witchcraft
The Medford Public Library invites you to "The Capital Crime of Witchcraft: What the Primary Sources Tell Us," presented by Margo Burns. This program focuses on the Salem witchcraft trials of 1692 and 1693, when 19 people were hanged and one crushed to death, with discussion of other colonial witchcraft cases in New Hampshire and Connecticut, and some of the connections of the Maine frontier to Salem. Margo Burns is the project manager and associate editor of "Records of the Salem Witch-Hunt," published…
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