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March 2022
Feeding the Nation: Michael W. Twitty on American Foodways and the History of Enslavement
The Royall House & Slave Quarters is co-sponsoring the online program "Feeding the Nation: Michael W. Twitty on American Foodways and the History of Enslavement." Michael Twitty — food writer, independent scholar, culinary historian and historical interpreter — is the author of the Afroculinaria blog and the book "The Cooking Gene: A Journey Through African American Culinary History in the Old South." He will discuss his insights about the role of enslaved people in shaping American foodways, as well as the critical…
Find out more »April 2022
Brooks Estate Guided Walk and Manor Open House
The Medford-Brooks Estate Land Trust (M-BELT) invites you to a guided walk at the Shepherd Brooks Estate property. Thewalk will take about 30 to 45 minutes and be followed by a Manor Open House with quick tours of the Shepherd Brooks Manor and some refreshments. (The Manor Open House will continue until 2 p.m. — last tour 1:40 p.m. — if you'd rather just come to that event. Meet at the green gate/blue sign for the Brooks Estate at 275 Grove Street.…
Find out more »Historic Medford Trolley Tour
Historic Medford is offering a series of 10 trolley tours highlighting the city's rich history. Learn about the Native Americans who lived here, the Mass Bay Colony with John Winthrop, the Mystic River, shipbuilding, bricks, rum, the transatlantic trade, the Royall House and Slave Quarters, the Middlesex Canal, Brooks Estate, Samuel Crocker Lawrence and the Lawrence Light Guard, and much more. The 90-minute tour begins and ends at the Salem Street Burying Ground on River Street. Tickets are $15 person…
Find out more »Historic Medford Trolley Tour
Historic Medford is offering a one-hour Patriots Day edition of its new trolley tour highlighting the city's rich history. Learn about the Native Americans who lived here, the Mass Bay Colony with John Winthrop, the Mystic River, shipbuilding, bricks, rum, the transatlantic trade, the Royall House and Slave Quarters, the Middlesex Canal, Brooks Estate, Samuel Crocker Lawrence and the Lawrence Light Guard, and much more. The tour begins and ends at the Salem Street Burying Ground on River Street. Tickets…
Find out more »Historic Medford Trolley Tour
Historic Medford continues its series of 10 trolley tours highlighting the city's rich history. Learn about the Native Americans who lived here, the Mass Bay Colony with John Winthrop, the Mystic River, shipbuilding, bricks, rum, the transatlantic trade, the Royall House and Slave Quarters, the Middlesex Canal, Brooks Estate, Samuel Crocker Lawrence and the Lawrence Light Guard, and much more. The 90-minute tour begins and ends at the Salem Street Burying Ground on River Street. Tickets are $15 person and…
Find out more »May 2022
Historic Medford Trolley Tour
Historic Medford presents a Mother's Day edition of its series of 10 trolley tours highlighting the city's rich history. Learn about the Native Americans who lived here, the Mass Bay Colony with John Winthrop, the Mystic River, shipbuilding, bricks, rum, the transatlantic trade, the Royall House and Slave Quarters, the Middlesex Canal, Brooks Estate, Samuel Crocker Lawrence and the Lawrence Light Guard, and much more. The 90-minute tour begins and ends at the Salem Street Burying Ground on River Street.…
Find out more »Looking Back at Medford’s Taverns and Restaurants
The Medford Senior Center welcomes historian Dee Morris for a presentation titled "Great Eating and Drinking: Looking Back at Medford's Taverns and Restaurants." Join Dee on a journey through the years of Medford's taverns, casual restaurants, and inns and view some great Medford history. If you have pictures that may interest the group, feel free to bring them along. Reserve a seat by calling the Senior Center at 781-396-6010.
Find out more »History Book Group: Valiant Ambition
The History Book Group, co-sponsored by the Medford Public Library and Medford Historical Society & Museum, meets via Zoom to discuss "Valiant Ambition" by Nathaniel Philbrick. The book is an account of the middle years of the American Revolution and the tragic relationship between George Washington and Benedict Arnold. The discussion will be led by Elaine Fossett Rittershaus, a digital literacy coach in the Malden Public Schools. Register through Eventbrite.
Find out more »Historic Medford Trolley Tour with Anthony Sammarco
Noted historian Anthony Sammarco will be the guest host for today's Historic Medford trolley tour highlighting the city's rich history. The tour will highlight Cradock and his Plantation on the Mystic, the Massachusetts Bay Colony with Governor John Winthrop, the Mystic River, shipbuilding, bricks, rum, and the triangle trade between Boston-Africa-West Indies. You'll see the Royall House and Slave Quarters, the site of the Middlesex Canal, the Shepherd Brooks Estate, the Lawrence Estates, and much more. The 90-minute tour begins…
Find out more »June 2022
Historic Medford Pub Crawl
Following up on its popular Medford history trolley tours, Historic Medford is offering a pub crawl trolley ride series. The evening trip will include stops at a few local historical themed pubs and taverns, including one of the newest bars in Medford, the Ford Tavern on Locust Street (an homage to Medford's origin name "the Ford on the meadow") and one of the oldest in Boston, the Warren Tavern. Other unique locations like the Magoun Saloon, the Black Horse Tavern,…
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