October 2020
Halloween: A Haunted History
The Friends of the Medford Library present "Halloween: A Haunted History," a Zoom presentation with Dustin Pari. Ah, Halloween. Autumnal breezes, crisp leaves, and pumpkin-flavored everything! What is it about this time of year that is so enchanting, so mystifying? In this lecture, Dustin Pari sheds some light on the spooky shadows of Halloween history and lore. Ghost stories? He has some of those, too. With over 25 years of experience researching the unknown, Dustin Pari brings exciting and positive lectures…
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The Medford Public Library invites you to "A Tale of Two Colonies: Plimoth and Massachusetts Bay in the 17th Century," a Zoom presentation with Stephen Kenney. Most visitors to Massachusetts know that the “Pilgrims” arrived in Plimoth aboard the Mayflower in 1620. Less well known is the landing of a “Puritan” fleet 10 years later, carrying a royal charter establishing the Massachusetts Bay Colony. Join historian Stephen Kenney for a look at these two early settlements. Kenney is the director…
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