Posts Tagged ‘American Revolution’
June 14: Juneteenth at Longfellow House-Washington’s Headquarters
Sunday, June 14, 2026Longfellow House-Washington’s Headquarters105 Brattle Street, Cambridge4:00-5:00 pm Community partner tables, music, refreshments, and activities5:00-7:00 pm Speakers and Juneteenth #Pop Up Poetry, A Denise Plays Hard Event Gather for Juneteenth to honor those who endured slavery and seized freedom on Brattle Street 250 years ago, their descendants, and the long history of Black freedom activism in Cambridge…
Read More15,000 Years of Gossip: History of Gold Star Road, Part I
By Haakon L. Chevalier, 2026 Introduction Over forty years ago, I moved to Gold Star Road, a tiny street in North Cambridge off Massachusetts Avenue. For most of that time, I knew almost nothing about its history, and figured it couldn’t be very interesting. How wrong I was! There were so many questions: Who lived…
Read MoreWest Cambridge History Hub
2026 is our year of West Cambridge! Check out our upcoming events A Brief History of West Cambridge As defined by the City of Cambridge’s Community Development Department, the neighborhood of West Cambridge is bounded on the west by Fresh Pond, on the north by Concord Avenue, on the south by the Charles River and…
Read MoreAmerican Revolution in Cambridge
Introduction Cambridge has been part of America’s Revolutionary story from its beginnings, even before the outbreak of the war for independence. On Sept. 1, 1774, Cambridge residents responded to the news that Gen. Thomas Gage, royal governor of the Province of Massachusetts Bay, had ordered the removal of gunpowder from a magazine (a powder storage…
Read MoreApril 27: Washington in American Memory Speaker Series
Washington in American Memory Speaker Series To mark the 250th anniversaries of the American Revolution and the founding of the United States, History Cambridge is proud to partner with a coalition of local non-profits and government agencies to present “Washington in American Memory,” a seven-part speaker series running from November 2025 through April 2026. This…
Read MoreMarch 30: Washington in American Memory Speaker Series
Washington Remembered, Washington Forgotten: Washington and Slavery Monday, March 30, 20266:00-7:30 PMCambridge Public Library Lecture Hall (449 Broadway, Lower Level 2) Explore how Americans have remembered and forgotten Washington’s involvement with slavery over the past 250 years with Kelli Racine Barnes, Mellon Humanities Postdoctoral Fellow at Independence National Historical Park; John Garrison Marks, author of Thy…
Read MoreMarch 12: Washington in American Memory Speaker Series
Washington in American Memory Speaker Series To mark the 250th anniversaries of the American Revolution and the founding of the United States, History Cambridge is proud to partner with a coalition of local non-profits and government agencies to present “Washington in American Memory,” a seven-part speaker series running from November 2025 through April 2026. This…
Read MoreFeb 5: Washington in American Memory Speaker Series
Washington in American Memory Speaker Series To mark the 250th anniversaries of the American Revolution and the founding of the United States, History Cambridge is proud to partner with a coalition of local non-profits and government agencies to present “Washington in American Memory,” a seven-part speaker series running from November 2025 through April 2026. This…
Read MoreJanuary 22: Washington in American Memory Speaker Series
Washington in American Memory Speaker Series To mark the 250th anniversaries of the American Revolution and the founding of the United States, History Cambridge is proud to partner with a coalition of local non-profits and government agencies to present “Washington in American Memory,” a seven-part speaker series running from November 2025 through April 2026. This…
Read MoreDec 2: Washington in American Memory Speaker Series
Washington in American Memory Speaker Series To mark the 250th anniversaries of the American Revolution and the founding of the United States, History Cambridge is proud to partner with a coalition of local non-profits and government agencies to present “Washington in American Memory,” a seven-part speaker series running from November 2025 through April 2026. This…
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