Posts Tagged ‘George Washington’
Revolutionary History Series Continues With a Focus on Indigenous Relations
By Beth Folsom, 2026 In January 1776, General George Washington met with a delegation of diplomats from the Caughnawaga Mohawk Nation at their Cambridge camp, where they had been staying for over a week, awaiting word of a possible commission for their leader, Atiatoharongwen, in the Continental Army. As Dr. Ben Pokross recently explored in…
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 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…
Read MoreNov 10: 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 MoreForget July 4. For Cambridge, July 3 is the claim to fame
By Beth Folsom, 2025 While the rest of the country was preparing to celebrate Independence Day on July 4, 1875, Cantabrigians were gearing up for the day before – July 3 – when they would commemorate the 100th anniversary of general George Washington taking command of the Continental Army on Cambridge Common in 1775. As…
Read MoreHeadquarters of a Revolution: The 250th Anniversary of Washington’s Arrival in Cambridge
Saturday, July 5, 2025Longfellow House-Washington’s Headquarters National Historic Site105 Brattle Street10 am-3 pmFree Join History Cambridge for this special National Park Service event! We are excited to participate in this special event at one of Cambridge’s most historic spaces. Explore the people, ideas, and questions that shaped General George Washington’s first revolutionary headquarters 250 years…
Read MoreCambridge and the American Revolution
This tour was written by Anna Gedal with the generous support of the Massachusetts Society of theCincinnati. Introduction Although there was never a declared Revolutionary battle fought on Cambridge soil, Cantabrigians witnessed more than their fair share of the war’s events. The town endured two military occupations, first by their own countrymen in the Continental…
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