March 24: Metacom’s Resistance: Re-telling King Philip’s War and Its Legacy

Tuesday, March 24, 20266:00pm – 7:30pmCambridge Public Library, 449 Broadway and onlineFree The Past is Now: An Intertribal Panel on King Philip’s War, Past and Present Is King Philip’s War really part of the past? Four Indigenous speakers tell us that it’s still deeply present. People who are not Indigenous often think of Metacom’s Resistance…

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Oct 20: The History and Future of the Massachusetts State Flag

The provided image shows a promotional flyer for a virtual event. The central title, in large black font, reads: The History & Future of the Massachusetts State Flag Below the title, event details are listed in a smaller font: Monday, Oct 20 6-7 pm Virtual To the right of the event details is the logo for "History Cambridge," which features a circular, stylized sunburst design. The background of the flyer is a faded, light-blue color with a sketch of the Massachusetts state flag and historical documents.

Discover the historical context and contemporary debates surrounding the Massachusetts state flag, seal, and motto. This presentation, led by Sage Carbone and Dr. David Shane Lowry, examines the complex history of these symbols and their impact on the community. In light of the Massachusetts Seal, Flag, and Motto Advisory Commission’s open call for public input,…

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Watershed: An Excursion in Four Parts

Small pond on a grey day surrounded by autumn trees.

by Emily HiestandFirst published by The Georgia Review and Beacon Press in 1998. Updated slightly in 2021 for publication in This Impermanent Earth, and in 2024 for History Cambridge. Part One | Street Like travelers who want to keep some favorite place from being overly discovered, the residents of our neighborhood sometimes confide to one another in a near-whisper, “There’s no…

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Major General Daniel Gookin

by Rev. Warner Foote Gookin, 1912 Three hundred years ago, at a date still undetermined, one of the great men of Cambridge was born in England, – one who was great enough, at least, to deserve this passing tribute, the only recognition, I believe, to be given him in the tercentenary of his birth. It…

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