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Add EventOpening this Wednesday. This Labor Day, the Charles River Museum of Industry and Innovation celebrates workers and their contributions to the development of the United States with the new exhibition "When Waltham Strikes." Did you know that the first industrial labor strike was staged at the site of our museum by women working at the […]
The 89th annual meeting of Gore Place Society. Please join us for light refreshments and a talk by Robert Atwood Perry, Executive Director of the Charles River Museum of Industry […]
New exhibit! Waltham's Labor History and the First Industrialized Strike in America. The public are encouraged to attend. Light refreshments will be served.
Join us as Waltham author Alex Green presents "A Perfect Turmoil: Walter E. Fernald and the Struggle to Care for America." In this landmark work, based on a decade of […]
Vintage cars on display! Kids' activities. Antique cars. Special guests. Vintage bicycles. Talks. Tours. A visit from Harriet Quimby, a daring Aviation pioneer (actress portrayal). A panel with an amazing […]
What was life like before the electric light? Find out on an evening visit to the 1806 mansion at Gore Place. You'll see the graceful great stairs, the lovely oval […]
The labor movement in the United States is a bulwark of democracy and a driving force for social and economic equality. Yet its stories remain largely unknown to Americans. Robert Forrant and Mary Anne Trasciatti edited a collection of essays focused on nationwide efforts to propel the history of labor and working people into mainstream […]
From suffragette to war worker – and military ranks open to women, presented by Chet Michalak, Raytheon historian and archivist. The suffragette movement ends the 100-year struggle for women’s rights […]
UPDATE: This concert has been postponed to a future date to be determined. In the early 1800s, the invention of the power loom disrupted the way fabric had been made for many centuries—and the lives of those who had made it. Diane explores the revolutionary changes that millwork brought to the lives of many people, […]
Learn about the history and nature of the southern part of the Chester Brook Corridor with members of the Waltham Land Trust on a walk through the woods on the […]
Join us for an enchanting afternoon of tea, tales, and togetherness. Guests are invited to bring their favorite teacup—whether it’s a treasured heirloom, a travel find, or simply one that makes you smile.
UPDATE: The correct time for this event is 10:00 a.m., not 9:30 as previously posted. There will be a tribute to honor Samuel M. Shriberg, the founder of Support our Servicemen, a group of city councilors and other residents who baked cookies, sent holiday gifts and, with local schoolchildren, sent servicemen letters, drawings and a […]
