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Add EventUPDATE: 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 […]
The City of Waltham Veterans Services and the Waltham Allied Veterans Council will honor all veterans at a ceremony to be held at the Circle of Remembrance on Waltham Common. The Circle of Remembrance 19th annual brick dedication ceremony will follow after our Veterans Day ceremony. All veteran groups will meet at the Elm Street […]
For two days in November 1872, a massive fire swept through Boston, leaving the downtown in ruins and the population traumatized. Coming barely a year after the infamous Chicago fire, Boston’s inferno turned out to be one of the most expensive fires per acre in U.S. history. Yet today few are aware of how close […]
An evening of diverse personal stories from Waltham that will make you laugh, cry and forge connections with your community and each other. A cast of six tellers will share true 6-8 minute stories about memorable experiences in their lives. All live, work or have close ties to the city so will help bond the […]
This presentation will explain what industrial archeology is. It will trace the history of the field, from its beginnings in England in the 1950s and the founding of the U.S. Society for Industrial Archeology in 1971, to the present, and describe some of its contributions, like the early surveys of historic textile mills. It will […]
Join an expert guide for a moonlight tour of the 1806 Mansion at Gore Place. You’ll see the graceful great stairs, the lovely oval withdrawing room, the Peacock Parlor, the Great Hall, the bedchambers, sitting rooms, and more. The theme will be “Chamber pots and hygiene in the early 19th century,” a quirky but fascinating […]
How industrial espionage shaped the future of the American and Swiss watch industries. In the fall of 1876, two Swiss spies came to America and conducted some of the most covert and consequential industrial espionage in history, changing the course of the global watch industry forever. "Disrupting Time" is a true historical narrative of business […]
In this talk Seth Rockman, George L. Littlefield Professor of American History at Brown University, tells the biggest stories of early American history through the most mundane artifacts: shoes manufactured in Massachusetts for the use of enslaved people in Mississippi, for example, or woolen dresses stitched in Rhode Island for enslaved women in South Carolina […]
Discover the story of the Cabot family, whose legacy of wealth and influence shaped Massachusetts from the colonial era through the dawn of industry, even inspiring the name of Francis Cabot Lowell. From their roots in Salem to their ventures in maritime commerce, the Cabots built a network of enterprise that extended across New England […]
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 Withdrawing Room, the Peacock Parlor, the Great Hall, bed chambers, sitting rooms, and more. Along the way, your guide will tell stories about living by […]
Join an evening tour of the 1806 mansion at Gore Place in Waltham for “Who Was Rebecca Gore?” This guide-led tour will tell the story of the remarkable woman who designed the 1806 Gore Mansion. Along the way, you’ll marvel at the graceful curves of the Great Stair, Oval Withdrawing Room, Peacock Parlor, Great Hall, […]
Every product has a story, but one of the most improbable is the tale of Roomba. For 40+ years major corporations and basement tinkerers alike struggled to solve the seemingly simple problem of building a robotic floor cleaner. Nothing worked. Finally, in 2002 a quirky team from an unknown company cracked the riddle and delivered […]
