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Discover the dramatic history right in your backyard! Join the Golden Ball Tavern Museum (662 Boston Post Rd., Weston, MA) every second Sunday of the month, from 1:00 to 3:00 […]
Are you a new parent? Looking to get out of the house and be with other adults in a museum? Come to our special babywearing tour! We’ll see our gorgeous 1806 mansion, and we won’t mind if your baby sleeps — or cries — through our tour. Walk-ins are encouraged, and no advance tickets are […]
Join the Golden Ball Tavern Museum on Thursdays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. for tours of the museum. You will learn about six generations of the Jones family living in this house for 200 years and the unique role that the tavern and Isaac Jones played during the Revolutionary War—including the visits from British […]
Join us for a lively talk with historian and author Brooke Barbier, all about the influence of tavern and drinking culture on the American Revolution, particularly in Massachusetts. Eighteenth-century Americans consumed a staggering amount of alcohol compared to us today. Drink influenced their politics, built and sustained their relationships, and drove the economy. Booze was […]
From cooking meals to operating factory looms, laborers made the Lyman family’s life on a grand estate possible. Hundreds of workers were employed as gardeners, maids, and farm hands during the Lyman Estate’s 150+ years of operation. Thousands more held positions in industries that helped the family prosper financially, like the textile mills in Waltham […]
Gore Place will offer a special Halloween season screening of the PBS documentary "Murder at Harvard," about the 1849 trial of Harvard professor John White Webster, who was accused of […]
Join the Golden Ball Tavern Museum on Thursdays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. for tours of the museum. You will learn about six generations of the Jones family living […]
Join us for a tour of Weston’s two oldest cemeteries with Pam Fox of the Weston Historical Society, author of "Farm Town to Suburb: The History and Architecture of Weston, Massachusetts." The tour is co-sponsored by Weston Historical Society and The Golden Ball Tavern Museum. There will be a brief talk at the visitor center […]
Join the Golden Ball Tavern Museum on Thursdays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. for tours of the museum. You will learn about six generations of the Jones family living […]
Join the Golden Ball Tavern Museum on Thursdays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. for tours of the museum. You will learn about six generations of the Jones family living in this house for 200 years and the unique role that the tavern and Isaac Jones played during the Revolutionary War—including the visits from British […]
Discover the dramatic history right in your backyard! Join the Golden Ball Tavern Museum (662 Boston Post Rd., Weston, MA) every second Sunday of the month, from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. for free, family-friendly tours. Explore the fascinating home of noted Loyalist Isaac Jones, where six generations lived across 200 years. Inside, you'll see hundreds […]
Are you a new parent? Looking to get out of the house and be with other adults in a museum? Come to our special babywearing tour! We’ll see our gorgeous 1806 mansion, and we won’t mind if your baby sleeps — or cries — through our tour. Walk-ins are encouraged, and no advance tickets are […]
