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  • City of Waltham Memorial Day services

    Waltham Common 610 Main St, Waltham, MA, United States

    Services will be held on the Waltham Common at 10:00 a.m. Please meet at the City Hall parking lot on Elm Street.

  • Tikkun L’eil Shavuot

    Temple Beth Israel 25 Harvard Street, Waltham, MA

    Celebrate Torah on the anniversary it was given! Gain new perspectives on creation, the cosmos, and our community at half-hour learning sessions led by TBI Members followed by a dairy dessert kiddush and ma'ariv service. Featuring: Scott A. Tepper Everything has a Song: Perek Shira Violet Radnofsky Demystifying Kabbalah: A Brief History Carl Weinstein Weddings […]

    Free

  • Earle Ovington, Air Mail, and the First Flight Over Waltham

    The Waltham Museum 25 Lexington Street, Waltham, MA

    Join us for the last of our 2024-25 Saturday Social Series: “Earle Ovington, Air Mail, and the First Flight Over Waltham.” Earle L. Ovington was the United States' first airmail pilot and flew the first official airmail route in the nation's history on Long Island, New York, in September 1911. Prior to that, Ovington was […]

    Free

  • Finding Home: Stories From Recent Immigrants

    First Parish Church 50 Church St, Waltham, MA

    This inspiring film chronicles the extraordinary journey of immigrant families as they rebuild their lives and navigate new beginnings in New England. The film screening will be followed by moderated discussions and opportunities for community action. Organized by Indivisible Waltham in collaboration with First Parish Waltham and Fuerza. Seating is limited so please sign up […]

    Free

  • Mill Talk: The Final Days of the Central Mass Branch

    Charles River Museum of Industry & Innovation 154 Moody Street, Waltham, United States

    Presented by Rick Kfoury. A visual look into the final years of railroad operations on the Central Mass Branch west of Waltham. The event is free, but registration is required. Mill Talks at the Charles River Museum of Industry and Innovation are free and open to the public and are made possible by the generous […]

    Free

  • The World of Robert Roberts tour at Gore Place

    Gore Place 52 Gore Street

    Gore Place will offer an evening tour highlighting the life and activism of Robert Roberts, author of the "House Servant’s Directory" (1827) and head of household staff for Christopher and Rebecca Gore. Along the way, you will see the beautiful great stairs, peacock parlor, library, withdrawing room, bed chambers and servant’s quarters of the impressive […]

    Free

  • Dogs welcome! Lyman Estate landscape tour

    Lyman Estate 185 Lyman Street, Waltham

    Walk in the paw-prints of the Lyman family's beloved pets on the rolling paths and garden trails of the 37-acre Lyman Estate! Well-behaved, leashed dogs are welcome to join their owners on this edition of the Lyman Estate landscape tour. Enjoy the outdoors together while learning about the fascinating history of the grounds. Tour will […]

    $20

  • Life of a laborer, a working-class history tour

    Lyman Estate 185 Lyman Street, Waltham

    From cooking meals to operating a factory loom, laborers made the Lyman family's life on a grand estate possible. Hundreds of workers were employed in occupations like 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 […]

    $20

  • Mill Talk: Mother Brook—The evolution of industry along the country’s oldest power canal

    Charles River Museum of Industry & Innovation 154 Moody Street, Waltham, United States

    Excavated between 1639 and 1641, the Mother Brook canal in Dedham is arguably the oldest power canal in North America. The waterway connects the Charles and the Neponset Rivers by way of an inland spring-fed brook. Join us at the Charles River Museum for a discussion of the industrial uses of the canal and East […]

    Free

  • Susan Zalkind presents “The Waltham Murders”

    Waltham Public Library 735 Main St, Waltham, MA, United States

    Waltham-based author Susan Zalkind presents her popular book, "The Waltham Murders: One Woman’s Pursuit to Expose the Truth Behind a Murder and a National Tragedy." Q&A session will follow! In the Lecture Hall.

    Free

  • Waltham’s Revolutionary War veterans cemetery tour

    Grove Hill Cemetery 290 Main Street, Waltham, MA

    Join for a walk around Grove Hill Cemetery and learn the stories of those Waltham citizens who participated in the most significant events in the country's history. Desiree Genthner will lead a walking tour to visit the gravesites of Waltham's prominent 18th century citizens. Non-member ticket price is $25. Members of the Historical Society pay […]

    $25

  • Hiroshima and Nagasaki vigil

    Main and Moody 1 Moody Street, Waltham, MA

    Join Waltham Concerned Citizens for a silent vigil to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki and to call for the billions spent on nuclear weapons to be redirected to human needs.

    Free