MILL TALK Negro Cloth, Enslaved People & the Legacy of Lowell Manufacturing
1970-01-01 0:00:00
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Charles River Museum of Industry & Innovation 154 Moody Street, Waltham, United States
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Mill Talk: Tariffs and Trade, Then and Now
Charles River Museum of Industry & Innovation 154 Moody Street, Waltham, United States1970-01-01 0:00:00
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Looking for Robert Roberts: Moments and Mysteries
Gore Place 52 Gore StreetWith the 1827 publication of his "House Servant’s Directory"—while employed as a manservant for the elite Bostonians Christopher and Rebecca Gore—Robert Roberts became America’s first commercially published Black author. A leader in Boston’s free Black community, he was a church deacon, a businessman, an abolitionist, and a fighter for civil rights. In this talk, we’ll […]
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Mill Talk: Denim culture—past, present, and future
Charles River Museum of Industry & Innovation 154 Moody Street, Waltham, United StatesPart of the Mill Talks collection. Includes a screening of "Riveted: The History of Jeans." The Charles River Museum is at the site of Francis Cabot Lowell's first cotton textile mill, and it was cotton manufacturing that powered the Industrial Revolution. Now, jeans are the iconic American fashion staple that almost all of us own. […]
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Mill Talk: Kittie Knox, Cyclist
Charles River Museum of Industry & Innovation 154 Moody Street, Waltham, United StatesAnd unveiling: “Kittie Knox in the Charles River Museum” Presented by Lorenz Finison. Kittie Knox was a young biracial cyclist in the 1890s who fought against race-based limitations in America’s post-Reconstruction reaction against Black advancement. During her cycling career (1893 – 1899), she became a well-known century (100-mile) rider, protested the League of American Wheelmen’s […]
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Hooked on Fishing: 50 years fishing in Waltham
The Waltham Museum 25 Lexington Street, Waltham, MAWe continue our Saturday Social Series with "Hooked on Fishing: 50 years fishing in Waltham." Join us as Jack Cox takes us along, fishing with him on the Charles and […]
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Mill Talk: The Greater Boston School of Harpsichord Building
Charles River Museum of Industry & Innovation 154 Moody Street, Waltham, United StatesAnd exhibit opening: "Rediscovering Waltham's Harpsichord History" Presented by Mark Kroll, Professor Emeritus, Boston University. Join us for the kickoff of this very special exhibition, which will examine the story of Frank and Diane Hubbard, founders and operators of Hubbard Harpsichords, manufacturers of instruments and kits for almost 50 years. Through their work, Greater […]
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“Suspended Education” – Book Talk
More Than Words Boston 242 East Berkeley Street Boston, Boston, United StatesCORRECTION: This event will take place at More Than Words Boston, 242 East Berkeley Street Boston. Join us at More Than Words for an evening with Aaron Kupchik, author of […]
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Mill Talk: Baby food and the industrialization of taste in the United States
Charles River Museum of Industry & Innovation 154 Moody Street, Waltham, United StatesPresented by Professor Amy Bentley, New York University, author of "Inventing Baby Food: Taste, Health, and the Industrialization of the American Diet." Free to the public, but registration required.
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History of Jazz
The Waltham Museum 25 Lexington Street, Waltham, MAThe Waltham Museum's Saturday Social Series continues with "History of Jazz." Jazz up your Saturday as award-winning jazz guitarist Gerry Beaudoin, a lifetime Waltham resident, gives a talk on the "History of Jazz." Museum tours and refreshments available. Seats are limited, so signup by calling 781-893-9020 or emailing info@walthammuseum.org with name, phone number and email, […]
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The Making of a Prime Minister
Gore Place 52 Gore StreetJoin us at Gore Place for a remarkable talk by the Countess of Derby and Professor Andrew O'Shaughnessy, who will discuss their new book "A North American Tour Journal, 1824-1825, […]
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Mill Talk: Paul Revere’s ride from patriot to manufacturing pioneer
Charles River Museum of Industry & Innovation 154 Moody Street, Waltham, United StatesListen my children and you shall hear of the midnight ride of Paul Revere... This talk will explore Revere's patriotic technological service to his country, starting before his famous ride and ending long afterwards. Revere pioneered new manufacturing techniques in iron casting, bronze bell and cannon making, and copperwork. As the first American to roll […]
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