The mission of the Winchester Historical Society is to promote an awareness of Winchester’s rich history and share it with the community. The Society achieves its mission by collecting and preserving historic records and artifacts related to Winchester; by its...

Burlington today has one of the most pleasing commons in the Metropolitan Boston-Route 128 area. Now that the old Union School has been given a new lease on life, the other old build- ings around, the General Walker House, the Marion Tavern and the old Center School,...

The Parker Tavern, Reading's oldest remaining seventeenth century structure, is owned and operated by the Reading Antiquarian Society. Click here to learn more about RAS.

In a hollow on the Mill Brook in Arlington, Massachusetts, a woodworker today is making exquisite hand-turned oval frames on 19th century lathes in a wooden mill building dating from the time of the Civil War. The historic Old Schwamb Mill site itself survives as a...

The Lexington Historical Society in Lexington, Massachusetts preserves and celebrates Lexington’s history, with a special emphasis on the town’s important role in the beginning of the American Revolution. The Society presents entertaining and educational programs...

The Hancock-Clarke House, built in 1737, is 1/4 mile from Buckman Tavern, on Hancock Street. On the evening of April 18, 1775, John Hancock and Samuel Adams, prominent leaders in the colonial cause, were guests of the Reverend Jonas Clarke in the parsonage. Fearing...

The Munroe Tavern is located one mile east of Lexington Common. On the afternoon of April 19, 1775, the tavern served as the headquarters for Brigadier General Earl Percy and his one thousand reinforcements. The British occupied the tavern for one and one-half...

The Arlington Historical Society was founded amidst rapid residential development in what had been a quiet agricultural town. As dramatic changes to the landscapes of Boston's inner suburbs took shape, and newcomers swelled their populations, long-time residents felt...

n 1740, Jason Russell built the oldest part of the house, consisting of two rooms, and later added two more. Decorative changes around the windows and front door and an ell were added in the 19th Century.

The mission of the Cyrus E. Dallin Art Museum is to advance the legacy of the celebrated American sculptor, Cyrus Dallin, who lived and worked in Arlington, Massachusetts, by collecting, preserving and exhibiting items related to the artist’s life and work, and by...