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Westford 250 – Rally at the Liberty Tree, A Revolutionary Walking Tour of Westford Common.

Sunday, August 11, 2024 @ 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm – Meet Ken Tebbetts at Westford Liberty Tree for A guided tour of the Revolutionary War Monuments and Memorials surrounding Westford Common. What is Westford 250?  In 2025 the nation will commemorate the 250th anniversary of the start of the Revolutionary War. Join the Westford Museum and Historical Society as we explore Westford’s history in the American […]

Westford 250 – The Solemn League and Covenant and Westford’s Response to the 1774 Intolerable Acts

Thursday, July 11, 2024 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm –   In the spring and summer of 1774, news had reached Boston that Britain’s Parliament had enacted several measures in retaliation for the Destruction of the Tea, known as the “Intolerable Acts. Samuel Adams and the Boston committee of correspondence developed a non-importation pledge known as the “Solemn League and Covenant”. The Covenant called for […]

Westford 250 – “A Day for Doughnuts” A One-Act Play performed by the Westford Girl Scouts, Junior Troop 70541.

Sunday, April 28, 2024 @ 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm – “A Day for Doughnuts” was written by Virginia Kimball (1976) In her account of John Robinson, Olive Prescott, Robinson’s great, great granddaughter describes the activities of April 19, 1775, from memories of the Robinson Family, accounts from town records and the reports of local historians. She describes the lunch that Huldah and her daughters prepared […]

Westford 250 – Col. John Robinson Day at the Westford Museum

Sunday, April 14, 2024 @ 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm – Experience the aspects of everyday life in Colonial Westford through Woodworking, spinning, chocolate and more    Westford 250-In 2025 the nation will commemorate the 250th anniversary of the start of the Revolutionary War. Join the Westford Museum and Historical Society as we explore Westford’s history in the American Revolution and related stories……..

Westford 250 – Two Truths, One Lie, Three Pours with Sam Adams: the Man, the Beer!

Saturday, April 27, 2024 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm – A Revolutionary Fundraiser! Enjoy three stories about Sam Adams while sampling a variety of Samuel Adams Beers paired with savory appetizers from Classic Kitchen Cafe Colonial interpreter, Mike Lepage will share three accounts of the life of Sam Adams, two accounts will be historically accurate, one is a fabrication! Can you ferret out the fable […]

Westford 250 – Once Known: Slavery in Westford with Leslie Howard

Thursday, May 23, 2024 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm – Slavery in Westford it may be surprising, but there were at least 24 enslaved individuals in the town of Westford from 1730 to 1780. There is little in the historical record of these individuals and their lives, however some information has been compiled in an attempt to present what their life may have been like […]

Westford 250- Patriots’ Day Candlelight Tribute at Fairview Cemetery

Friday, April 19, 2024 @ 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm – In this unique self-guided stroll, you can access the service records of Westford’s Revolutionary War Patriots on your phone or tablet. There will be interpreters to answer your questions stationed throughout the beautifully illuminated cemetery. Rain Date: April 20, 2024 One of the most distinguished citizens buried here is Capt. Joseph Reed. Capt. Read became […]

Westford 250 -The Minutemen and Their World, An Evening with Robert Gross

Thursday, February 29, 2024 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm – On April 19, 1775, the American Revolution began at the Old North Bridge in Concord, Massachusetts. The “shot heard round the world” catapulted this sleepy New England town into the midst of revolutionary fervor, and Concord went on to become the intellectual capital of the new republic. The town–future home to Emerson, Thoreau, and Hawthorne–soon […]

Westford 250- A Pressing Matter: 18th Century Media Literacy and Bias with Michele Gabrielson

Thursday, February 22, 2024 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm – Media and information literacy are essential 21st century skills in order to be an informed citizen.  These are also skills that when applied in a historical context, help us become better historians. In this discussion, we will analyze perspective, language, and bias in 18th century newspapers with a critical lens to learn how news was consumed […]