• New England Kitchens at May Joint Meeting

    Date/Time Date(s) - Thu: May 11, 2023 7:00 pm From the colonial period to the present, the kitchen has been a source of nourishment and…

  • Virtual Historic Tour of Stoneham

    The Arbors at Stoneham 140 Franklin Street, Stoneham, MA, United States

    Attend a free armchair "tour" of Stoneham's historic downtown.

  • Postponed – Research Your House Day

    Stoneham Historical Society & Museum 36 William Street, Stoneham, MA, United States

    Due to ongoing construction, Research Your House Day, has been postponed.  We will repost the new date once decided.            …

  • Charlestown End Stone Walls – Preservation Month Meeting

    Stoneham Historical Society & Museum 36 William Street, Stoneham, MA, United States

    What do all those stone walls in the Middlesex Fells represent?  How did Stoneham become Stoneham? How did colonial English colonists parcel out land once…

  • The Most Hated Man in Revolutionary Boston

    Stoneham Public Library 431 Main Street, Stoneham, MA, United States

    Historian John Bell on local scoundrel Ebenezer Richardson - at one point known as the most hated man in Revolutionary Boston.

  • Lament for the Christmas Tree Shops – With Anthony Sammarco

    Stoneham Historical Society & Museum 36 William Street, Stoneham, MA, United States

    This is the rescheduled event from November 2024. Didn't You Just Love a Bargain? A Lament for the Christmas Tree Shops Join us as the…

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  • When Church was the State

    Stoneham Historical Society & Museum 36 William Street, Stoneham, MA, United States

    Local author Ben Jacques will speak on the history of the First Church in Stoneham - a congregation that has existed since the 1720s, playing…

  • Revere Beach: A Stroll Through Time

    Stoneham Historical Society & Museum 36 William Street, Stoneham, MA, United States

    Roller coasters, roast beef and a roaring good time, Bring your memories of Revere Beach for this talk on the history of America's first public beach.

  • George Washington’s Spy – And Stoneham’s minister?

    Stoneham Historical Society & Museum 36 William Street, Stoneham, MA, United States

    Find out more about how a former minister of Stoneham became a key spy in Boston. Historian and author John Bell will feature in our May talk at the Stoneham Historical Society & Museum, May 14, 36 William St., Stoneham.

  • Walls, Rock & Rum – A Landscape Transformed

    Stoneham Historical Society & Museum 36 William Street, Stoneham, MA, United States

    Find the stories behind the scenic trails of the Middlesex Fells. Beneath its canopy lies the story of the Pawtucket peoples, Puritan ambition, and a landscape transformed by early colonial industry. Hear authors Alison Simcox and Douglas Heath at the Stoneham Historical Society & Museum, June 11, 2026 starting at 7:15 pm. Doors open at 6:45.