America 250 Picnic on the Common
Join a 250th Picnic on Stoneham Common, July 18, 2026 (10 am-2pm) with free games, toys, reenactors and more. Reading of the Declaration of Independence at Noon.
Join a 250th Picnic on Stoneham Common, July 18, 2026 (10 am-2pm) with free games, toys, reenactors and more. Reading of the Declaration of Independence at Noon.
Due to the Revolution 250 Event on the Common on Saturday July 18th and our visit to the Stoneham Farmers Market and Concert Series on…
Join us at the Stoneham Farmers Market on July 23rd. We will be there 2:30 to 6:30 for the Market and remaining through the concert…
How was a car built in Stoneham robbed of its victory in America's first cross-country race? Find out more in our Shawmut Motors exhibit.
Racing across America in 1909 involved great daring, endurance and abundant dirty tricks. Learn more at SHSM's first fall speaker event - Sept 10 th at 7 pm about how Shawmut Motors of Stoneham, Mass was robbed of victory in the first trans-continental road race.
Research your house day - 1-4pm Sept 27, 2026. Use maps, street listings and more to research the history of your house and who lived there.
Explore the legendary tomb of Tutankhamun (better known as King Tut) and all its treasures, one of greatest archaeological finds of all time in this talk at Stoneham Historical Society & Museum on October 8, 2006.
SHSM will be open extra hours in October as we present our annual antiques appraisal event with Frank Kaminski - founder of Kaminski Auctions.
How do you create a city of 75,000 people - in secret? During World War II, the US Government created an overnight city to produce uranium for the Manhattan project - without most of the city's inhabitants knowing what they were working on. Learn more in the November 12 SHSM talk by David LaCroix.
Monthly opening of the Stoneham Historical Society & Museum on the Third Sunday, 2-4 pm at 36 William St, Stoneham
Monthly opening of the Stoneham Historical Society & Museum on the Third Sunday, 2-4 pm at 36 William St, Stoneham
Monthly opening of the Stoneham Historical Society & Museum on the Third Sunday, 2-4 pm at 36 William St, Stoneham