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  • A State of Rebellion, Part II: Honoring the 250th Anniversary of the Battle of Bunker Hill

    Adams Academy 8 Adams Street, Quincy, Massachusetts

    Quincy Historical Society will host the second part of a program exploring life in Braintree during the first pivotal months of the American Revolution. The City of Quincy’s Historic Heritage and Resource Manager Bob Damon, and Quincy Historical Society’s Executive Director Emeritus Ed Fitzgerald, will be joined by Emerson College’s Dr. Kerima Lewis to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the Battle of Bunker Hill.

    Drawing from newly compiled archival records, this program will follow local commanders and their men from the April 19th alarm to their deployments as Braintree’s “eight-months” companies at Prospect Hill and Fort No. 2 and their participation in the preparations for the Battle of Bunker Hill. The presentation will also uncover lesser-known events and examine the deep tensions within the town. With vivid eyewitness accounts this program offers a richly detailed portrait of a Massachusetts coastal community at war.

    This event, part of the Historical Society’s ongoing celebrations of Quincy400, is open to all and free to attend.

  • Atlas of Independence: John Adams & the American Revolution — Presentation and Book Signing

    Adams Academy 8 Adams Street, Quincy, Massachusetts

    John Adams is widely heralded, by historians and by his contemporaries, as the Architect of American Independence. But what did Adams do to earn a moniker of such esteem, while simultaneously cultivating a reputation for being stubborn and combative?

    "Atlas of Independence" sets the record straight about John Adams’ significant contributions to the Second Continental Congress, where he worked tirelessly behind-the-scenes to nudge – and sometimes shove – his colleagues towards the inevitable conclusion that America must declare independence from Britain. This program will explore those efforts, and the great personal sacrifices that Adams made in pursuit of principle. It will lay out an overview of Adams’ seminal role in that tumultuous Founding time.

    This event is open to all and free to attend. Join us Thursday, April 30th at 7pm at the Adams Academy.

  • Abigail’s “Common Sense”

    Adams Academy 8 Adams Street, Quincy, Massachusetts

    When Thomas Paine’s "Common Sense" was published in January 1776 it became an unprecedented bestseller. Within six weeks of reading it, Abigail Adams penned her most famous letter, urging her husband and the Second Continental Congress to “remember the ladies” during the formation of the new government.

    In this program QHS Executive Director Alexandra Elliott will break down the inspiration Adams drew from "Common Sense," the subtle references hidden within the “Remember the Ladies” letter, and Adams’ powerful ability to turn her own common sense into compelling advocacy.

    This event is open to all and free to attend.

  • Revolutionary Eloquence: Quincy History’s Greatest Visionaries

    Adams Academy 8 Adams Street, Quincy, Massachusetts

    On Thursday, June 25th, at 7pm at the Adams Academy Quincy Historical Society will continue our celebration of America’s 250th anniversary with “Revolutionary Eloquence,” a program of dramatic readings featuring the words of some of Quincy’s most innovative thinkers. While Quincy may be famous for many things - shipbuilding, granite, great food, and grit - its greatest resource has always been the minds of its citizens.

    As the Historical Society’s Annual Meeting, officers and board members will be elected for the coming year.

  • AmRev250: Voices and Visions Screening w/Q&A

    Thomas Crane Public Library 40 Washington Street, Quincy, MA, United States

    Join us for a special screening of segments of the exciting new Ken Burns PBS Documentary, AMERICAN REVOLUTION.

    Executive Director of the Quincy Historical Society, Alexandra Elliott will host a discussion of question and answers with the audience following the 40 minute film preview. Segments shared will highlight arts, literature and music of the American Revolution.

    This program will be held in the Community Meeting Room, at the main branch of the Thomas Crane Public Library, 40 Washington Street, Quincy, MA, 02169