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SUMMARY:The Architectural Drawings of Henry Hobson Richardson
DESCRIPTION:Quincy Historical Society invites you to its 2025 Annual Meeting on Tuesday\, October 7th\, at 7pm at the Adams Academy\, where authors Jay Wickersham\, Chris Milford\, and Hope Mayo will discuss the subject of their new book Henry Hobson Richardson: Drawings from the Collection of Houghton Library\, Harvard University. This program explores Richardson’s work with a focus on one of Quincy’s beloved architectural gems\, the Thomas Crane Public Library.\n\n\n\nH. H. Richardson is 19th century America’s most iconic architect. Richardson’s preferred Romanesque Revival style makes his work playfully eye-catching\, and instantly recognizable. Wickersham\, Milford\, and Mayo’s book\, is the first in-depth publication of drawings by H. H. Richardson. The trove of over 4\,000 drawings\, preserved since Richardson’s death and kept by Harvard University\, have been largely unpublished until now. The book presents full-color reproductions of 450 sketches and renderings by the architect and his studio assistants.\n\nIt includes more than 50 projects\, including such masterpieces as Boston’s Trinity Church; the Allegheny County Courthouse and Jail in Pittsburgh; the Marshall Field Store and Glessner House in Chicago; and five libraries\, including Quincy’s own Thomas Crane Public Library.\n\n\n\nThe authors will discuss the Richardson drawings\, and what they reveal about collaboration in Richardson’s studio\, with a focus on the design process that produced the Crane Library.\n\n\n\nThis event is open to all and free to attend.\n\n\n\nAs the Historical Society’s Annual Meeting officers and board members will be elected for the coming year.
URL:https://quincyhistory.org/event/the-architectural-drawings-of-henry-hobson-richardson/
LOCATION:Adams Academy\, 8 Adams Street\, Quincy\, Massachusetts\, 02169
CATEGORIES:Annual Meeting,Author Talk Lecture Series,Quincy400
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SUMMARY:Quincy Open Heritage Day
DESCRIPTION:Join us Saturday\, September 27 for Open Heritage Day in Quincy!\n\nMore than a dozen historic sites across the city will be hosting 30+ FREE programs and events throughout the day — a perfect way to explore local history with friends and family.\n\n\n\n Quincy Historical Society & Museum will be open all day and hosting four exciting programs:\n\n\n\n 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM\nOpen House: Early Successful Chinese Businesses in Quincy\nDiscover the stories behind some of Quincy’s pioneering Chinese-owned businesses and their lasting impact on the community.\n\n\n\n 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM\n&\n 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM\nRevolutionary Eloquence: Quincy History’s Greatest Visionaries\nFrom John Adams’ deep considerations while constructing America’s new forms of government to Abigail Adams’ graceful yet radical prose on race and gender\, to 19th- and 20th-century reformers like Francis Parker and Adelaide Claflin — Quincy has long been home to bold\, world-shaping thinkers.\nThis program celebrates four centuries of powerful rhetoric\, oration\, and written word\, brought to life through dramatic readings performed by a cast of actors.\nPresented twice — choose the time that works for you!\n\n\n\n 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM\nIt All Began 33 Years Ago: The Cantonese Radio Show at WJDA (1992–2006)\nCelebrate the legacy of this beloved community radio program and learn how it connected and empowered Cantonese-speaking residents in Quincy and beyond.\n\n\n\n Mark your calendar\, invite your friends\, and come experience Quincy’s rich heritage — all for free!\n\n\n\n Learn more: https://quincy400.com/business_detail_T5_R38.php
URL:https://quincyhistory.org/event/quincy-open-heritage-day/
LOCATION:Adams Academy\, 8 Adams Street\, Quincy\, Massachusetts\, 02169
CATEGORIES:Quincy400
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SUMMARY:A State of Rebellion\, Part II: Honoring the 250th Anniversary of the Battle of Bunker Hill
DESCRIPTION:On Tuesday\, June 17th\, at 7pm at the Adams Academy\, 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.\n\nDrawing from newly compiled archival records\, this program will follow local commanders like Captains Elihu Adams\, Silas Wild\, and Seth Turner 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.\n\nThe presentation will also uncover lesser-known events like the Grape Island skirmish and examine the deep tensions within the town—including documented loyalist families who stood on the other side of the conflict. With vivid eyewitness accounts\, such as Abigail Adams’s letters from the Braintree home front\, and detailed muster records from the Massachusetts Archives\, this program offers a richly detailed portrait of a Massachusetts coastal community at war.\n\nThis event\, part of the Historical Society’s ongoing celebrations of Quincy400\, is open to all and free to attend.
URL:https://quincyhistory.org/event/a-state-of-rebellion-part-ii-honoring-the-250th-anniversary-of-the-battle-of-bunker-hill/
LOCATION:Adams Academy\, 8 Adams Street\, Quincy\, Massachusetts\, 02169
CATEGORIES:Quincy400,Rev250
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SUMMARY:Profiles in Courage: Anne Hutchinson
DESCRIPTION:On Wednesday\, May 21st\, at 7pm at the Adams Academy\, Quincy Historical Society will host a special screening of the 1965 television series Profiles in Courage with an episode highlighting the infamous trial of Anne Hutchinson\, a 17th century religious leader in colonial Massachusetts with ties to Quincy’s early Mount Wollaston settlement.\n\n\n\nIn 1636 the Massachusetts Bay Colony faced its first existential crisis. At its heart stood a woman\, Anne Marbury Hutchinson – the daughter of a minister\, and an outspoken religious leader in her own right. When two political forces vied for dominance over the young colony\, Hutchinson faced a question of moral integrity – denounce her beliefs and remain a respected and wealthy member of her community or hold fast to her truths and lose everything.\n\n\n\nIn 1963 Anne Hutchinson’s story was selected to be featured in a television adaptation of John F. Kennedy’s book Profiles in Courage. Hutchinson is played brilliantly by legendary British actress Dame Wendy Hiller.\n\n\n\nThis program will screen the Anne Hutchinson episode of Profiles in Courage\, followed by a freewheeling discussion about the film\, the “Antinomian Controversy”\, life in Puritan Massachusetts\, and the legacy of Anne Hutchinson’s principled stand for religious civil liberties.\n\n\n\nThis program is part of Quincy Historical Society’s year-long celebrations of Quincy’s 400th anniversary. This event is open to all\, and free to attend.
URL:https://quincyhistory.org/event/profiles-in-courage-anne-hutchinson/
LOCATION:Adams Academy\, 8 Adams Street\, Quincy\, Massachusetts\, 02169
CATEGORIES:Film Screening,Quincy400
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SUMMARY:“Birdmen Over Boston Harbor: The 1910 Harvard-Boston Aero Meet” Live Presentation & Book Signing with author Wayne Miller
DESCRIPTION:By popular demand Quincy Historical Society is pleased to offer a reprisal of our March 6th event debuting a new book by local historian Wayne G. Miller on the legendary 1910 Harvard-Boston Aero Meet held at Squantum. This event will take place on Wednesday\, May 7th\, at 2pm\, at the Adams Academy\, 8 Adams Street. \nThe 1910 Harvard-Boston Aero Meet came at a historically significant moment in time when almost no one in New England had seen or heard an aeroplane in flight. This unprecedented phenomenon created an explosion of enthusiasm. An estimated one million people either paid to see the spectacle or found free viewing points along beaches in Dorchester\, South Boston\, and Quincy. For two weeks many of the biggest stars in aviation—known at the time as “Birdmen”– thrilled with daredevil stunts while setting American and World records. \nIn his book\, the first comprehensive of history\, Miller sets the record straight about the importance and many of the details of the 1910 Harvard-Boston Aeromeet. His presentation will take the audience through this amazing story and share some of the book’s eighty exclusive photographs. \nWayne G. Miller is the author of “Quincy Massachusetts: A Shipbuilding Tradition” and “Fore River Shipyard\,” and the co-author with Dan Simmons and Corinne Waite of “A Quincy Book of Days.” He is editor and principal writer of the Historical Society’s “Quincy History” newsletter. \nThis event is open to all and free to attend. A book signing will follow the presentation. We hope to see you there
URL:https://quincyhistory.org/event/birdmen-over-boston-harbor-the-1910-harvard-boston-aero-meet-live-presentation-book-signing-with-author-wayne-miller-2/
LOCATION:Adams Academy\, 8 Adams Street\, Quincy\, Massachusetts\, 02169
CATEGORIES:Author Talk Lecture Series,Quincy Historical Society Press,Quincy400
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SUMMARY:An Evening with Liane Brandon: Award Winning Filmmaker & Former Quincy Teacher
DESCRIPTION:When Liane Brandon\, as a young teacher at Quincy Public Schools\, agreed to help her North Quincy High students make a movie\, she didn’t know that it would change the course of her career – and media education nationwide – forever. On Thursday\, April 24th\, at 7pm\, we are delighted to welcome Brandon back to Quincy for a special screening of three short films\, a reunion\, and a freewheeling discussion about Quincy in the 1960s.\n\nLiane Brandon is the co-founder of New Day Films – the groundbreaking independent film distribution cooperative\, whose films have won two Academy Awards\, an Emmy and many other awards. Her film Betty Tells Her Story was inducted into the National Film Registry in 2022. Brandon is also Professor Emerita at UMASS/Amherst\, and her films and papers are currently being archived at Duke University.\n\nAt this event\, three of Brandon’s early short films will be shown\, all of which have scenes shot in Quincy and a playful tone. Gum and Le Sujet C’est Nous were produced as student projects at North Quincy High. Anything You Want to Be\, Brandon’s founding film with New Day has been featured at a multitude of film festivals and cultural institutions around the world.\n\nThis program is part of Quincy Historical Society’s year-long celebrations of Quincy’s 400th anniversary.\n\nThis event is open to all\, and free to attend.
URL:https://quincyhistory.org/event/an-evening-with-liane-brandon-award-winning-filmmaker-former-quincy-teacher/
LOCATION:Adams Academy\, 8 Adams Street\, Quincy\, Massachusetts\, 02169
CATEGORIES:Quincy Nostalgia Lecture Series,Quincy400
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SUMMARY:"Birdmen Over Boston Harbor: The 1910 Harvard-Boston Aero Meet" Live Presentation & Book Signing with author Wayne Miller
DESCRIPTION:As the inaugural event of our celebration of Quincy400\, Quincy Historical Society will debut a new book and a presentation by local historian Wayne Miller on the legendary 1910 Harvard-Boston Aeromeet held at Squantum. This event will take place on Thursday\, March 6th\, at 7pm\, at the Adams Academy\, 8 Adams Street.\n\nThe 1910 Harvard-Boston Aero Meet came at a historically significant moment in time when almost no one in New England had seen or heard an aeroplane in flight. This unprecedented phenomenon created an explosion of enthusiasm. An estimated one million people either paid to see the spectacle or found free viewing points along beaches in Dorchester\, South Boston\, and Quincy. For two weeks many of the biggest stars in aviation—known at the time as “Birdmen”– thrilled with daredevil stunts while setting American and World’s records.\n\nIn his book\, the first comprehensive of history\, Miller sets the record straight about the importance and many of the details of the 1910 Harvard-Boston Aeromeet. His presentation will take the audience through this amazing story and share some of the book’s eighty exclusive photographs.\n\nWayne Miller is the author of Quincy Massachusetts: A Shipbuilding Tradition and Fore River Shipyard\, and the co-author with Dan Simmons and Corinne Waite of A Quincy Book of Days. He is editor and principal writer of the Historical Society’s Quincy History newsletter.\n\nThis event is open to all and free to attend. A book signing will follow the presentation. We hope to see you there!
URL:https://quincyhistory.org/event/birdmen-over-boston-harbor-the-1910-harvard-boston-aero-meet-live-presentation-book-signing-with-author-wayne-miller/
LOCATION:Adams Academy\, 8 Adams Street\, Quincy\, Massachusetts\, 02169
CATEGORIES:Author Talk Lecture Series,Quincy Historical Society Press,Quincy400
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SUMMARY:A History of Boston
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URL:https://quincyhistory.org/event/a-history-of-boston/
LOCATION:Adams Academy\, 8 Adams Street\, Quincy\, Massachusetts\, 02169
CATEGORIES:Author Talk Lecture Series
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SUMMARY:John Quincy Adams\, Reluctant Abolitionist
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URL:https://quincyhistory.org/event/john-quincy-adams-reluctant-abolitionist/
LOCATION:Adams Academy\, 8 Adams Street\, Quincy\, Massachusetts\, 02169
CATEGORIES:Author Talk Lecture Series
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