• Quincy Open Heritage Day

    Adams Academy 8 Adams Street, Quincy, Massachusetts

    Join us Saturday, September 27 for Open Heritage Day in Quincy!

    More 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.

    Quincy Historical Society & Museum will be open all day and hosting four exciting programs.

    Mark your calendar, invite your friends, and come experience Quincy's rich heritage — all for free!

  • The Architectural Drawings of Henry Hobson Richardson

    Adams Academy 8 Adams Street, Quincy, Massachusetts

    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.

    This event is open to all and free to attend.

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

    Free
  • 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.