Harvard Historical Society
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Harvard Shaker History
Ned Quist introduces his new and comprehensive book about the Harvard Shaker Village with an illustrated talk.
Harvard in the Revolution: A Cemetery Tour
A Living History Cemetery Tour highlights Harvard soldiers in the Revolution. After an overview showing Harvard’s growing resistance to the British, hear six Harvard soldiers tell their stories of patriotism, unity, and endurance.
Muskets and Minutemen: Arms of the Colonial Soldiers
Discover the muskets and rifles that were used during the American Revolution by the British and the Colonists. An illustrated talk by Ed Sterling and Keith Hatfield.
Presidential Pops 2024
The Harvard Historical Society celebrates a presidential election year with a musical program that’s all about presidents and nothing about politics.
Hildreth Inventions History
How water power and the spirit of improvement inspired inventors in Harvard. The Hildreth brothers Stanley and Edwin were the most well known of Harvard’s ingenious inventors.
Historic House Renovation
Lee McColgan’s house restoration journey expertly examines our relationship to history through the homes we inhabit, beautifully articulating the philosophy of preserving the past for the future.
The Harvard Shakers, their barns and the worst agricultural land in Harvard
Robert C. Anderson in his “Directions of a Town” wrote: “The first task of the Shakers at Harvard in their growing years was the cultivation and improvement of the tracts of land they had acquired, probably the worst agricultural land in Harvard.”
Harvard in the First Half of the 20th Century
A living history program presented by the Harvard Historical Society in which former citizens tell stories about their lives and events that took place during the first half of the 20th century. Based on manuscripts collected by Ida Harris, recently edited by Joe Theriault.
