Bedford High School students who competed in National History Day will describe their projects in the first half of this program. The…
Read MoreThe Bedford Historical Society is calling for first-hand written testimony from residents on the impact of the current pandemic on daily life…
Read MoreFor the first time since it opened 50 years ago, Bedford’s Springs Brook Park recreation area will not open for the summer.
The…
Read MoreWith a publication date scheduled to coincide with this weekend's sadly-canceled Pole Capping ceremony, Town Historian Sharon Lawrence McDonald's new book for…
Read MoreAt their January 6 meeting, the Selectmen reviewed updates on the business plan of the long-discussed History Museum and heard progress on…
Read MoreBedford Historical Society October Program
by Bob Dorer
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The Historical Society will be hosting a showing of “Bedford Windshield: A Quick and Easy guide to Architecture in a New England…
Read MoreThanks to the Bedford Historical Society for this digitized 2002 videotape of a steam locomotive on what has become the Depot Park…
Read MoreThe first meeting of the Bedford Historical Society’s 2019-2020 Program Series will begin at 7:15 for a half-hour refreshment/social period before the…
Read MoreAt their September 9 meeting, the Selectmen reviewed several Department of Public Works contracts, received an update on progress of the Historical…
Read MoreTown Historian Sharon McDonald has been researching the history of slavery in Bedford. It stunned her to find that there were enslaved…
Read MoreLecture: “Survival: Boston 1630”
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In the summer of 1630, a thousand people with dwindling supplies of food and medicine stepped off their boats into the wilderness. …
Read MoreThe Bedford Historical Society welcomes back history teacher, author and lecturer Chris Daley with his latest presentation, Irish Need Not Apply: The…
Read MorePLEASE NOTE DATE CHANGE TO MAY 19 How did Boston silversmith Paul Revere end up riding to alert the countryside that “the…
Read MoreHistory Day and What’s in Bedford’s Attic
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Join us at 7:15 for refreshments; at 7:45 the Bedford High School History Day competitors will describe their projects and be honored…
Read MoreIf These Walls Could Talk ~ A Bedford Historical Society Lecture on April 25 Join the Historical Society to hear stories from…
Read MoreJoin us for an evening meeting, where we will hear the histories of two of Bedford’s most historic homes: the Farley-Hutchinson-Kimball house…
Read MoreJoin us for our final meeting of the program year: an evening with the popular group, Musical PASTimes, as they use music and…
Read MoreAuthor J.L. Bell will offer an unique view of the American War for Independence as he tells the little-known story about the…
Read MoreA Visit with Abraham Lincoln
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Join us for A Visit with Abraham Lincoln, as presented by historical storyteller, Steve Wood. Mr. Wood has been researching and presenting Living…
Read MorePaul Revere’s Gossipy Mother-in-law will Speak at the Historical Society’s Annual Meeting
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Submitted by the Bedford Historical Society Paul Revere’s mother-in-law, innkeeper Rachel Walker — as interpreted by actress Kate Carney, will take…
Read MoreSubmitted by the Bedford Historical Society More than a century since the American chestnut tree – which comprised one-quarter of all American…
Read MoreReprinted from The Preservationist, with the permission of the Bedford Historical Society Mr. Moderator: Unfortunately, for your Committee, it becomes our duty…
Read MoreBy Carl Hanson William Francis Gragg (1810-1864) was one of Bedford’s most remarkable Civil War veterans with a historic career in the…
Read MoreSubmitted by the Bedford Historical Society Want to meet a “taphophile?” Don’t know what that is? The public is invited to meet…
Read MoreCampaigns and Profiles of Revolutionary Soldiers – A Bedford Historical Society Lecture on March 25
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Submitted by The Bedford Historical Society The Bedford Historical Society’s March program will feature Lincoln historian, author and re-enactor Rick Wiggin, who…
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