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History events for curious kids

History and culture events for kids and their grown-ups around Arlington, Belmont, Cambridge, Lexington and Winchester.

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62 events · Sun, Oct 11 – Wed, Dec 9

Sunday, October 11

This weekend

Monday, October 12

Tuesday, October 13

to 7:00 PM
  • History
  • Adults
  • New

The Tobacco Takers: Puritans, Pipes, and Bodily Care

Harvard Museum of Natural History, Cambridge Indoor

A talk on the history of tobacco pipes and bodily care among Puritans in colonial New England.

English

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Wednesday, October 14

Thursday, October 15

  • Reading
  • Adults
  • New

OFFSITE - Geraldine Brooks discusses Memorial Days in Conversation with Rabbi Thomashow

Cary Memorial Library, Lexington Indoor

An evening conversation between author Geraldine Brooks and Rabbi Karen Thomashow about Brooks's novel Memorial Days.

English

At the venue (Cary Memorial Library, opens the original listing in a new tab) Listed by Cary Memorial Library
to 8:00 PM
  • Reading
  • Adults
  • Free
  • New

Author Talk: Geraldine Brooks in Conversation with Rabbi Karen Thomashow

Arlington Town Hall, Arlington Indoor

An evening conversation with author Geraldine Brooks about grief and healing, followed by audience questions and book signing.

English

At the venue (Robbins Library, opens the original listing in a new tab) Listed by Robbins Library

Saturday, October 17

to 3:30 PM
  • History
  • Ages 13–17
  • New

Knapping the First Tools: Teen Saturdays Workshop

Harvard Museum of Natural History, Cambridge Indoor

A Saturday workshop for teens in which they learn stone knapping techniques used to make the earliest tools.

English

At the venue (Harvard Museums of Science & Culture, opens the original listing in a new tab) Listed by Harvard Museums of Science & Culture

Sunday, October 18

to 3:30 PM
  • History
  • Ages 3–12
  • New

Family Activities at the Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East

Harvard Museum of Natural History, Cambridge Indoor

Family activities inspired by ancient Near Eastern collections at the museum.

English

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Monday, October 19

  • Technology
  • Adults
  • New

Behind the Feed: How Information — and Misinformation — Spreads Online

Winchester Public Library, Winchester Indoor

A conversation between a local editor and a research analyst about how misinformation spreads online and how to recognize it.

English

At the venue (Cary Memorial Library, opens the original listing in a new tab) Listed by Cary Memorial Library

Tuesday, October 20

Wednesday, October 21

  • Arts
  • Adults
  • New

Gallery Talk: Charlotte Moorman, Nam June Paik, and Their Avant-Garde Circle

Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge Indoor

A gallery talk in which a family member recalls avant-garde multimedia performances by Nam June Paik and Charlotte Moorman.

English

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Thursday, October 22

Saturday, October 24

Sunday, October 25

to 5:00 PM
  • History
  • Ages 6+
  • New

Celebrating 20 years as Stewards of the Sanborn House

Winchester Historical Society, Winchester Indoor

An open house at the historic Sanborn House marking 20 years of the Society's stewardship, with a screening of Peter Engeldrum's film The Dream and exhibits on the house's restoration and future plans.

English

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Monday, October 26

Tuesday, October 27

Wednesday, October 28

  • Arts
  • Adults
  • New

Multi-Site Exhibition Tour: Alfonso Ossorio: Line and Lineage and Knowledge Is Myth: Chimeric Continuities

Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge Indoor

A curator-led tour across two exhibitions at two museum sites, covering the work of Alfonso Ossorio and a show on chimeric continuities.

English

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Thursday, October 29

Saturday, October 31

Sunday, November 1

Wednesday, November 4

Thursday, November 5

to 5:00 PM
  • History
  • Adults
  • New

Persia to Iran: History, Politics and Visual Culture of a Civilization in the Headlines

Harvard Museum of Natural History, Cambridge Indoor

A talk on the history, politics and visual culture of Persia and Iran.

English

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Friday, November 6

Sunday, November 8

to 11:59 PM
  • Arts
  • Ages 6+
  • $22–36
  • New

The Scottish Celebration Continues- An Afternoon of Scottish Music and Dance

Regent Theatre, Arlington Indoor

An afternoon concert of Scottish music and dance with traditional and modern performances, followed by audience ceilidh dancing.

English

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Monday, November 9

to 8:00 PM
  • History
  • Adults
  • New

VIRTUAL: Celebrating America's 250th: Petticoat Patriots with Author Libby McNamee

Winchester Public Library, Winchester Indoor

Author Libby McNamee discusses women such as Martha Washington and Abigail Adams who took part in the American Revolution, delivered as an online talk.

English

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Friday, November 13

Saturday, November 14

to 12:30 PM
  • Reading
  • Ages 3–12
  • New

¡Ser Súper Is Super! The Power of Bilingualism!

Harvard Museum of Natural History, Cambridge Indoor

A bilingual English and Spanish storytelling session about the strengths of being bilingual.

English and Spanish

At the venue (Harvard Museums of Science & Culture, opens the original listing in a new tab) Listed by Harvard Museums of Science & Culture
to 3:30 PM
  • Arts
  • Ages 13–17
  • New

Making Paleolithic Cave Art: Teen Saturdays Workshop

Harvard Museum of Natural History, Cambridge Indoor

A hands-on teen workshop where participants make their own imitation of Paleolithic cave art, exploring how early humans created images.

English

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Sunday, November 15

Wednesday, November 18

to 7:00 PM
  • History
  • Adults
  • New

The Festivals of Drunkenness in the Temple of Mut

Harvard Museum of Natural History, Cambridge Indoor

A talk on ancient Egyptian festivals at the Temple of Mut and the role of drunkenness in religious celebration.

English

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Saturday, November 21

Tuesday, November 24

to 8:30 PM
  • Arts
  • Adults
  • $5–35
  • New

Common Time | Celebrating American Music – Classic Rock and Blues 50’s to the Present

Griffin Museum of Photography, Winchester Indoor

A concert by the Blues Chasers performing blues, rockabilly and classic rock from the 1950s onward, part of a series tied to a photography exhibition.

English

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Tuesday, December 1

to 8:30 PM
  • History
  • Adults
  • $12.51
  • New

Prince Hall: The Legend & The Man

Jason Russell House, Arlington Indoor

A talk on the life of Prince Hall, a Revolutionary-era Freemason and leader of Boston's Black community who petitioned for abolition and education rights.

English

At the venue (Arlington Historical Society, opens the original listing in a new tab) Listed by Arlington Historical Society

Ongoing