Latest Past Events
Waltham in the Time of Slavery & Reading Frederick Douglass
Waltham Museum 25 Lexington Street, WalthamThe Waltham Museum presents a special event pairing the story of Waltham Slave Felix Cuff’s fight for freedom (1780), with Statesman, Author, Abolitionist, Frederick Douglass’ impassioned 1872 speech to America. Frederick Douglass was an escaped slave who became a prominent activist, author and public speaker, and abolitionist leader. He gave a keynote address at an...
History of Farming in Waltham
Waltham Museum 25 Lexington Street, WalthamJoin us at the Waltham Museum Saturday, October 19th @ noon We are well into Autumn and the Harvest Season. It’s the perfect time of year to review this history of farms in Waltham. Did you know there was a “Fertile Plain” in our city? Did you know that some of our main thoroughfares in...
“WATCH Out, Waltham!”
Waltham Museum 25 Lexington Street, WalthamWill Benjamin, a 17 year old horologist (watchmaker) presents a talk on The History of Watches and How they Work. Come and hear Will’s unusual journey into this craft Time has always been a defining factor in people’s daily lives… As the world sped up with trains and the need for faster production, timekeeping moved...