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Join us at the Waltham Museum on February 15th at noon as We continue our Saturday Social Series: “History of the Waltham Fire Department”
Waltham Museum 25 Lexington Street, WalthamToday more than 160 members make up the Waltham Fire Department and serve the public by providing fire suppression, emergency medical, fire prevention, fire safety education, rescue and hazardous materials response services. A long way from 1817 when each individual was required to have a bucket and be part of a bucket brigade. Join us...
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...