A treasure trove of local farm history! The Waltham Museum is grateful to our Oct. 19, 2024 Waltham Family Farm Panelists: Rita Tortola Collura (Tortola and Rando farms), Ed Kennedy…
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1911 Metz Plan Car donated to Waltham Museum
Dr. Thomas Pruett, a retired optometrist from Lake Jackson Texas, donated a restored1911 Metz Plan Car: 12hp air-cooled 2-cylinder roadster with friction transmission and doublechain drive. Dr. Pruett bought this…
Read MoreHooked on Fishing: 50 Years Fishing in Waltham
Join us at the Waltham Museum on March 15th at 1pm as We continue our Saturday Social Series Come along as Jack Cox takes us fishing with him on the…
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Join us at the Waltham Museum as We continue our Saturday Socials Series 2025! “History of Jazz” The Waltham Museum is Jazzed to welcome Award-winning jazz guitarist Gerry Beaudoin on…
Read MoreJoin us at the Waltham Museum on February 15th at noon as We continue our Saturday Social Series: “History of the Waltham Fire Department”
Today 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…
Read MoreWaltham Cultural Council Grant FY 2024-25
We’re excited to announce the Waltham Cultural Council has approved and awarded The Waltham Museum a grant for FY2024-25 for our Saturday Social Series. Our first talk in 2025 is…
Read More“The Art of Elegance: An 18th-Century Lady Prepares for a Twelfth Night Ball”
Join us at the Waltham Museum on January 25th at noon as We continue our Saturday Social Series Step into the glittering world of 18th-century high society! A formal party…
Read MoreWalthamTimes.org visits the Waltham Museum
Prodigal maiden kept returning to this Waltham veteran November 11, 2024 By William HolderWaltham Times Contributing Writer The bust of a Maidenform display mannequin named the Laden Maiden peers out…
Read MoreWaltham in the Time of Slavery & Reading Frederick Douglass
The 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….
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