Join us at the Waltham Museum on Saturday, June 7th at noon Earle L. Ovington was the United States’ first airmail pilot and flew the first official airmail route in the…
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2025 Waltham Fire Department History Talk Part 2 with Steve Lydon
February 15, 2025 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…
Read More2025 Waltham Fire Department History Talk Part 1 with Steve Lydon
February 15, 2025 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…
Read MoreLive History – “Waltham in the time of Slavery: Reading Frederick Douglass” The Waltham Museum’s Special Event November 16, 2024.
Waltham Slave Felix Cuff’s fight for freedom (1780), with Statesman, Author, Abolitionist, Frederick Douglass’ impassioned 1872 speech to America. “What to the Slave is the Fourth of July” Supported by…
Read MoreTablet Weaving Demonstration & Talk
Join us on Saturday March 8th as The Waltham Museum reopens for 2025 on Saturdays 10pam – 2pm “Special opening demo/talk @ noon with Zach Kessin – Weaver” Tablet weaving,…
Read MoreSteampunk Show & Tell
Curious about what steampunk IS? Wondering WHY all the top hats and goggles? Interested in HOW this genre is historical? This event features steampunk models who will walk the runway…
Read MoreWaltham Museum’s Family Farm Talk
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…
Read More1911 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…
Read MoreHistory of Jazz
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…
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