Tavern Night Returns!
Tavern Night is an opportunity to try beer from local breweries, enjoy live music, and have fun with friends. More details about the breweries to follow.
Hat Party and Reopening!
People were encouraged to wear their favorite hat, and showed up wearing fedoras, pillboxes, Derby hats, straw hats, baseball caps, and more.
The Annual Ben Fisher Memorial Lecture Parades in New England
Scholar Jane Nylander discusses parades in New England, including historic parades held in Dedham.
Boston’s Revolutionary Martyrs Part of the Revolution 250 Speaker Series
On March 5, 1770, a deadly riot occurred on King Street in Boston. A distinguished panel of scholars discussed what we can learn about some of the participants, witnesses, and one who memorialized the event.
The Society in Dedham for Apprehending Horse Thieves
On June 4, 1810, thirteen men met at Marsh’s tavern on Court Street to form The Society in Dedham for Apprehending Horse Thieves.
The Stained Glass Windows of Dedham’s Churches
This holiday season, Judy Neiswander takes viewers on a tour of the treasures in Dedham’s churches, and their role in the evolution of stained glass in the Boston area.
Collecting Old & Rare Books with Ken Gloss
Ken Gloss, proprietor of the Brattle Book Shop in Boston, presents a thoroughly engaging program where he recounts stories about some of his favorite finds and describes some joys of the “hunt.”
Dedham’s Pet Cemetery
DHSM Board President and professional tour guide, Joan Pagliuca, takes us on a tour of Pine Ridge Pet Cemetery to learn about some famous animals and see how people have paid tribute to their pets.
Federal Hill: From Skinner Estate to Ursuline Academy
An independent college preparatory school for young women in grades 7–12, located on Lowder Street in Dedham, Ursuline celebrates its 75th anniversary in 2021. But what is your knowledge of the property and its history?
The Sacco & Vanzetti Trial 100 Years Later: A Historic Perspective and Parallels to Today
In 1920, a payroll clerk and his guard were shot to death during an armed robbery of the Slater and Morrill Shoe Company in Braintree. Two men were accused, Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti.
The Dedham Branch Railroad
Railroad historian and DHSM Vice President Steve Brayton presents a history of the Dedham Branch of the New Haven Railroad.
The Ben Fisher Memorial Lecture
Through an overview of centuries of history, this webinar examines the experiences of Indigenous nations and individuals in the historic and contemporary borders of what is now Dedham.
St. Mary’s Church: A Community Created
On May 15, 1843, eight people attended the first Catholic Mass in Dedham.
Black History Month & Dedham
In honor of Black History Month, the DHSM dives into the archives and museum collections to “meet” members of the Black community in Dedham.
“My Dear Mother: Civil War Letters to Dedham from the Lathrop Brothers”
One by one the three Lathrop brothers from Dedham enlisted to fight for the Union after the Civil War broke out in 1861.
December Holiday Traditions in Dedham
The last month of the year is full of holiday traditions celebrated around the world. This webinar explores how the residents of Dedham marked December festivities in the past and discusses some more recent traditions.
Religion in Early Dedham: Dedham at the Center of the Universe
Dr. Hall speaks on early religion in Dedham: Dedham at the Center of the Universe.
Paul Revere: Beyond Silver
Revere is widely known as a silversmith and patriot. He was also an entrepreneur and manufacturer who started successful iron foundries and a copper rolling mill.
Christian Di Spigna, Founding Martyr: The Life and Death of Dr. Joseph Warren, the American Revolution’s Lost Hero.
Dr. Joseph Warren was involved in almost every major insurrectionary act leading up to the American Revolution until his death at Bunker Hill in 1775. Though residing in Boston for much of his adult life, Warren had connections to Dedham.
2020 Wine Event
Friends gathered for a fun-filled evening of flavorful wines and tasty
hors d’oeuvres at this much-anticipated annual event.
2019-2020 Lecture Series
Dedham native and Executive Officer of the U.S.S. Constitution, John Benda, will reveal the connections and discuss the fascinating story of the oldest commissioned warship afloat.
Fall Harvest Dinner
The evening’s guest speaker, Kathy Kottaridis, Executive Director of Historic Boston, Inc., will discuss the restoration of the Fowler/Clark/Epstein farm in Mattapan, one of Boston’s only surviving farms.
TAVERN NIGHT
At this Sold Out event, guests enjoyed tastings from craft brewieries—Bone up Brewing, Small Change Brewing, Turtleswamp Brewing, 7th Wave Brewing, Tributary Brewing, Celia gluten-free Saison, and Athletic Brewing (non-alcoholic)—hard cider from Bantam Cider and Far From the Tree Cider, live folk music by the Zip Finn Band, and light fare while viewing DHSM’s tavern signs.
Shoe Party!
Join the party and dress up or dress down; whatever you do, wear your favorite pair of fabulous footwear!