Historic Hauntings and Mysteries Tours!
New for 2024! Saturday, October 19th and 26th, 4:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m. For 50 minutes or so, participants walked a route that included local “hot” spots where they heard about stories and legends that are most fitting for this dark and eerie season. Our route covered less than a mile and more than 375 years […]
Tavern Night at the Museum!
Our 4th Annual Tavern Night at the Museum! A celebration of autumn and sampling Massachusetts craft beer, wine, locally made spirits, and “enhanced” eggnog! Breweries included Castle Island (Norwood), Jack’s Abby (Framingham), Lost Shoe Brewing and Roasting Company (Marlborough), Roundhead (Hyde Park), Wormtown (Foxboro & Worcester), non-alcoholic options, and more! Spirits and Wine from Privateer Rum, M.S. […]
Annual Soirée
It was a lovely event! Thank you to all who attended and supported the museum! This year’s Soirée was held at a very special private Dedham residence on Job’s Island. For Members and their Guests. To support this important fundraiser for the Museum, we ask that you become a member.
Taps Played at the Museum
Taps Across America: Memorial Day On Memorial Day, May 27th, 2024 at 3:00 p.m., the Museum was part of a nationwide salute to remember fallen service members as Taps was performed on the front lawn. Click here for details.
Wine & Hors d’oeuvres Party
At our annual Spring party, guests enjoyed a selection of fine wines along with a variety of light bites, all while sharing in good company. New this year was the opportunity to participate in a wine pull. Included with one of the bottles was a $100 gift certificate to Gary’s Liquors of Chestnut Hill. Event […]
Return of the Model Trains
Model Trains Returned During Dedham Square Holiday Stroll Friday, December 1st and Saturday, December 2nd, 2023 Dedham Museum & Archive is delighted to share the news that the Holiday Trains returned for the 2023 Holiday Stroll! Guests watched O-Scale locomotives running along the tracks as steam engines blow smoke and diesel engines race to deliver […]
Tavern Night!
Guests enjoyed an evening sampling more than twenty-five craft beers from local Massachusetts breweries at Tavern Night, 2023! Each guest received a souvenir tasting glass and a Tasting Guide describing each brew. In addition to silent auction items from local businesses (including a basket donated by Jack’s Abby), the night was accompanied by live music […]
Soirée
The 2023 Soirée was held at the historic Nickerson House in Dedham. Guests enjoyed each other’s company and catering by local business owner, Johnny Burke of Johnny Burke Catering. Set within beautiful landscaped and terraced grounds, the original Empire-style house was built in 1873 and was located on the site of what had been a […]
Wine Event 2023
Guests enjoyed a festive evening at the Museum sampling wines and tasty hors d’oeuvres in the museum’s beautifully repainted main gallery. Due to Covid and the repainting, this was the first time in three years the museum was able to host this important fundraiser.
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.
2020 Wine Event
Friends gathered for a fun-filled evening of flavorful wines and tasty
hors d’oeuvres at this much-anticipated annual event.