These virtual programs are offered in partnership with the Tewksbury Public Library

PLEASE NOTE THESE ARE VIRTUAL PROGRAMS THAT WILL TAKE PLACE VIA ZOOM. 

Registrants will receive a link to access the Zoom Meetings via email. 

Explore The Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park

Wednesday, April 19 12:00—1:00 PM Online

 Along the Blackstone River, a number of enterprising colonists and their descendants started businesses that would change the course of history. Discover how large corporations grew out of small mill villages in the 19th century. While focusing on a few case studies in labor history, examine the beginnings of industry in the United States. Learn about this National Historical Park with Park Ranger Allison Horrocks.

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Explore The Salem Maritime National Historic Site

Wednesday, April 26 12:00—1:00 PM Online

Established on March 17, 1938 as the first National Historic Site in the United States, Salem Maritime National Historic Site consists of nine acres of land and twelve historic structures along the Salem waterfront, as well as a downtown visitor center. Located in the urban setting of Salem, the park preserves and interprets over 600 years of New England's maritime history and global connections. Learn about this National Historic Site with Supervisory Park Ranger Andrew Donovan. 

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Explore The Saugus Iron Works National Historic Site

Wednesday, May 3 12:00—1:00 PM Online

In the 1600's, on the banks of the Saugus River, something extraordinary happened -- the birth of the American Iron and Steel Industry! Explore the place where European iron makers brought their special skills to a young Massachusetts colony. Saugus Iron Works is a twelve-acre National Historic Site that includes working waterwheels, forges, mills, a historic 17th century home, and a lush river basin. Learn about this National Historic Site with Supervisory Park Ranger Andrew Donovan.

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Explore The Adams National Historical Park

Wednesday, May 10 12:00—1:00 PM Online

From the sweet little farm at the foot of Penn’s Hill to the gentleman’s country estate at Peace field, Adams National Historical Park is the story of “heroes, statesman, philosophers … and learned women” whose ideas and actions helped to transform thirteen disparate colonies into one united nation. Learn about this National Historical Park with Supervisory Park Ranger Jessica Pilkington.

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Explore The Springfield Armory National Historic Site

Wednesday, May 17 12:00—1:00 PM Online

For nearly two centuries, the U.S. Armed Forces and American industry looked to Springfield Armory for innovative engineering and superior firearms. The Springfield Armory commemorates the critical role of the nation’s first armory by preserving and interpreting the world's largest historic US military small arms collection, along with historic archives, buildings and landscape. Learn about this National Historic Site with Park Ranger and Historic Weapons Supervisor Susan Ashman.

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Explore The Lowell National Historical Park

Wednesday, May 24 12:00—1:00 PM

Lowell’s water-powered textile mills catapulted the nation – including immigrant families and early female factory workers – into an uncertain new industrial era. Nearly 200 years later, the changes that began there still reverberate in our shifting global economy and serve as a living testament to the dynamic human story of the industrial revolution. Learn about this National Historical Park with Supervisory Park Ranger Tess Shatzer.

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