UPCOMING
See below for our Spring 2025 programs Co-sponsored by the Charlotte and William Bloomberg Medford Public Library. All programs will take place at 111 High Street, Medford.
All programs are free. Please consider making a donation to MHSM via this easy online form.
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Thursday, February 20, at 7:00 p.m.
“Defining Moments”
Speaker: Dave McGillivray, Race Director of the B.A.A. Boston Marathon and Motivational Speaker will translate his extraordinary life journeys and athletic achievements into life lessons that leave each audience wanting more.
Dave McGillivray’s desire to be an athlete led him to run across the country in 1978 at age 23, an 80-day trek across the US that led him to a life engaging with mental and physical strength. As race director of the B.A.A. Boston Marathon, directing prestigious races such as the 2004 and 2008 U.S. Women’s Olympic Marathon Trials, the 1990 ITU Triathlon World Championship, and the TD Beach to Beacon 10K, McGillivray addresses audiences with a motivational account that is not about running…but rather what’s possible if you believe in yourself and your own ability to do the seemingly insurmountable.
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Thursday, March 6, at 7:00 p.m.
Amelia Earhart: Beyond the Skies
Speaker: Margaret L. Arnold, Ph.D., Suffolk University
ASL interpretation provided.
Most people know that Amelia Earhart was a pioneering pilot who disappeared over the Pacific Ocean in 1937. But did you know she lived in our hometown and worked in Boston? And did you know that she developed her own line of clothing and luggage? She also fought for women’s rights and equality, and just last year Amelia was voted one of America’s Greatest Mentors. Join us as we learn about the life and legacy of this courageous American icon as presented by Dr. Margie Arnold, an Earhart enthusiast.
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Did Medford Have an American Revolution?
Medford’s experience of the American Revolution as a war is a well-documented and proud chapter of the community’s history. But to what extent was there a revolution in the hearts and minds of Medford’s people of the kind that Adams described? In this presentation, James Bennett will examine late 18th-century primary sources from Medford to shed light on the fundamental nature of how the people of Medford experienced political change during the tumultuous years of the revolutionary and early national periods. For Medford, was the American Revolution simply a war to remove royal authority from the apex of their political system, or was it a catalyst for a much more fundamental change in the values of their political system as a whole? This presentation will point to some possible answers to that question, and spark conversations in the community about what that historical experience 250 years ago means for us today. Jim Bennett has worked as a public historian, researcher, actor, and teacher for over 25 years. He currently works as a research fellow for Revolutionary Spaces, the non-profit which stewards Boston’s Old State House and Old South Meeting House. He served as chair of the Melrose Historical Commission for four years, and has an abiding passion for the history of our local communities
Thanks to the Medford Arts Council for supporting MHSM
“These programs are supported in part by a grant from the Medford Arts Council, a local commission that is supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council and the City of Medford.”
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