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Category: History

Fire Destroys Historic Home and Barn on National Register

Blaze engulfs 186 Summer Avenue, as firefighters battle intense heat and heavy smoke for over 12 hours; no injuries...
Fire, History

Dig Into Your Roots: Explore Genealogy’s Top 10 Tools with Expert Linda MacIver

Join the Reading Public Library’s free virtual event on July 15 to learn the best online resources for tracing...
History, Library

Two Centuries Later, Lafayette Returns to Reading

Reenactor Retraces Revolutionary Hero’s 1825 Journey Through Town Reading, MA — Did You Know? General Marquis de Lafayette came...
History

Nearly 20,000 Gather for Successful Weekend of Battle of Bunker Hill 250th Commemorative Events

Now recognized as having the largest number of participating historical reenactors in New England history GLOUCESTER — Nearly 20,000 people...
History, Neighboring News

250th Celebration – Part 8 – Reading at the Battle of Bunker Hill?

A series of articles by the Reading Antiquarian Society Ceremony to honor Revolutionary War history will include a stop...
History

Lafayette Rides Again: 200th Anniversary Celebration Comes to Reading

On June 21, a reenactor will retrace the Marquis de Lafayette’s 1825 visit with a horse-drawn carriage procession through...
Events, History

250th Celebration – Part 7 – The First Victory of the Revolutionary War

A series of articles by the Reading Antiquarian Society Reading, MA — It is May 1775. The Battle at...
History

A Memorial Day Tradition in Reading’s Cemeteries

From Revolutionary War veterans to modern-day heroes, Reading’s four cemeteries are adorned with flags, flowers, and new historical markers,...
History, Holiday Events

Honoring Sacrifice, Remembering History: A Memorial Day Reflection

Reflecting on Memorial Day Through the 80th Anniversary of World War II and the 50th Anniversary of the Vietnam...
Community, History

Celebrate the 250th Battle of Bunker Hill Reenactment

More than 1,000 Reenactors to Commemorate the Battle at Stage Fort Park GLOUCESTER, Mass. — The Battle of Bunker...
History
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