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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...