Carols by Candlelight with Diane Taraz
Join the Bacon Free Library and the Natick Historical Society to hear Diane Taraz perform traditional Victorian Christmas carols this holiday season. Many of our holiday traditions and Christmas music […]
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In Conversation with Author and Historian Philippa Langley: Finding King Richard III and “The Princes in the Tower” (virtual)
Bacon Free Library - 58 Eliot Street Natick, MA 01760 United StatesWe are looking forward to chatting with author and historical sleuth, Philippa Langley, about her book The Princes in the Tower: Solving History's Greatest Cold Case and her discovery of […]
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Virtual: Boston Light: Three Centuries of History with Author Jeremy D’Entremont
Bacon Free Library - 58 Eliot Street Natick, MA 01760 United StatesBased on Jeremy’s book, Boston Light: Three Centuries of History, this virtual talk focuses on Boston Light Station, the site of the first lighthouse on the North American continent. Jeremy will […]
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Virtual: Lost Treasures of the Titanic with Art Historian Mallory Mortillaro
Virtual EventJames Cameron’s Titanic told the invented story of the Heart of the Ocean–a fictional blue diamond necklace lost tragically in the ship’s famous sinking. But what about the real treasures that were […]
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Art Exhibit: Maps of Natick
Bacon Free Library - 58 Eliot Street Natick, MA 01760 United StatesStop by the Bacon Free Library to view a selection of Natick Historical Society’s maps of Natick, on display May 21st to June 30th. These fascinating reproductions show the streets, […]
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VIRTUAL: The History of Contagious Disease Hospitals in Massachusetts
Bacon Free Library - 58 Eliot Street Natick, MA 01760 United StatesOften located near poorhouses, asylums, and prisons, contagious disease hospitals reveal how fear of contagion intersected with social reform, nativism, and evolving ideas about poverty and public responsibility. Historian and […]
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VIRTUAL: George Boutwell – The Most Consequential American Political Figure You’ve Never Heard Of
Bacon Free Library - 58 Eliot Street Natick, MA 01760 United StatesListen in as historian Jeffrey S. Boutwell discusses his new biography, Boutwell: Radical Republican and Champion of Democracy. George S. Boutwell is the most consequential American political figure you’ve probably never […]
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No Safety for Us: The internment of Native Americans on Deer Island
Natick Historical Society MuseumThis year marks the 350th anniversary of King Philip’s War. This 14-month rebellion, which was led by the Wampanoag chief Metacom (later known as King Philip), was the Native Americans’ […]
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VIRTUAL: The History of the Flying Santa of the Lighthouses 1929-2025
Bacon Free LibrarySince 1929, Flying Santa has visited the men, women, and families of the Coast Guard who keep watch over our coastal waters at USCG stations and lighthouses. The pioneering Maine […]
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Virtual: History Book Club
Natick Historical Society MuseumIf you enjoy reading and talking about history, check out the history book club hosted by the Bacon Free Library and the Natick Historical Society. Each discussion, led by the […]