Programs and Events
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April
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The Guards Museum on Tour
Friday, April 26, 6 PM, at the Depot Following Patriot's Day, take a look at the other side of history with a visiting presentation from the Guards Museum in London. Director Andrew Wallis will present the history of the five regiments of foot guards in the British army that make up Her Majesty's Household Division of Guards, as well as the history of their headquarters and museum. Artifacts from the museum will be on display to illustrate the lecture. Refreshments and an up-close and personal look at museum artifacts at 6:00 PM, followed by a 7:00 PM lecture. $20 general admission Sponsored by Lexington Historical Society; proceeds go to the Guards Museum, London. |
May
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Cronin Lecture: "Massachusetts in the Woman Suffrage Movement" by Barbara Berenson
Co-sponsored with the League of Women Voters. Friday, May 3, 7:30 PM, at the Depot Barbara Berenson, author of "Massachusetts in the Woman Suffrage Movement: Revolutionary Reformers", tells the story of the national suffrage movement and gives this state’s suffragists the attention they deserve. Long before the Civil War, Lucy Stone and other abolitionists launched the organized women's movement. After the war, state activists founded the Boston-based American Woman Suffrage Association to lead campaigns across the country. Their work laid the foundation for the next generation of suffragists to triumph over tradition. Copies of Berenson's book will be available for purchase. Registration is required. Please email programs@lexingtonhistory.org to reserve seats. $5 suggested donation at the door |
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Book Group #5: "The Road to Camelot: Inside JFK's Five-Year Campaign" by Thomas Oliphant and Curtis Wilkie
Tuesday, May 7, 7 PM, at the Depot Our last book club of the year will discuss "The Road to Camelot", a riveting look at the presidential campaign of John F. Kennedy, beginning with a failed attempt at the vice presidency in 1956. From the publisher: "John F. Kennedy and his young warriors invented modern presidential politics. They turned over accepted wisdom that his Catholicism was a barrier to winning an election. They hired Louis Harris to become the first presidential pollster. They twisted arms and they charmed. They turned the traditional party inside out. They invented The Missile Gap in the Cold War and out-glamoured Richard Nixon in the TV debates." As in previous years, the last book club of the season features coffee, tea, and cookies instead of dinner. This month's discussion will be led by Dan Fenn, aide to Senator, then President, Kennedy. Free and open to the public! |
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Walk the Colonial Flowers Path
Sunday, May 12, 12 - 4 PM, Munroe Tavern Join the Lexington Field and Garden Club at Munroe Tavern for an exploration of their meticulously researched and maintained Garden of Colonial Flowers and Garden of Native Plants. LFGC members will be on hand to answer questions about gardens in 18th century America, and the rare flowers displayed here. This "living museum" where only 18th century flowers grow is a little-known highlight of Munroe Tavern! Presented as part of Freedom's Way's Hidden Treasures program. This program will be repeated on Wednesday, May 22. Free and open to the public! |
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Outdoor Chamber Music Concert
Saturday, May 18th, 2 PM, Hancock-Clarke House The Lexington Chamber Music Center presents an intimate concert of classical music as part of the Front Porch Project. Leave the fast-paced, modern world behind for a while and relax to the sounds of a chamber music ensemble with your neighbors on the lawn behind the Hancock-Clarke House. Please bring something to sit on; picnicking is encouraged! Parking is not available onsite; please park on side streets, or up the road at the Green or Depot lot. Free and open to the public! |
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Walk the Colonial Flowers Path
Wednesday, May 22, 10 AM - 4 PM, Munroe Tavern Join the Lexington Field and Garden Club at Munroe Tavern for an exploration of their meticulously researched and maintained Garden of Colonial Flowers and Garden of Native Plants. LFGC members will be on hand to answer questions about gardens in 18th century America, and the rare flowers displayed here. This "living museum" where only 18th century flowers grow is a little-known highlight of Munroe Tavern! Presented as part of Freedom's Way's Hidden Treasures program. This is a repeat of the program on Sunday, May 12. Free and open to the public! |
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Relinquished Treasures
Members' Reception and Sale: Friday, May 24, 7 - 9 PM Public Sale: Saturday, May 25, 9 AM - 2 PM Relinquished Treasures is now in its fifteenth year! One of the largest fundraisers of the year, our annual sale is truly unique. No mere yard sale, the depot is filled to the brim with thousands of quality, one-of-a-kind treasures. We feature donated antiques of all kinds, collectables, artwork, jewelry, silver, fine china, glassware, furniture, linens, and more! Members are welcome to attend a special reception and preview of the sale before it opens to the public. Be sure to renew your membership soon so that you can beat the crowds to the best finds at this year's sale! Your donations are needed to make the 2019 sale a success! We are now accepting your gently used small furniture, artwork, silver, china, linens, and housewares. Please call 781-862-1703 to arrange for drop-off at the Depot (13 Depot Square, Lexington) during the week of the sale, or earlier at an offsite storage area. Saturday sale free and open to the public! |
June
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Garden Herbs: Their Cultivation, Cookery, Cures, and Caveats.
Co-Sponsored by the Lexington Field and Garden Club Wednesday, June 5, 1:30 PM, at the Depot Many medicinal plants brought to the New World escaped dooryard gardens and naturalized in our local flora, which now includes many plants with legitimate or presumed curative properties. A number of these same medicinal herbs were used in cookery and food preservation, revealing the ethnobotanical wisdom of herbal antibiotic properties. Judith Sumner, a specialist in ethnobotany, flowering plants, plant adaptations, and garden history, will present an intriguing overview of medicinal and culinary plants—from ancient traditions to gourmet cookery, military history, and modern medicine. Sought after as a speaker, Sumner has been guest on the “Martha Stewart Living” TV show, the PBS program “Cultivating Life,” and various other PBS and educational programs. She lectures widely at botanical gardens, universities, and various symposia. The talk will be held at the Lexington Depot, followed by a tour of the Lexington Historical Society's Hancock-Clarke House herb gardens and refreshments in Hancock-Clarke Barn. For a full biography of Judith Sumner, please click here: 
$10 members, $15 nonmembers
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