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- 04/15/2021
  The Somali Experience in Maine: 20 Years of Community Building
  Maine
  4/16/21, 4/23/21, 4/30/21, 5/7/21
  Farm Friends at Spencer-Peirce-Little Farm Session 2
  Spencer-Peirce-Little Farm
  Massachusetts
  04/17/2021
  Kite Day at Cogswell’s Grant
  Cogswell's Grant
  Massachusetts
- 04/20/2021
  The Journey of “A Good Type”: From Artistry to Ethnography in Early Japanese Photographs
  04/27/2021
  The Art of Gaman: Arts and Crafts from the Japanese American Internment Camps, 1942–1946
  04/29/2021
  A Taste of Country Life: Food History at the Codman Estate
- 05/01/2021
  Sheep Shearing Day at Watson Farm
  Watson Farm
  Rhode Island
  05/02/2021
  Walking Meditation at the Eustis Estate
  Eustis Estate
  Massachusetts
  05/06/2021
  All That Glitters Is Not Gold: Frame Conservation Treatments for Artful Stories
- 5/6/21, 5/7/21, 5/8/21, 5/9/21
  Spring Seedling Sale
  Casey Farm
  Rhode Island
  05/09/2021
  Landscape Tours of the Eustis Estate, May 9
  Eustis Estate
  Massachusetts
  05/11/2021
  Boston’s Oldest Buildings and Where to Find Them: Author Talk with Boston City Archaeologist Joseph Bagley

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Apr 07 2021

Video: Historic New England presents “Make History”

Apr 07, 2021

A Celebration of New England Historic New England presents Make History, celebrating the region’s stories and rich cultural heritage. “New England is a region...

Mar 19 2021

This National Deaf History Month, meet John Brewster Jr.

Mar 19, 2021

National Deaf History Month, which runs through April 15, is a celebration of the contributions of the deaf and hard-of-hearing. It is a great...

Mar 11 2021

Celebrating a Woman Warrior during Women’s History Month

Mar 11, 2021

Meet Deborah Sampson A quick look at this dress — a round gown made of linen printed in indigo with a repeating pattern of...

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