Lectures/Discussions

GBH Press Café Live Broadcasts & Events at the Boston Public Library, , Free
Thu, January 1, 2026  -  Tue, December 1, 2026   
Watch live radio broadcasts, community conversations, and monthly spoken word events at the GBH Studio inside the Boston Public Library's Newsfeed Café. Free, open to all, and a fun stop for families exploring Copley Square.

History Unlocked: Open Days at Somerville's Powder House & Prospect Hill Tower, , Free
Thu, May 21, 2026  -  Sat, October 24, 2026   
History Unlocked opens Powder House, Milk Row Cemetery & Prospect Hill Tower on select dates, May–Oct, for drop-in chats,THE POWDER HOUSE, MILK ROW CEMETERY & PROSPECT HILL TOWER

First Period Houses Lecture & Tour of the Historic Claflin-Gerrish-Richards House, , Free
Fri, October 16, 2026  -  Fri, October 16, 2026   
First Period Houses: Architecture of the North Shore with Gordan Harris Have you ever wondered what lies on the second floor of Wenham Museum’s historic Claflin-Gerrish-Richards House?

Beyond Disability: A History of American Citizenship, , Free
Mon, October 19, 2026  -  Mon, October 19, 2026   
Disabilities studies researcher Sari Altschuler will discuss her book with MGH Writer-in-Residence Suzanne Koven, MD, MFA at a free museum event that is hybrid. Register now!

Reincarnation & Past Lives WITH STEPHANIE BURKE, , $
Sun, October 25, 2026  -  Sun, October 25, 2026   
Have you ever felt an unexplained connection to a particular place, time period, or culture? Do certain fears, talents, or interests seem to have no clear origin?

A Closer Look at Charley Longfellow’s “Japan Room', , Free
Thu, October 29, 2026  -  Thu, October 29, 2026   
This lecture examines its remarkable ceiling of fan paintings, exploring their origins and arrangement and considering how this distinctive feature of the room reflects the ways Japanese art was displayed and experienced in nineteenth-century America.

Afternoon Lecture Series: Race, Gender, and the Salem Witch Trials, , Free
Fri, October 30, 2026  -  Fri, October 30, 2026   
Beyond the Trials: Race, Gender, and Power in 1692The Salem Witch Trials are often remembered as a story of fear and hysteria but the events of 1692 were also shaped by race, gender, social status, & power.

Your Ghost Stories!: A Moth-Style Night of Local Hauntings with Tim Weisberg, , $
Fri, October 30, 2026  -  Fri, October 30, 2026   
Join us for an evening of spooky storytelling at the Follen Church, where real people share real-life ghost stories rooted in the rich, mysterious history of Lexington and the surrounding area.

Wealth, Power and Politics: A Conversation with Nathaniel Philbrick, , $$
Fri, November 6, 2026  -  Fri, November 6, 2026   
Join the Kennedy Institute for an evening with acclaimed author Nathaniel Philbrick as he discusses his latest work, “The Rush: California Gold, the Civil War, and Making of the Modern World.”

Hiawatha Performances and the Garden River First Nation, , Free
Thu, November 12, 2026  -  Thu, November 12, 2026   
This event will feature two talks about the August 1900 performance based on research done in the collections held by the Longfellow House-Washington’s Headquarters’ National Historic Site.

Stories from an Industrial City: The Proprietors of Locks and Canals on Merrimack River Photo Collection, , Free
Fri, October 11, 2205  -  Sat, October 11, 2025   
Join us at the Waterworks Museum on the second Saturday of every month to learn more about history, engineering, archeology, water access and more during out Second Saturday Speaker Series.