March 13, 2012
Tom McIntyre will present a lecture entitled "Waltham Goes to (Civil) War". This lecture will be held at 7:00 pm at the RTN Federal Credit Union, 600 Main Street in Waltham, MA, and is free and open to the public. Doors will open at 6:30.

New Link to Mass. Memories Road Show images
The Mass. Memories Road Show images have been placed on-line and are available for viewing.

January 19, 2012
The National Archives Program "They Came from Ireland"

January 10, 2012
Rev. Rosemarie Smurzynski will speak on the life and legacy of The Rev. Phebe Ann Coffin Hanaford. Hanaford, born on Nantucket Island in 1829, was ordained to the Universalist ministry in 1868 in Hingham Massachusetts. One year later Rev. Hanaford came to the Waltham Universalist Church where she served as their minister. Rev. Hanford was much loved in Waltham. This lecture will be held at 7:00 pm at the RTN Federal Credit Union, 600 Main Street in Waltham, MA, and is free and open to the public. Doors will open at 6:30.

November 15, 2011
Mr. Joe Keefe on Nathaniel P. Banks and the actions at Port Hudson. This lecture will be held at 7:00 pm at the RTN Federal Credit Union, 600 Main Street in Waltham, MA, and is free and open to the public. Doors will open at 6:30.

October 13, 2011
Civil War Cemetery Tour—The Waltham Historical Society will be conducting a tour of one of Waltham's earliest burying grounds visiting gravesites of Civil War Veterans. In what is hoped to be the first of the Civil War Cemetery tours, we will stop at the sites of such noted Civil War veterans as Nathaniel P. Banks. The veterans' stories will be told, as well as the Regiments in which they served and the actions they saw. Watch for more details as the date draws closer or call 617-448-6706 for more information.

September 13, 2011
Listen as David Smith, President of the Civil War Round Table of New England presents: MANY BUILDERS, MANY BUILDING BLOCKS. He will speak about The American Anti-Slavery Society with William Lloyd Garrison, Frederick Douglas, Charles Fox Hovey, Harriet Tubman and many others. He will also detail the Women’s Suffrage Movement to give women not only the right to vote, but equality in all matters of our Society. This lecture will be held at 7:00 pm at the RTN Federal Credit Union, 600 Main Street in Waltham, MA, and is free and open to the public. Doors will open at 6:30.

July 12, 2011
Join us as Dr. Robert Martello, Associate Professor of the History of Science and Technology at Olin College discusses Paul Revere’s contributions beyond the well-known events of April 18-19, 1775. Dr. Martello’s research emphasizes the intersection of Revere's patriotic activities (the Midnight Ride, among others) and his career trajectory. Revere had a major role in America's political and industrial revolutions, and his story is America's story as well, with implications about the transition from crafts to industry, the role of the government in early manufacturing endeavors, and social mobility and entrepreneurship. This lecture will be held at 7:00 pm at the RTN Federal Credit Union, 600 Main Street in Waltham, MA, and is free and open to the public. Doors will open at 6:30.

May 10, 2011
Life and Times of Francis Cabot Lowell—Join us for Chaim (Mike) Rosenberg’s story of the life and times of one of Waltham’s most significant men. Follow Francis Cabot Lowell from his birth and early schooling to his days as one of the most prominent persons in the Country. This lecture will explain the background history of the times, the major players in mercantile New England, and the important undertakings of America’s first Industrialist. This lecture will be held at 7:00 pm at the RTN Federal Credit Union, 600 Main Street in Waltham, MA, and is free and open to the public. Doors will open at 6:30. The lecture will follow a brief meeting of the Waltham Historical Society Membership.

March 8, 2011
The Shaking Tent — The Waltham Historical Society presents Alex Green, owner of Back Pages Books in Waltham, reviving Ralph Waldo Emerson's first two sermons. These sermons, first delivered in Waltham, reveal Emerson's deep personal and philosophical ties to the first industrial town in North America. This lecture will be held at 7:00 pm at the RTN Federal Credit Union, 600 Main Street in Waltham, MA, and is free and open to the public. Doors will open at 6:30. The lecture will follow a brief meeting of the Waltham Historical Society Membership.

January 11, 2011
Edmund L. Sanderson Lecture Series. The January lecture will feature Dr. John McCauley speaking on Waltham's Medal of Honor Recipient George Maynard. The lecture begins at 7:00 pm at the RTN Federal Credit Union, 600 Main Street, Waltham. Call 617-448-6706 or email waltham.historical.society@gmail.com for more information.

December 9, 2010
Lyman Estate Lecture and Tour — Join the Waltham Historical Society for a tour of "The Vale." The event begins at 7:00 pm at The Lyman Estate, Beaver Street in Waltham. Ticket prices are $15.00 per person for Historical Society Members, $25.00 per person for non-members. Call 617-448-6706 or email waltham.historical.society@gmail.com for more information.

October 23, 2010
Grove Hill Cemetery Tour — Join Waltham Historian Mr. Jack Cox for a guided tour of the oldest portion of the Grove Hill Cemetery. Learn about those who are buried in this historic location, and about the stonecutters responsible for the elegant artwork carved into each stone. Meet at 10:00 am on October 23rd, inside the Main Street gates. The requested donation is $5.00 per person. Please wear comfortable walking shoes as the ground is uneven in many places.