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Upcoming 17th Century Related Events

June through September, Old Colony History Museum Passport to History shines a spotlight on the 350th anniversary of King Philip’s War, Free, on-line registration required.

Tuesday, August 12, 12:30 – 3:45 PM, War for the Dawnland: A Workshop and Panel Discussion Re-examining King Philip’s War, Aquinnah Cultural Center, 35 Aquinnah Circle, Aquinnah, MA. $20, Registration required.

Wednesday, August 13, 7:00 PM, A New History of the Sakonnet Wampanoag People by Marjory O’Toole, Little Compton Historical Society, Free, on-line, registration required.

Friday, August 15, 1:00 – 4:00 PM, TEK PUBLIC Kayaking with Chrystal Mars Baker, Wood-Pawcatuck Watershed Association203B Arcadia Road Hopkinton, RI, $25, adults only, registration required,

Saturday, August 16, 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM, BOOK CLUB III: Emerson Baker’s A Storm of Witchcraft, Partnership of Historic Bostons on-line book discussion, limited to 10 people, registration required.

Monday, August 18, 6:00 – 7:30 PM, WALKING TOUR! 1630: From Shawmut to Boston, starting at Park Street Station, Boston. Partnership for Historic Bostons, Free in-person event, registration required.

Thursday, Aug 21, 12:00 – 1:00 PM, Lunch & Learn: Indigenous Leaders, Then and Now, Plimoth Patuxet Museum, Free in-person or on-line, registration required.

Monday, August 25, Noon. Tomaquag Lunch & Learn: Chris Newell -(Passamaquoddy) Topic TBD, Free on-line, registration required.

Saturday, August 30, 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM, BOOK CLUB IV: Emerson Baker’s A Storm of Witchcraft, Partnership of Historic Bostons on-line book discussion, limited to 10 people, registration required.

Saturday, September 6, 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM or 2:00 – 4:00 pm, Escape from Arnold Tavern!, In-person event at Arnold House, 487 Great Road, Lincoln, R.I., $20 non-members.

Monday, September 8, 7:00 – 8:30 PM, The Other: Understanding Witch Hunts, Part I, Partnership of Historic Bostons, free, registration required.

Saturday, September 20, 11:00 AM – 4:00 PM, Great Road Day, Arnold House, 487 Great Road, Lincoln, R.I., Free in-person tours of nine historic sites.

Sunday, September 21, 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM, Calling all Coffins!, In-person event at Coffin House, 14 High Road, Newbury, MA, Non-members $25.

Monday, September 22, Noon. Tomaquag Lunch & Learn: Kim Toney (Nipmuc) – “Land Dispossession After King Philips War”, Free on-line, registration required.

Monday, September 22, 7:00 – 8:30 PM, Resistance: Stopping Witch Hunts, Part II, Partnership of Historic Bostons, free, registration required.

Saturday, September 27, 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM or 2:00 – 4:00 pm, Escape from Arnold Tavern!, In-person event at Arnold House, 487 Great Road, Lincoln, R.I., $20 non-members.

Monday, October 6, 7:00 – 8:30 PM, Gathered Together: Indigenous-English Congregationalism in New England, Partnership of Historic Bostons, free, registration required.

Friday, October 17, 6:30 PM, Tales from the Attic!, In-person event at Spencer-Peirce-Little Farm, 5 Little’s Lane, Newbury, MA, Nonmember $20

Thursday, November 20, 6:00 – 7:00 PM, A Woman at War: Weetamoo’s Leadership and Legacy in King Philip’s War, Old Colony History Museum, Free, on-line, registration required.