• New Exhibit Explores Bristol County’s History of Incarceration

    New Bedford Whaling Museum 18 Johnny Cake Hill, New Bedford, MA, United States

    The New Bedford Whaling Museum and the Bristol County Sheriff’s Office will open Bristol County: Incarcerated on Oct. 24. The exhibit traces the history of local incarceration from the 18th-century […]

  • Sailing Through History: The Remarkable Journey of USCGC Eagle

    New Bedford Whaling Museum 18 Johnny Cake Hill, New Bedford, MA, United States

    The New Bedford Whaling Museum welcomes author Will Sofrin for a Sailors’ Series program on the history of the USCGC Eagle. Admission is $25. The ship launched in 1936 as […]

  • Author Book Talk: Carol Gardner

    New Bedford Whaling Museum 18 Johnny Cake Hill, New Bedford, MA, United States

    Author Carol Gardner will discuss her latest book during a talk on Thursday, June 25, from noon to 1 p.m. Gardner has more than 30 years of experience as a […]

  • An Art and Architecture Tour of St. Lawrence Martyr Church

    St. Lawrence Martyr Catholic Church 110 Summer St., New Bedford, MA, United States

    An Art and Architecture Tour of St. Lawrence Martyr Church is planned for Sunday, June 28, from 2 to 3 p.m. Deacon Maurice Ouellette will lead the tour. Visitors will […]

  • A History of Fraud through the Ages

    Mattapoisett Free Library 7 Barstow Street, Mattapoisett, MA, United States

    A discussion on fraud through the ages is planned for Friday, July 3, at 3 p.m. Author and fraud examiner Robert Ainsworth tells the stories behind some of history's most […]

  • Reading Frederick Douglass Together

    Benjamin D. Cushing Community Center 465 Mill St., Marion, MA, United States

    The Marion Art Center and the Marion Community Center will host a public reading of Frederick Douglass’ 1852 speech, “What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July?” on Monday, […]

  • Boston Tea Party: Tea Tasting

    Mattapoisett Library 7 Barstow Street, Mattapoisett, MA, United States

    A tea tasting inspired by the Boston Tea Party is planned for Saturday, July 11, at 11 a.m. Attendees will learn about the events of 1773 while sampling teas connected […]