Patriots’ Day observances at Old Sturbridge will resound with the stirring beat of drums and the thrilling call of the fife! Saturday, April 15 and Sunday, April 16. In celebration of Patriots’ Day, we are exploring the stories of Patriots who helped lay the groundwork for the founding of our country during the American Revolution […]
Since 1987, this annual event has entertained guests with music, 100+ craft and fiber artists, demonstrations of traditional shearing and herding dogs, and historic re-enactors on the beautiful grounds of this historic, 50-acre estate. According to Executive Director and festival organizer Susan Robertson, "We're proud that the Sheepshearing Festival has become a New England spring tradition […]
The 1812 Marine Guard makes monthly public educational and demonstration appearances from May to September in the Charlestown Navy Yard. The day features presentations on Marine Corps. history and firing demonstrations using the Unit’s Marine Corps. period muskets both in the Navy Yard and onboard USS Constitution.
USS Constitution is scheduled to go underway from the Charlestown Navy Yard on Friday, June 9th at 10:00 a.m. The USS Constitution’s launch will kick off the ship’s sailing season under the command of the first female to ever helm the oldest ship in the US Navy. The underway will include a 21-gun salute viewable […]
The 1812 Marine Guard makes monthly public educational and demonstration appearances from March to September in the Charlestown Navy Yard. The day features presentations on Marine Corps. history and firing demonstrations using the Unit’s Marine Corps. period muskets both in the Navy Yard and onboard USS Constitution.
USS Constitution is scheduled to go underway from the Charlestown Navy Yard on July 4th, at 10:00 a.m. This will be the USS Constitution's second underway of the ship’s sailing season under the command of the first female to ever helm the oldest ship in the US Navy. The underway will include a 21-gun salute […]
The 1812 Marine Guard makes monthly public educational and demonstration appearances from May to September in the Charlestown Navy Yard. The day features presentations on Marine Corps. history and firing demonstrations using the Unit’s Marine Corps. period muskets both in the Navy Yard and onboard USS Constitution.
USS Constitution will go underway from Charlestown Navy Yard, Massachusetts on September 15th to honor Vietnam War veterans. Over 300 Vietnam War veterans and their families will embark aboard Old Ironsides as she cruises into Boston Harbor. USS Constitution will conduct a 21-gun salute by Castle Island.
The American Heritage Museum is presenting a time-line living history exhibition – Centuries of the Soldier, August 12th & 13th. This extraordinary weekend program features multiple historical encampments laid out chronologically over the great expanse of the museum grounds. Starting as early as the Romans, French Indian Wars and Revolutionary War, to the Civil War, World […]
The 1812 Marine Guard makes monthly public educational and demonstration appearances from May to September in the Charlestown Navy Yard. The day features presentations on Marine Corps. history and firing demonstrations using the Unit’s Marine Corps. period muskets both in the Navy Yard and onboard USS Constitution.
The 39th annual Gloucester Schooner Festival will be a capstone to the summer of 2023. It is steeped in history and jam-packed with events and opportunities to get up-close and personal with these beautiful ships. The GSF has become a Labor Day weekend tradition for thousands of people every year and we hope you will […]
USS Constitution is scheduled to go underway for the 2023 Chief of Naval Operations’ Chief Petty Officer Heritage Training Weeks on Friday, September 15th at 10 am. USS Constitution Sailors, with help from 120 Sailors selected for the rank of chief petty officer, will drop Old Ironsides’ topsails while cruising in Boston Harbor. During Chief […]
