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• It's Revolutionary! Event and Exhibit -- The Life and Times of Deborah Samson Gannett,a "Friends and Family" event for Adults and Children

  • When
    01/19/2026
  •  
    1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
  • Location
    Sharon Historical Society 16 High Street, Sharon, MA

  

  Celebrate the Semiquincentennial of the Declaration of Independence and the founding of the United States by hearing about the commonly known as well as the untold and unexplored stories of Sharon's own Deborah Sampson Gannett Revolutionary War heroine and soldier. 

  This event will include a presentation and discussion as well as a chance to view related exhibits. There will also be time for a  creative activity -- an “in studio opportunity” to create items for the “Reflections on the Revolution: A Call to All”  Exhibition at 16 High Street in June.  This show  will display the works  of those  who have chosen to express, in their preferred medium, their views of the Revolutionary events and figures.  We are seeking  visual art, photography, poetry,  prose, music, videography, crafts, or any combination of these or any other expressive techniques.  This work will be documented and digitally preserved for the benefit of future historians and history lovers.

  While at the event, participants can explore the Exhibit on the Life and Times of Deborah Sampson.  This exhibit will be on display throughout January and can also be viewed during our normal Open Hours:

  ·         2 - 4  Fridays

  ·         1 - 4  Saturdays 

  ·         3 - 5  Sundays 

  If you would like to help with this event in any way, contribute to the June Exhibition, or have any questions please email Programs@sharonhistorical.org

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• It's Revolutionary! Event and Exhibit --The Life and Times of Deborah Samson Gannett, a "Morning at the Museum" event geared for adults

  • When
    01/20/2026
  •  
    10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
  • Location
    Sharon Historical Society, 16 High Street, Sharon, MA

  Celebrate the Semiquincentennial of the Declaration of Independence and the founding of the United States by hearing about the commonly known as well as the untold and unexplored stories of Sharon's own Deborah Sampson Gannett Revolutionary War heroine and soldier. 

  This event will include a presentation and discussion as well as a chance to view related exhibits. There will also be time for a  creative activity -- an “in studio opportunity” to create items for the “Reflections on the Revolution: A Call to All”  Exhibition at 16 High Street in June.  This show  will display the works  of those  who have chosen to express, in their preferred medium, their views of the Revolutionary events and figures.  We are seeking  visual art, photography, poetry,  prose, music, videography, crafts, or any combination of these or any other expressive techniques.  Contibutor's work will be documented and digitally preserved for future historians and history lovers to enjoy.

  While at the event, participants can explore the Exhibit on the Life and Times of Deborah Sampson.  This exhibit will be on display throughout January and can also be viewed during our normal Open Hours:

  ·         2 - 4  Fridays

  ·         1 - 4  Saturdays 

  ·         3 - 5  Sundays 

  If you are interested in helping with this event, contributing to the June Exhibition, or have any questions please email Programs@Sharonhistorical.org

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• Genealogy - Free Family History Assistance

  • When
    01/22/2026
  •  
    2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
  • Location
    Sharon Historical Society 16 High Street, Sharon, MA

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  David and Rene Dearborn, both Sharon Historical Society members and subject matter experts on genealogy, are pleased to continue to provide free genealogical research assistance at the Sharon Historical Society on 16 High Street in Sharon. The next three events will be Thursday afternoon  from 2-4 on January 22, February 19, and March 19.  Each session provides an hour of one on one assistance.  Appointments are taken for  2 - 3 pm or 3 - 4 pm. Please email info@sharonhistorical.org to request a reservation.
  

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• It's Revolutionary! Event and Exhibit -- African American and Indigenous People in the Revolution, a "Morning at the Museum" event geared for adults

  • When
    02/09/2026
  •  
    10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
  • Location
    Sharon Historical Society 16 High Street Sharon, MMA

  
  

  Celebrate the Semiquincentennial of the Declaration of Independence and the founding of the United States by hearing about the commonly known as well as the untold and unexplored stories of African Americans and Indigenous People during the Revolutionary era, with particular emphasis on residents of Sharon. 

  This event will include a presentation and discussion as well as a chance to view related exhibits. There will also be time for a  creative activity -- an  “in studio opportunity” to create items for the “Reflections on the Revolution: A Call to All”  Exhibition at 16 High Street in June.  This show  will display the works  of those  who have chosen to express, in their preferred medium, their views of the Revolutionary events and figures.  We are seeking  visual art, photography, poetry,  prose, music, videography, crafts, or any combination of these or any other expressive techniques.  Contributor's work will be documented and digitally preserved for the benefit of future historians and history lovers.

  The Exhibit on African Americans and Indigenous People in the Revolutionary will be on display throughout February and can also be viewed during our normal Open Hours:

  2 - 4   Fridays

  1 - 4   Saturdays

  3 - 5    Sundays

  f you are interested in helping with this event, contributing to the June Exhibition, or have any questions please email Programs@Sharonhistorical.org

  
  

  
  

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• It's Revolutionary! Event and Exhibit -- African Americans and Indigenous People in the Revolution, a "Friends and Family" event for adults and children

  • When
    02/16/2026
  •  
    1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
  • Location
    Sharon Historical Society 16 High Street Sharon MA

  
  

  Celebrate the Semiquincentennial of the Declaration of Independence and the founding of the United States by hearing about the commonly known as well as the untold and unexplored stories of African American and Indigenous People in the Revolutionary Era.

  This event will include a presentation and discussion as well as a chance to view related exhibits. There will also be time for a  creative activity -- an “in studio opportunity” to create items for the “Reflections on the Revolution: A Call to All”  Exhibition at 16 High Street in June.  This show  will display the works  of those  who have chosen to express, in their preferred medium, their views of the Revolutionary events and figures.  We are seeking  visual art, photography, poetry,  prose, music, videography, crafts, or any combination of these or any other expressive techniques.  Contributor's work will be documented and digitally preserved for the benefit of future historians and history lovers.

  
  

  While at the event, participants can explore the Exhibit on African Americans and Indigenous People in the Revolutionary era.  This exhibit will be on display throughout February and can also be viewed during our normal Open Hours:

  2 - 4   Fridays

  1 - 4   Saturdays

  3 - 5    Sundays

  
  

  f you are interested in helping with this event, contributing to the June Exhibition, or have any questions please email Programs@Sharonhistorical.org

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• Genealogy - Free Family History Assistance

  • When
    02/19/2026
  •  
    2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
  • Location
    Sharon Historical Society

  

  David and Rene Dearborn, both Sharon Historical Society members and subject matter experts on genealogy, are pleased to continue to provide free genealogical research assistance at the Sharon Historical Society on 16 High Street in Sharon. The next three events will be Thursday afternoon  from 2-4 on January 22, February 19, and March 19.  Each session provides an hour of one on one assistance.  Appointments are taken for  2 - 3 pm or 3 - 4 pm. Please email info@sharonhistorical.org to request a reservation.

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• It's Revolutionary -- Deborah Sampson Gannett: Reflections on her Revolutionary War Experiences, Sharon Historical Society Quarterly Meeting

  • When
    03/15/2026
  •  
    2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
  • Location
    Sharon Historical Society 16 High Street Sharon, MA

  
  

  
  

  Celebrate the semiquincentennial by hearing about the unknown, unexplored as well as the commonly known history of Sharon's own Deborah Sampson Gannett Revolutionary War experiences.  

  The Quarterly Meeting will begin at 2:00

  The presentation will begin at 2:30

  After the presentation, can enjoy light refreshments and explore the Exhibit the Daughters of Liberty, the women who furthered  the Declaration of Independence and the Revolution
  

  This exhibit will be on display throughout March  and can also be viewed during our normal Open Hours:

  2 - 4   Fridays

  1 - 4   Saturdays

  3 - 5    Sundays

  If you would like to help with this event in any way, or have any questions please email Programs@sharonhistorical.org

  
  

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• Genealogy - Free Family History Assistance

  • When
    03/19/2026
  •  
    2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
  • Location
    Sharon Historical Society 16 High Street, Sharon, MA

  

  David and Rene Dearborn, both Sharon Historical Society members and subject matter experts on genealogy, are pleased to continue to provide  free genealogical research assistance at the Sharon Historical Society on 16 High Street in Sharon. The next three events will be Thursday afternoon  from 2-4 on January 22, February 19, and March 19.  Each session provides an hour of one on one assistance.  Appointments are taken for  2 - 3 pm or 3 - 4 pm. Please email info@sharonhistorical.org to request a reservation.

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• It's Revolutionary! Event and Exhibit -- The Stoughtonham Furnace: Sharon's own Military Industrial Complex, a "Morning at the Museum" geared for adults

  • When
    04/13/2026
  •  
    10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
  • Location
    Sharon Historical Society 16 High Street, Sharon MA

  Celebrate the Semiquincentennial of the Declaration of Independence and the founding of the United States by hearing about the commonly known as well as the untold and unexplored story of Sharon's Stoughtonham Furnace that produced cannon and cannonballs for the Revolution.

  This event will include a presentation and discussion as well as a chance to view related exhibits. There will also be time for a  creative activity -- an “in studio opportunity” to create items for the “Reflections on the Revolution: A Call to All”  Exhibition at 16 High Street in June.  This show  will display the works  of those  who have chosen to express, in their preferred medium, their views of the Revolutionary events and figures.  We are seeking  visual art, photography, poetry,  prose, music, videography, crafts, or any combination of these or other expressive techniques.  Contributor's  work will be documented and digitally preserved for the benefit of future historians and history lovers.

  Stoughtonham Furnace Exhibit  will be on display through June and can also be viewed during our normal Open Hours:

  2 - 4   Fridays

  1 - 4   Saturdays

  3 - 5    Sundays

  f you are interested in helping with this event, contributing to the June Exhibition, or have any questions please email Programs@Sharonhistorical.org

  
  

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• It's Revolutionary! Event and Exhibit -- The Stoughtonham Furnace: Sharon's Own Military Industrial Complex, a "Friends and Family" event geared to children and adults

  • When
    04/24/2026
  •  
    1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
  • Location
    Sharon Historical Society, 16 High Street, Sharon, MA

  
  

  Celebrate the Semiquincentennial of the Declaration of Independence and the founding of the United States by hearing about the commonly known as well as the untold and unexplored story of Sharon's Stoughtonham Furnace that produced cannon and cannonballs for the Revolution.

  This event will include a presentation and discussion as well as a chance to view related exhibits. There will also be time for a  creative activity -- an “in studio opportunity” to create items for the “Reflections on the Revolution: A Call to All”  Exhibition at 16 High Street in June.  This show  will display the works  of those  who have chosen to express, in their preferred medium, their views of the Revolutionary events and figures.  We are seeking  visual art, photography, poetry,  prose, music, videography, crafts, or any combination of these  or other expressive techniques.  Contributor's  work will be documented and digitally preserved for the benefit of future historians and history lovers.

  Stoughtonham Furnace Exhibit  will be on display through June and can also be viewed during our normal Open Hours:

  2 - 4   Fridays

  1 - 4   Saturdays

  3 - 5    Sundays

  If you are interested in helping with this event, contributing to the June Exhibition, or have any questions please email Programs@Sharonhistorical.org

  
  

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• It's Revolutionary! Rock Ridge Cemetery Tour of Revolutionary Soldier's Graves

  • When
    05/17/2026
  •  
    1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
  • Location
    Sharon Historical Society 16 High Street and Rock Ridge Cemetery 101 East Street Sharon

  

  Celebrate the Semiquincentennial of the Declaration of Independence and the founding of the United States by hearing about the commonly known as well as the untold and unexplored stories of the Sharon Patriots who served in the Revolutionary War and are buried in Rock Ridge Cemetery.

  This event will start with a presentation at the Sharon HIstorical Society on 16 HIgh Street, and be followed by a tour of the cemetery.  Each soldier's story will be told by a volunteer stationed at the grave.   

  If you would like to assist with this event, or be one of the story tellers, please email Programs@sharonhistorical.org.

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• It's Revolutionary! A No Tea Party to Celebrate Deborah Sampson Day

  • When
    05/23/2026
  •  
    1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
  • Location
    Sharon Historical Society 16 High Street, Sharon MA

  

  Celebrate the Semiquincentennial of the Declaration of Independence and the founding of the United States and Deborah Sampson Day in Massachusetts  by attending a "No Tea Party"  at the HIstorical Society.  Enjoy lively discussion, tea substitutes imbibed during the Revolutionary era,   George Washington's traditional birthday cake, and other delectables from the times.

  This event will include  a chance to view related exhibits. There will also be time for a  creative activity -- an “in studio opportunity” to create items for the “Reflections on the Revolution: A Call to All”  Exhibition at 16 High Street in June.  This show  will display the works  of those  who have chosen to express, in their preferred medium, their views of the Revolutionary events and figures.  We are seeking  visual art, photography, poetry,  prose, music, videography, crafts, or any combination of these or other expressive techniques.  Contributor's work will be documented and digitally preserved for the benefit of future historians and history lovers.

  
  

  The exhibits will be in place through May and can also be viewed during normal open hours:

  2 - 4  Fridays

  1 - 4  Saturdays

  3 - 5  Sundays

  
  

  If you are interested in helping with this event, contributing to the June Exhibition, or have any questions please email Programs@Sharonhistorical.org

  
  
  

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