Historical Society of Watertown, Watertown MA

04/18/2023

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02/17/2023

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12/21/2022

Dear Friends,

The Historical Society of Watertown has a new page, due to a change in the manager of the site. We no longer post on our old page. Please click the link and follow our new postings.

https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100086621741869

The Historical Society of Watertown has also launched an Instagram page: historical_society_watertown. If you are an Instagram user please like and follow us.

If you’d like to download Instagram you can do so via your mobile devices App Store, or from your computer go to
https://www.instagram.com/. Follow the prompts to create an account and then search for “historical_society_watertown”

And as always, thank you for your continued interest and support.

The Historical Society of Watertown Board

HSW encourages and assists people of all backgrounds and interests to learn more about Watertown.

09/05/2022

The First Labor Day
A sketch shows a large crowd gathered to watch a parade. The image is labeled September 5, 1882, New York City. The First Labor Day Parade.

The first Labor Day holiday was celebrated on Tuesday, September 5, 1882, in New York City, in accordance with the plans of the Central Labor Union. The Central Labor Union held its second Labor Day holiday just a year later, on September 5, 1883.

By 1894, 23 more states had adopted the holiday, and on June 28, 1894, President Grover Cleveland signed a law making the first Monday in September of each year a national holiday.

09/05/2022

07/04/2022

We wish everyone a very happy and safe 4th of July!

The Historical Society of Watertown announced that the 2022 Treaty Day celebrations will be held virtually. The event marks not just one, but two events of historic significance in the local, state, and the national history. In the past, the event has been held at the Edmund Fowle House on Marshall....

07/03/2022

06/20/2022

The following information was provided by the Boston Tea Party Ships & Museum: The Boston Tea Party Ships & Museum, in partnership with the Historical Society of Watertown; the City of Watertown, MA, and Revolution 250, a consortium of organizations working together to commemorate the 250th annivers...