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The Green Drum
This beautiful drum, from The Arlington Historical Society archives, pictured here, is a lovely soft green with blue undertones. Wooden…
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On Mabel and George
Mabel Hartwell married George Winn, Wednesday, October 14, 1903. Because the diary of George’s sister, Nina Winn, is being serialized…
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The Smith Museum of The Arlington Historical Society
George Albert Smith (1862-1952) died at age 91, one year after he announced his vision for The Jason Russell House.…
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Samuel Abbot Smith
Elizabeth Abbot Smith, however, was not finished. She wanted a museum to complement the April 19 historic site, and she…
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George A. Smith Had a Dream
The Smith Museum is named in honor of three generations of Smiths: George A. Smith, Reverend Samuel Abbot Smith, and…
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The Big Town of West Cambridge
William H. Pattee, son of Jesse P. Pattee, followed his father’s flour-dusted footsteps into the bakery business as well as…
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The Eureka Triumphs!
Purchased in 1851, for about $300, it was the first engine built by Howard & Davis, later a Boston clock…
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Menotomy Hall and The Eureka
In 1906, Menotomy Hall was demolished to make room for Arlington’s grand new Town Hall, realized in 1913. The humble…
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Admit the Bearer
In 1868 in newly minted Arlington, Massachusetts—the vote to change the name of the town from “West Cambridge” to “Arlington”…
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Benjamin Locke: Menotomy Minute Man
Benjamin Locke, 1738-1791, served as Menotomy’s Minute Men Captain during the Lexington Alarm. After both Paul Revere and William Dawes…
