JOIN US FOR TUNES AT THE TAVERN WITH CROSSROAD BAND!
Join us on Thursday, September 10th from 6–8 p.m. for a perfect late‑summer evening on the museum grounds featuring local cover favorites, Crossroad Band.
Our 59th Annual Barn Sale will be on September 26th, 2026 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.. Mark your calendars for a fabulous day of bargains and treasure hunting.
We are now accepting donations by arrangement.
CONTACT INFO: gbtmuseum@gmail.com or call 781-894-1751
"Lost Liberties - Broken Promises " is a yearlong exhibit focusing on the enslaved, indigenous, displaced Loyalists, and veterans of Weston who were on the wrong side of history.
The exhibit is funded by a grant received from Mass Humanities program for "Expand Massachusetts Stories - Promises of the Revolution”. which has a special focus on the 250th. Mass Humanities grants are made possible by funding from the Mass Cultural Council.
The recording of our presentation with Norman Poser, author of From the Battlefield to the Stage, The Many Lives of General John Burgoyne. can be found on our YouTube channel HERE!
You can now find the presentation by Joseph M. Adelman, Ph.D. expounding on the role of taverns in the Revolutionary Era on our YouTube channel. Link HERE.
This talk was presented by The Golden Ball Tavern Museum and the Friends of the Josiah Smith Tavern.
(Image of Golden Ball Tavern Museum’s original taproom).
Join us on Thursdays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. for tours of the museum. You can BOOK your tour in advance HERE.
Learn about 200 years of the Jones family, the “Weston Tea Party”, the visits of General Gage’s spies and Paul Revere’s men.
Our 59th Annual Barn Sale will be on September 26th, 2026 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.. Mark your calendars for a fabulous day of bargains and treasure hunting.
We are now accepting donations by arrangement.
CONTACT INFO: gbtmuseum@gmail.com or call 781-894-1751
"Lost Liberties - Broken Promises " is a yearlong exhibit focusing on the enslaved, indigenous, displaced Loyalists, and veterans of Weston who were on the wrong side of history.
The exhibit is funded by a grant received from Mass Humanities program for "Expand Massachusetts Stories - Promises of the Revolution”. which has a special focus on the 250th. Mass Humanities grants are made possible by funding from the Mass Cultural Council.
The recording of our presentation with Norman Poser, author of From the Battlefield to the Stage, The Many Lives of General John Burgoyne. can be found on our YouTube channel HERE!
Watch our online lecture about the history of Concord’s African American community with Jen Turner, Executive Director of The Robbins House HERE. Jen told the story through the lens of Ellen Garrison, the daughter and granddaughter of men who had been enslaved, who spent her life educating newly freed people and fighting for their civil rights.
We enjoyed our online lecture with Malcolm F. Purinton, Ph.D., renowned beer historian, professor, author and columnist who turned his love of beer into an academic vocation. Learn more about the role of beer and alcohol in Revolutionary times with a very interesting perspective by watching the lecture on our YouTube channel HERE!
You can now find the presentation by Joseph M. Adelman, Ph.D. expounding on the role of taverns in the Revolutionary Era on our YouTube channel. Link HERE.
This talk was presented by The Golden Ball Tavern Museum and the Friends of the Josiah Smith Tavern.
(Image of Golden Ball Tavern Museum’s original taproom).
Jonathan Detwiler of Buttonwood Renovations gave an enlightening architectural tour of the Golden Ball Tavern in October 2023. We look forward to having him return to highlight more of the unique features of our museum. Watch the recording HERE.
A lecture by Marjory O’Toole, Executive Director of the Little Compton Historical Society
Held on Tuesday, October 24th, 2023 Link to recording Here.
This program was made possible by a grant from the Weston Cultural Council which is supported by the Mass Cultural Council, a state agency.
