Join us for this year’s winter holiday event, Trimming the Tavern "Here's to the Red, White and Blue!" - our third annual "Trimming the Tavern" event which opens on Saturday, December 6th at 10 a.m. and runs until Saturday, December 13th. Opening hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. every day except Sunday when the museum will close to the public at 2 p.m. to prepare for our annual Members Wassail Party.

Join us on Tuesday, December 9th from 6.00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. for Twilight at the Tavern. Stroll through the museum by candlelight and enjoy the richly decorated rooms of our '“Trimming the Tavern” holiday event. Tickets are available now!

"Spies Among Us" is going away at the end of the year! Visit the museum on Thursdays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. or at our Second Sunday tours on November 9th and learn about the story of General Gage's spies who visited the Tavern in 1775, explore examples of espionage on both sides, and examine the many ways of spying that were used during the American Revolution.

Visit the museum on Thursdays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. for our weekly Open House Tours. No appointment necessary! Learn about 200 years of the Jones family, the “Weston Tea Party”, the visits of General Gage’s spies and Paul Revere’s men and see our newest exhibit “Spies Among Us”. You can also view our newly commissioned sculpture by local artist, Paul Angiolillo, titled “Mightier Than the Sword”.

Join us every Second Sunday of the month from 1-3 p.m. and learn about six generations of the Jones family living in this house for 200 years! Learn about the unique role that the tavern and Isaac Jones played during the Revolutionary War - including the visits from British Spies, Paul Revere’s men and a Weston Tea Party. Visit our exhibit “Spies Among Us” and view our sculpture “Mightier Than the Sword”. A fun, family friendly day out!

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).

We were treated to a talk on Oct. 14th with writer and author, Dave DeWitt and learn about how our founding fathers shaped our food choices.

During this talk, Dave DeWitt described how some of America's most famous colonial leaders, not only established America's political destiny, but also revolutionized the very food we eat.