Events
Special Event: Exhibit Opening
Opening Reception for Watertown Dairies HSW exhibit at Watertown Police Department
Monday, November 10, 2025
6:00 - 7:00 PM
Watertown Police Department
552 Main Street
Watertown, MA 02472
The Watertown Police Department recently reached out to the HSW to inquire about partnering on the creation of a new exhibit to be displayed in a case located in the police station lobby. After mulling over several ideas, a decision was made to base the exhibit on photos and advertisements related to several dairies that operated in Watertown over the years, including Andrews Milk Co., Green Meadows, Shick/Watertown Dairy, Speedwell Farms and Woodland Dairy. The exhibit, slated to be on display for several months, will also include many milk bottles used by these dairies that are part of the HSW's collection at the Edmund Fowle House.
Light refreshments will be served.
This event and exhibit are free and open to the public. Free parking is available in the Police Department's front lot located on the left as you pull into the driveway. For more information, please contact Joyce at 781-899-7239 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
November Public Program
Dr. Benjamin Church
A slideshow lecture by J. L. Bell
Sunday, November 9, 2025
2:00 PM
Watertown Savings Bank Meeting Room
Watertown Free Public Library
123 Main Street
Watertown, MA 02472
Dr. Benjamin Church was a patriot activist who was exposed as a spy for British Major General Thomas Gage. The Massachusetts General Court held an inquiry into his activities from October to November 1775. November 2025 will mark the 250th anniversary of the legislature's decisions. New details regarding Church's spying activities will be revealed. Attendees will also learn where the Massachusetts General Court held the Church inquiry.
J. L Bell is a writer who specializes in the start of the American Revolution in New England and is the proprietor of the popular Boston 1775 website. A Fellow of the Massachusetts Historical Society and elected member of the American Antiquarian Society and Colonial Society of Massachusetts, he authored the book The Road to Concord: How Four Stolen Cannon Ignited the Revolutionary War as well as a National Park Service study of George Washington’s work in Cambridge. He has written many articles, delivered papers to the Massachusetts Historical Society and appeared on a panel of the Organization of American Historians. Some of his lectures have been broadcast on the C-Span Networks and he has spoken at many historic sites around greater Boston and beyond.
This event is free and open to the public. Parking is free in the library lot on Sundays. For more information, please contact Joyce at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
This program is funded by a 2025 grant from the Watertown Community Foundation.