Events

Join the NSCDA-MA for a special event featuring beloved children's author and illustrator Jan Brett as she discusses her enchanting book, Alice in a Winter Wonderland. Jan will share insights...

Enjoy an evening of cocktails and conversation with fellow Dames and Warriors. Please bring a prospective candidate as your guest. A genealogist will be present to answer eligibility questions, and...

THE NATIONAL SOCIETY OF THE COLONIAL DAMES OF AMERICA IN THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS CORDIALLY INVITES YOU TO:   The Annual Meeting Tuesday, May 13, 2025 Ten o’clock in the morning  ...

The National Society of the Colonial Dames in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts invites participants in the 2025 Hidden Garden Tours of Beacon Hill to enjoy a boxed lunch at the...

Join the NSCDA-MA  on May 21st, 2025 for a lovely morning of history, conversation and camaraderie. There is no charge for this event, but space is limited to 30 Dames,...

The Homestead will host a Teddy Bear Picnic on Saturday, June 7th 11:00am-2:00pm with a rain date of June 21st. Children, families, and teddy bears are encouraged to visit the...

This year’s parade will step off at 6 p.m. at the corner of Hancock Street and Hannon Parkway in Quincy Center and head north along Hancock Street, turning onto Merrymount...

The Membership Committee invites all Dames, Warriors, partners, and prospective candidates.All Dames on the North Shore are invited and of course Dames from other areas are very welcome. We kindly...

On Saturday, June 28, Quincy Homestead is hosting a presentation on printmaking in Paul Revere’s time.  Andy Volpe is a printer and “living historian”.  He studies and replicates the printing...

Please join the NSCDA-MA for Art of Colonial Chocolate Making at the Dorothy Quincy Homestead House. Immerse yourself back in the 18th-century witnessing chocolate-making with Robert Lecce of  Pewter Pot Fine Spiced...

The 2025 Summer season at Martin House Farm, Swansea, begins Sunday, July 6 with an open house from 1-4, fiddlers entertaining visitors, and an ice cream social. Please feel free...

The Membership Committee invites all Dames, partners, and prospective candidates. All Dames in Duxbury are invited and of course Dames from other areas are very welcome. We kindly request that...

Step back in time to experience the life of a soldier in the American Revolution at a military encampment and living history on Saturday July 26, 2025 from 11 AM...

The Membership Committee invites all Dames, Warriors, partners, and prospective candidates. All Dames on the Cape are invited and of course Dames from other areas are very welcome. We kindly...

Please join the NSCDA-MA for Colonial Blacksmithing and Colonial Tailoring at the Dorothy Quincy Homestead House. Dean Rantz has been a "Practicing Blacksmith" since 1982. He operates, Rock Village Forge...

Please join the NSCDA-MA for with Chandler Joshua Dummitt at the Dorothy Quincy Homestead House. Our special guest is Joshua Dummitt who will turns the house in to a 18th...

The art of spinning is best learned by the young, and Zoe Lawson has been practicing the craft of spinning by drop spindle and on a wheel since childhood. She...

Please join the NSCDA-MA for the John & Dorothy Hancock’s Wedding Anniversary & Ice Cream Social celebrating 250 Years of Love at the Dorothy Quincy Homestead House. The program is...

Please join the NSCDA-MA for the Welcome Back Fall Cocktail Party on Wednesday September 17th. This party will include hearty appetizers and full bar featuring the Salty Dog Cocktail. All...

The town of Quincy is proud to host its very first Heritage Day! On Saturday, September 27, the Dorothy Quincy Homestead will be open to visitors from 10:00 a.m. to...

Please join the NSCDA-MA for the Fall Membership Tea. This event will include a docent led tour of Prescott House. The Membership Tea on Sunday, October 5th welcomes new colonial...

Please join the NSCDA-MA for a DIY Charcuterie Board Workshop with Graze Culture on Thursday, October 23rd, from 6:30–8:00 PM. Enjoy light appetizers and wine as you create your own...

Please join the NSCDA-MA for a tour of the Beacon Hill Bookstore on Monday, November 3rd. The tour will start promptly at 10:00 am with lunch to be followed at...

Join us for a conversation with Liz Weisblatt, Curator and Fashion Historian, to explore how French designer Charles Worth became so popular in America. What made his gowns so appealing?...

The National Society of The Colonial Dames of America in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts cordially invites you to a luncheon at Prescott House featuring A History of Chocolate Making in...

The National Society of The Colonial Dames of America in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts cordially invites you to an evening of of cocktails, conversation, and holiday merriment!  

Dive into Tales of the Sea: The Journey Begins by Cynthia Elder, a sweeping historical novel that follows three generations of a Massachusetts seafaring family in the 1800s during a...

Join the NSCDA-MA for the 17th Annual Jean Brett Lecture. This year will feature Nina Sankovitch, the author of American Rebels: How the Hancock, Adams, and Quincy Families Fanned the...

Running it back, because it's worth it! Tickets can be found here. We are pleased to announce that we are re-running House of Worth: Americans in Paris, and this time...