• Heritage Day at Dorothy Quincy Homestead!

    34 Butler Rd Quincy, MA 34 Butler Rd, Quincy, MA, United States

    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...

  • Fall Membership Tea 2025

    William Hickling Prescott House 55 Beacon St, Boston, MA, United States

    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...

    Free
  • NSCDA-MA Tour of Beacon Hill Bookstore

    Beacon Hill Bookstore 71 Charles Street, Boston, MA, United States

    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...

    $30.00
  • House of Worth: Americans in Paris

    William Hickling Prescott House 55 Beacon St, Boston, MA, United States

    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?...

    Free
  • Festive Holiday Luncheon 2025

    William Hickling Prescott House 55 Beacon St, Boston, MA, United States

    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...

    $55.00
  • Holiday Cocktail Party 2025

    William Hickling Prescott House 55 Beacon St, Boston, MA, United States

    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!  

    $10.00 – $65.00
  • Book Talk with Cynthia Elder

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    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...

    Free
  • (Members Only) 17th Annual Jean Brett Lecture, Nina Sankovitch

    William Hickling Prescott House 55 Beacon St, Boston, MA, United States

    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...

    $10.00 – $70.00
  • House of Worth: Americans in Paris

    William Hickling Prescott House 55 Beacon St, Boston, MA, United States

    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...

  • (Members & Prospectives Only) Spring Membership Tea

    William Hickling Prescott House 55 Beacon St, Boston, MA, United States

    Join the NSCDA-MA for the 2026 Spring Membership Tea. This event will include a docent led tour of Prescott House. The Membership Tea on Sunday March 29th welcomes new colonial...

    Free
  • (Members Only) Sip & Shop at J.McLaughlin

    J.McLaughlin 34 Charles St, Boston, MA, United States

    Bring your friends for an afternoon of shopping and refreshments at J. McLaughlin, Beacon Hill. This event starts right after the Spring Membership Tea! 10% of all sales during this...

    Free
  • (Public) “Tea and Talk” at Prescott House

    William Hickling Prescott House 55 Beacon St, Boston, MA, United States

    Join Us for Tea Etiquette! Sign up here: "Tea and Talk" at Prescott House A lecture and delicious food & tea for the price of one! Do you ever have...

  • (Members only) Meet the DC Dames at Prescott House

    William Hickling Prescott House 55 Beacon St, Boston, MA, United States

    The DC Dames are visiting Prescott House on May 1st, 2026 from 5:00 pm to 6:30 pm. We will welcome them to Boston by having a cocktail hour at Prescott...

    Free
  • (Members and Guests Only) Dames & Warriors Membership Cocktail Party

    William Hickling Prescott House 55 Beacon St, Boston, MA, United States

    The National Society of The Colonial Dames of America in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and The Society of Colonial Wars in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts invite you to the Annual...

    $10.00 – $60.00
  • (Members only) NSCDA-MA Annual Meeting

    Brae Burn Country Club 326 Fuller Street West, Newton, MA, United States

    THE NATIONAL SOCIETY OF THE COLONIAL DAMES OF AMERICA IN THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS CORDIALLY INVITES YOU TO:   The Annual Meeting Tuesday, May 12, 2026 Ten o’clock in the morning  ...

    $65.00
  • (Members only) Field Trip to the Alden House Historic Site

    Alden House 105 Alden St, Duxbury, MA, United States

    The NSCDA-MA is awarding the 2026 American Heritage Award to the Alden House Historic Site. (To learn more about this award and initiative by the NSCDA, click here.) As part of...

    Free – $25.00
  • (Members Only) Creative Flower Arranging Demonstration

    William Hickling Prescott House 55 Beacon St, Boston, MA, United States

    Please join Melissa Foley, former lead designer of the MFA’s Art in Bloom, as she uses the historic character of Prescott House to create a springtime arrangement for all to...

    $30.00
  • Peony Party

    William Hickling Prescott House 55 Beacon St, Boston, MA, United States

    The Massachusetts Dames cordially invite you to the Peony Party. Members and Guests only. Join fellow Dames for an evening of celebration, cocktails, hors d’oeuvres, and Bo Winiker's music provided...

    $10.00 – $5,000.00
  • (Public) Colonial Printing with Andrew Volpe

    34 Butler Rd Quincy, MA 34 Butler Rd, Quincy, MA, United States

    On Saturday, June 6, 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...

    Free
  • (Public) Quincy Flag Day Parade

    Dorothy Quincy Homestead 34 Butler Road, Quincy, MA, United States

    This year’s parade will step off at 7 p.m. at the corner of Hancock Street and Hannon Parkway in Quincy Center and head north along Hancock Street, turning onto Merrymount...

  • (Public) Garden and Herb Tour with Rebecca Dinsmore

    34 Butler Rd Quincy, MA 34 Butler Rd, Quincy, MA, United States

    On Saturday, June 27th, join the NSCDA-MA for a guided tour through the parterre and herb gardens of the Homestead by Rebecca Dinsmore. Dinsmore is a Master Gardener who has...

  • Summer Celebration at Martin House Farm

    Martin House Farm 22 Stoney Hill Rd, Swansea, MA, United States

    The 2026 Summer season at Martin House Farm, Swansea, begins Sunday, July 5th with an open house from 1-4, fiddlers entertaining visitors, and an ice cream social. Please feel free...

  • (Public) People of the Dawnlands with Plimoth Patuxet Museum

    34 Butler Rd Quincy, MA 34 Butler Rd, Quincy, MA, United States

    On Saturday, July 11th, join the NSCDA-MA for a program People of the Dawnland with the Plimoth Patuxet Museum.  The program will discuss Wampanoag People's relationship to the land, respect...

  • Cape Cod Cocktail Party

    The Simonds Residence 353 Barnhill Road, Chatham, MA, United States

    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...

  • (Public) Colonial Blacksmith & Embroidery

    Dorothy Quincy Homestead 34 Butler Road, Quincy, MA, United States

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