Latest Past Events
Annual Graveyard Tour of the Park Street Cemetery in Florence
Park Street Cemetery Park Street, FlorenceJoin tour guide Steve Strimer for a walk among the gravesites and then by the homes of several of the progressive heroes of Florence history. Utopian community founders, African American freedom seekers turned stalwart citizens, reformers, radical free thinkers, buried here in the shadow of Cosmian Hall, the Temple of Free Speech.
Juneteenth Open House 12-4 PM
David Ruggles Center 225 Nonotuck St., FlorenceIn honor of the Juneteenth holiday, the David Ruggles Center will be hosting an Open House on Wednesday, June 19 from 12-4. Come learn the stories of the Black men and women in 1840s and 1850s Florence who fought to end slavery and racism including: David Ruggles, a fierce fighter for racial justice and an [...]
Founders Day Event 2024: Nell Irvin Painter In Conversation with Lisa Unger Baskin
Bombyx Center for Arts and Equity 130 Pine St, FlorenceIn honor of our 2024 Founders Day, The David Ruggles Center welcomes acclaimed historian and writer, Nell Irvin Painter, Professor Emerita of American History at Princeton University, in conversation with Lisa Unger Baskin, eminent women's historian and collector and DRC Board Member. Topics will range from issues of race in America, to Sojourner Truth, [...]