History is for Everyone

MA, USA

Cambridge Historical Society

Museum

Located in the Hooper-Lee-Nichols House, the society maintains archives and collections documenting Cambridge history from its founding through the present. Research materials include documents from the Revolutionary period and the Siege of Boston.

Visiting Today

Address

159 Brattle Street, Cambridge, MA

Hours

Tue-Thu 10am-4pm

Admission

Free for research; donations welcome

Accessibility

Call ahead for accessibility needs

Connected Events

Jul 1775
Washington Takes Command of Continental Army

George Washington, Artemas Ward, Martha Washington

Jul 1775
Siege of Boston Command Operations

George Washington, Charles Lee, Horatio Gates, Joseph Reed, Samuel Osgood, Martha Washington

Jul 1775
Longfellow House Becomes Washington's Headquarters

George Washington, Martha Washington, Joseph Reed

Aug 1775
Continental Army Supply Crisis

George Washington, Martha Washington

Oct 1775
Council of War Debates Attack on Boston

George Washington, Major General Nathanael Greene, Israel Putnam, Martha Washington

Nov 1775
Knox Proposes Fort Ticonderoga Artillery Mission

Henry Knox, George Washington, Martha Washington

Dec 1775
Martha Washington Arrives at Headquarters

Martha Washington, George Washington

Dec 1775
Enlistment Crisis and Army Reorganization

George Washington, Martha Washington