Calling all car collectors! Register and spread the word about our first annual Heritage & Horsepower Fundraiser Car Show at the American Heritage Museum on Saturday, August 23rd from 11am to 3pm! Go to our website and register your car today and help us spread the word! All proceeds from the day go toward our Fuel Our Field Trips Fund to provide transportation and admission grants for underserved schools in our region!
If you didn't make it out to our WWII Pacific Reenactment yesterday, there's still time! Today, Sun, July 13th, all 3 of our museum buildings will be open, with food trucks, vendors and more! Plus, we will have our Pacific war reenactment at 1:00pm, honoring the 80 year anniversary of the end of WWII in the Pacific. So don't wait!![]()
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You can buy tickets in advance on our website, or pay at the gate. The weather looks good, so come join us for a day of learning at the American Heritage Museum!![]()
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(Photo credit to Matthew Ford, and Keith Reid @madbadger_aviationlens on IG)
Special for Saturday at the WWII in the Pacific Re-Enactment Weekend at the American Heritage Museum will be an appearance (weather permitting) of a UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter from the Massachusetts Army National Guard where it will be on display from arrival at 9am to departure around 3pm on Saturday. Unfortunately, it will not be on display on Sunday. Come and learn how the MANG uses it to support various missions, including disaster response, medevac, and troop transport.
The July 2025 Briefing Room eNewsletter just came out! Check out the latest news from the American Heritage Museum!
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The American Heritage Museum’s Vietnam War Gallery will be expanding with two significant new additions over the coming year: a Soviet SA-2 Guideline surface-to-air missile (SAM) on long-term loan ...
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November 2021
December 2021
February 2022
July 2022
Battle of Bunker Hill – Revolutionary War Re-Enactment
$15 – $30
Join us July 23rd and 24th, 2022 at the American Heritage Museum for an extraordinary Revolutionary War re-enactment and living history event unlike anything you have seen! Period encampments and re-enactors will tell the tale of this infamous battle. Action will include bombardment of the redoubt on Breed’s Hill, the landing of troops on the Charlestown peninsula, company flank attacks on the Boston shore, and the multiple assaults up Breeds Hill, all done with pyrotechnic effects! It will be a…
Find out more »November 2022
December 2022
AHM Presentation: Remembering Pearl Harbor and U.S. Entry Into WWII
$10 – $20
Join us at the American Heritage Museum for a compelling talk about the attack on Pearl Harbor and the United States' entry into WWII. Hosted by American Heritage Museum President Rob Collings and Lead Docent Colin Rixon, we will discuss "the day that will live in infamy." The motivations of Japan to attack Pearl Harbor, how they executed the raid and its aftermath will be covered. We will also highlight the history of our Curtiss P-40B Tomahawk and Waco UIC…
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February 2023
Speaker Series: 11B10-Memories of a Light Weapons Infantryman in Vietnam. By author John Magnarelli
$10 – $20
Mr. Magnarelli will talk about his experiences as a young soldier in the Vietnam War and the processes he went through in writing his captivating book. 11B10 is a memoir on what Army life was like from boot camp through combat through the eyes of a young man just out of high school. Without glorification or exaggeration it reflects the experience of the author’s time in the service specifically his year as an infantryman in the 82nd Airborne Division and…
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AHM Presentation: History of the Abrams Tank
$10 – $20
The M1 Abrams is a third-generation American main battle tank designed by Chrysler Defense and named for General Creighton Abrams. Conceived for modern armored ground warfare and now one of the heaviest tanks in service at nearly 68 tons, it introduced several innovative features, including a multifuel turbine engine, sophisticated Chobham composite armor, a computer fire control system, separate ammunition storage in a blow-out compartment, and NBC protection for crew safety. The M1 Abrams entered service in 1980 and currently…
Find out more »March 2023
AHM Presentation: Tank Technology
Join us at the American Heritage Museum on Friday, March 29th at 1:00 PM, to hear a presentation by AHM docent and former Master Gunner and tank platoon Sergeant Gregg Pomerleau. Mobility, protection and firepower are the main factors considered when designing and operating tanks. Hear Gregg Pomerleau discuss the history and technologies of tanks and how the concepts of building a better tank has advanced over the millennia. Mr. Pomerleau's has an extensive knowledge in tanks of all kinds…
Find out more »April 2023
June 2023
$10 – $20
Speaker Series: Angels Against The Sun – The battle for the Philippines and occupation of Japan
August 2023
Centuries of the Soldier
$15 – $25
The American Heritage Museum is presenting a time-line living history exhibition – Centuries of the Soldier, August 12th & 13th. This extraordinary living history weekend program allows visitors to see and experience what life as a soldier was like through various eras of warfare. The event showcases many historical encampments laid out chronologically over the great expanse of the museum grounds. Eras being represented include: The Roman Era, American Revolutionary War, Civil War, World War One, World War Two, Korean…
Find out more »September 2023
World War One & Aviation Weekend
$15 – $25
The American Heritage Museum presents the World War One and Aviation Event Weekend at our museum and airfield in Hudson / Stow, MA! Real aviation history takes to the skies each day* with flying demonstrations combined with presentations by historians and restorers for our featured aircraft: The original 1918 Nieuport 28 WWI fighter - America's First Fighter. This incredible aircraft is the oldest flying American fighter in existence and is restored in the markings of Douglas Campbell, America's first ace.…
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October 2023
November 2023
December 2023
Swedish Christmas at the Museum – Sponsored by SWEA Boston
$8 – $15
SWEA Boston presents Swedish Christmas at the Museum on December 2nd, 2023 at the American Heritage Museum from 10:00am to 2:00pm. The museum will have Christmas music, Swedish food and sweets to eat, along with some vendors offering gifts for sale! A Lucia featuring the students from the Swedish School will also be featured in this fun day! Museum admission is included with the event ticket. Event day date admission is $20 Adults / $18 Seniors / $10 Children Under 12…
Find out more »January 2024
March 2024
Free with standard museum admission
Speaker Series: Korea – Triumph at Kapyong, Tragedy at Imjin and How Armor Made the Difference
