Waltham Historical Society

06/03/2026

A wonderful event tomorrow night at the Waltham Public Library! Go see the fantastic American Legion Band and tour the amazing archives of local history in the Waltham Room! 🇺🇸

THURS, 6/4, 6-7PM, LIBRARY LAWN and WALTHAM ROOM: Join us for the MA 250th with a performance by the Waltham American Legion Band on the Library Lawn and a Waltham Room Open House! Grab a blanket, a picnic, and relax outside on the Lawn, and visit our Waltham Room to see special local history items from the Revolutionary War.

04/14/2026

The talk on Grover Cronin’s with Jack Cox this Thursday is SOLD OUT. No tickets will be available at the door.

04/10/2026

Thanks to a grant from the Waltham Cultural Council, we have been digitizing more of our collection of Waltham High School football game films. Please enjoy this film of Waltham High vs. Brookline on October 2, 1965. Were you there? What years were you at Waltham High? Please let us know in the comments! 🏈 Go Hawks! 🦅 Waltham Gridiron Club Waltham High School Friends The City of Waltham The Waltham Times The Waltham Channel Waltham High School Band Alumni Waltham High School PTO

Game played at Leary Field on October 2, 1965. Waltham wins 40-12.

04/08/2026

Please vote for the Waltham Historical Society! 🕰️😀
Watertown Savings Bank has extended the voting for this contest until Sunday, April 12, 2026!

04/01/2026

*EDIT* THIS EVENT IS SOLD OUT!
A Special Family and a Magical Place: The Story of Grover Cronin Department Store

Thursday, April 16, 7:00 p.m.
Lyman Estate, 185 Lyman Street, Waltham, MA

For more than 100 years, Grover Cronin Department Store on Moody Street was the destination for shoppers around Greater Boston. Employing hundreds of local residents, Cronin's was a pioneer in the field of merchandising and generously supported the community in a myriad of ways. Based on recently donated archival material to the Waltham Historical Society, this program will tell the story of the Cronin family and the store that played an integral part in the lives of generations of Waltham residents. Join us for this visual talk with local historian Jack Cox in the Lyman Estate ballroom.

Historic New England or Waltham Historical Society Member $5; Nonmember $10. Register using link below:

https://my.historicnewengland.org/26645/a-special-family?_gl=1*yc470x*_gcl_au*ODE5ODk1ODQ5LjE3NzM0NTc2NTQ.*_ga*MTAzODgxNjE5NS4xNzczNDU3NjU0*_ga_FZ62ER4KHZ*czE3NzUwNjU4NzEkbzMkZzEkdDE3NzUwNjU4OTkkajMyJGwwJGgyNzI4NTA0NzM.

For more than 100 years, Grover Cronin Department Store on Moody Street was the destination for shoppers around Greater Boston. Employing hundreds of local residents, Cronin's was a pioneer in the field of merchandising and generously supported the community in a myriad of ways. Based on recently do...