A Presidents' Day Event! Follow the words and history of four generations of Adamses. John, Abigail, and their descendants were prolific writers. The trove of documents they left behind intimately describe their lives, public service, and Boston from the eve of the Revolution to the turn of the twentieth century.

$15 (general admission) / $5 (BBF members)

More information and purchase tickets at Boston By Foot.

What was love like in Colonial America? The enduring letters of John and Abigail Adams provide an insightful picture of 18th-century American life in the Boston area and beyond. These intimate letters also reveal the intellectually and emotionally fulfilling relationship between them that lasted almost 54 years and withstood historical upheavals, long periods apart, and personal tragedies. Their iconic personalities come to life as actors from the Boston Tea Party Ships & Museum read a selection of letters and reveal, in the words of John and Abigail Adams, their teasing humor and their undying love and respect for each other.

Institution: Boston Tea Party Ships & Museum

Location: Boston Tea Party Ships & Museum; 306 Congress Street, Boston, MA 02210 (doors open at 6:30 pm)

What was love like in Colonial America? The enduring letters of John and Abigail Adams provide an insightful picture of 18th-century American life in the Boston area and beyond. These intimate letters also reveal the intellectually and emotionally fulfilling relationship between them that lasted almost 54 years and withstood historical upheavals, long periods apart, and personal tragedies. Their iconic personalities come to life as actors from the Boston Tea Party Ships & Museum read a selection of letters and reveal, in the words of John and Abigail Adams, their teasing humor and their undying love and respect for each other.

Institution: Boston Tea Party Ships & Museum

Location: Boston Tea Party Ships & Museum; 306 Congress Street, Boston, MA 02210 (doors open at 6:30 pm)

What was love like in Colonial America? The enduring letters of John and Abigail Adams provide an insightful picture of 18th-century American life in the Boston area and beyond. These intimate letters also reveal the intellectually and emotionally fulfilling relationship between them that lasted almost 54 years and withstood historical upheavals, long periods apart, and personal tragedies. Their iconic personalities come to life as actors from the Boston Tea Party Ships & Museum read a selection of letters and reveal, in the words of John and Abigail Adams, their teasing humor and their undying love and respect for each other.

Institution: Boston Tea Party Ships & Museum

Location: Boston Tea Party Ships & Museum; 306 Congress Street, Boston, MA 02210 (doors open at 6:30 pm)

The Abigail Adams Historical Society, stewards of the Abigail Adams Birthplace, welcomes members to a special, members-only reception. Advance details will be provided about special year-long "Remember Abigail" programming and events meant to commemorate the 200th anniversary of Abigail Adams's death in October 2018 and the 275th anniversary of her birth in November 2019.

Free to members

Institution: Abigail Adams Historical Society

Location: 180 Norton St., N. Weymouth, Mass.

Abigail Adams lived at the heart of American politics for nearly half a century. She was a revolutionary First Lady, urging her husband to “Remember the Ladies” in the colonial quest for independence, and a huge influence on the nation’s sixth president, John Quincy Adams. In her letters to her family and a wide circle of influential colleagues, Abigail was candid and colorful in depicting the hard work and great reward of nation-building. Join us as we remember the life and legacy of Abigail Adams, one of the many women who helped build early America.

Institution: Massachusetts Historical Society

Fee: $25.00

Please RSVP

This program is open to all educators of K-12 students. Teachers can earn 22.5 Professional Development Points or 1 graduate credit (for an additional fee).

If you have any questions, please contact Kate Melchior at education@masshist.org or 617-646-0588.

The Abigail Adams Birthplace will be holding a special tea to celebrate Abigail Adams's 274th birthday! Enjoy tea and dessert served on fine china in the same rooms where Abigail Adams lived for the first twenty years of her life and where she married John Adams in 1764.

Pre-paid tickets are necessary, and admission is limited to 50. For more information, contact AAHS1947@yahoo.com.

Institution: Abigail Adams Historical Society

Location: 180 Norton St., N. Weymouth, Mass.

Due to the forecast, this event has been moved from Saturday, October 27 to Saturday, November 3.

This one-day-only tour explores Abigail Smith Adams's life from cradle to grave. Participants will follow in Abigail's footsteps on a free park trolley to the Abigail Smith Adams Birthplace in Weymouth, the John Quincy Adams Birthplace in Quincy, and finally to the United First Parish Church, Church of the Presidents in Quincy.

Participants will be served tea and explore the homes where Abigail was born, was married, and where she raised her children during the American Revolution. They will be welcomed by Abigail Adams herself and hear stories of her life before ending the tour with a visit to Abigail's tomb in the Adams Crypt.

Institutions: The Abigail Adams Birthplace, Adams National Historical Park and United First Parish Church, Church of the Presidents

Fee: FREE

For more information and to register: Visit Event Brite.

Space is limited to 24 participants on the tour. You must have reservations/tickets through Event Brite in order to participate in the tour.

Join us as the Boston Women’s Heritage Trail celebrates the 15th anniversary of the Boston Women’s Memorial on the Commonwealth Mall. Festivities will include the reflections by Mercy Otis Warren, Arbour Tanner, and Elizabeth Brown Blackwell on their friendships with the memorial’s figures: Abigail Adams, Phillis Wheatley, and Lucy Stone.

Location: Women's Memorial, Commonwealth Mall

Due to the forecast, this event has been moved from Saturday, October 27 to Sunday, October 28.

Follow the words and history of four generations of Adamses. John, Abigail, and their descendants were prolific writers. The trove of documents they left behind intimately describe their lives, public service, and Boston from the eve of the Revolution to the turn of the twentieth century.

$15 (general admission) / $5 (BBF members)

More information and purchase tickets at Boston By Foot.

Join the Abigail Adams Historical Society, stewards of the Abigail Adams Birthplace, as we mark the occasion of the 200th anniversary of Abigail Adams's death with a special service and readings commemorating her remarkable life. The First Church in Weymouth is one of the oldest continuing congregations in the United States and the church where Abigail Adams's father, Reverend William Smith, served from 1734 to 1783.

Institution: Abigail Adams Historical Society, First Church in Weymouth

Location: The First Church in Weymouth, 17 Church St., N. Weymouth, Mass.

No reservations necessary.