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Memberships fund and support a broad range of needs: operating expenses, special events, educational materials, and equipment and technology upgrades.
Contributions of $75 or more entitle the Donor to Annual Membership in The Lincoln Historical Society which is renewable on 12/1 each year. Consider an annual recurring donation to make renewing easy!
Lincoln Historical Society Members receive a 10% discount on our publications from The LHS Bookstore.
Join today and help keep Lincoln’s rich history alive. There is always something new to learn!
If you prefer to pay by check, please write “Membership” in the memo line and make checks payable to:
The Lincoln Historical Society
Box 6084
Lincoln Center, MA 01773-6084
The Lincoln Public Library 1884 - Given to the Town by George Grosvenor Tarbell
Examples of Recent Member-Supported Events 2025 - 2026:
March 29
Town Meeting debate with re-enactors
May 30
Retired Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer in conversation with historian Douglas Brinkley (co-sponsored by Lincoln250, Concord250, Walden Woods Project, Bemis Free Lecture Series)
Sept 28
Lincoln Agriculture in 1775: Tale of Two Farms, A Tale of Two Families-Part I, Codman Farm and Estate
Oct 19
Lincoln Agriculture in 1775: Tale of Two Farms, A Tale of Two Families-Part II, Flint Farm
Oct 26
Tales from the Grave: Lives lost, lives forever changed in 1775
Nov 30
Love and Loss After Wounded Knee: A Biography of an Extraordinary Interracial Marriage. Book talk with author, Tufts professor and LHS Board member Julie Dobrow. Co-sponsored by the Lincoln Public Library.
Feb 2
Winter Carnival 2026: Family Fun in 1776
Feb 22
Uncovering What is Lost: Telling the Under-told Stories of Black Lives. In partnerships with Robbins House Museum of African American History we explore how biographers and historians are helping to tell some of the untold and under-told stories of Black lives.
Apr 19
Alarm and Muster: Presented by the Lincoln Minute Men
April 20
Dawn Tribute and March to Concord
April 26
Old Burying Ground Tribute: a solemn ceremony which has occurred annually for over 50 years. With the British Consul-General, we honor both American and British soldiers of the Revolution resting in Lincoln’s Old Burying Ground.