Charlie Breitrose A colonial re-enactor listens to a reading of the Declaration of Independence from the Edmund Fowle House on Marshall Street during the Historical Society of Watertown’s celebration in 2015. This year’s event will be at the Watertown Senior Center.
The Historical Society of Watertown will host “Historic Events in Watertown, July 1776” at the Watertown Senior Center, 31 Marshall St., on Tuesday, July 15, 2025, from 5-6:30 p.m. See details in the event announcement below.
Please attend this special program presented by the Historical Society at the Watertown Senior Center, honoring two important events: the Declaration of Independence and the Treaty of Watertown. The Treaty of Watertown was the first international US treaty.
Marilynne K. Roach, Historical Society President, will tell the story through a talk & slide-show presentation, the role & significance that the Edmund Fowle House (28 Marshall St.) played in Watertown’s first public reading of the Declaration of Independence and the signing of the Watertown Treaty between the Mi’kmaq and St. John’s (aka Maliseet) Indigenous nations in Canada/northern Maine and the newly formed United States.
After the talk, please join us in welcoming some special guests. A big thank you to the Watertown Senior Center for hosting this event. Donations of non-perishable food items for the Watertown Food Pantry will be appreciated.
To reserve your spot, please call the Senior Center at 617-972-6490. Visit our website at www.HistoricalSocietyofWatertownMA.orgv or email joycekel@aol.com for questions. The program is free and open to the public.