We offer guided visits at the Grout-Heard House and classroom programs we bring to you. Both are tailored to your grade level and unit, and both connect to the Massachusetts History and Social Science Curriculum Framework K–12 — with real connections to science, engineering, and math as well.

Email us at info@waylandmuseum.org to start a conversation. No commitment needed, we’re happy to talk through your unit first.

Learn more about school programs here.

Tracing Liberty

Celebrate 250 years of American spirit, Wayland style! Join us for book discussions to start each month, then explore history in our green spaces to finish it.
Free and open to all.

Register here for Tracing Liberty events

Online & In-Person Talks: First Wednesday, 7-8 pm
Nature Walks: Last Sunday, 9am

MARCH

March 4 at 7 pm Silent Spring by Rachel Carson | Location: In-Person at Wayland Free Public Library and on Zoom

March 8 at 2 pm Postcard Talk at the Museum with Kathy Alpert, Postmark Press

March 14 at 4 pm Musicians of Old Post Road Concert at First Parish with Reception to Follow.

March 17 at 7 pm Man on a Mission: Henry Knox Talk by Steve Glovsky at the COA

March 26 at 7 pm Revolutionary Taverns with Gretchen Schuler co-sponsored and at the Wayland Library

• Plan of the town of Wayland in the year 1776: https://www.digitalcommonwealth.org/search/commonwealth:sj13bp97c
• Map made by James S. Draper representing Wayland in 1775: https://www.digitalcommonwealth.org/search/commonwealth:0c486575d

March 29 at 9 am

196 Rice Rd., Wayland

APRIL

April 1 at 7 pm Sleeping with the Ancestors by Joseph McGill
Location: In-Person at Wayland Free Public Library and on Zoom

April 26 at 9 am Walk, Wonder, and Discover! Location: Historic District, Wayland Museum, 12 Cochituate Rd.

MAY

May 3: Still Standing: Historic House Tours of Wayland (Ticket link coming soon)

May 6 at 7 pm Warrior Girl Unearthed by Angeline Boulley
Location: In-Person at Wayland Free Public Library and on Zoom

May 13 at 7 pm Forgotten Fighters: Chinese Soldiers in the Civil War,
Location: COA, 8 Andrew Ave. 

May 31 at 9 am Walk, Wonder, and Discover! Location: Lake Cochituate, Town Beach, 25 Parkland Drive, Wayland

JUNE

June 3 at 7 pm: Precious & Adored: Love Letters of Rose Cleveland & Evangeline Simpson Whipple, 1890–1918 by Tilly Laskey
Location: In-Person at Wayland Free Public Library and on Zoom

June 7 at 2 pm Author in-person talk about Precious & Adored: Love Letters of Rose Cleveland & Evangeline Simpson Whipple, 1890–1918 by Tilly Laskey

June 28 at 9 am Walk, Wonder, and Discover! Location: Dudley Woods Trail, Pond Drive & Doran Rd., Wayland

JULY

July 1 at 7 pm Selections from the Experience Wight Richardson Diary (1728-1782)
Location: In-Person at Wayland Free Public Library and on Zoom

July 26 at 9 am Walk, Wonder, and Discover! Location: Alpine Field and Castle Hill Trail, 16 Alpine Road, Wayland