# Event Details

- **Event Name**: A Special Family and a Magical Place: The Story of Grover Cronin Department Store
- **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 16 Apr, 2026 at 07:00 pm (-04:00)
- **Event Description**: 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.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/waltham/a-special-family-and-a-magical-place-the-story-of-grover-cronin-department-store/200029838415316
- **Event Categories**: 
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 61

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Waltham
- **state**: MA
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 185 Lyman St, Waltham, MA, United States, Massachusetts 02452
- **lat**: 42.38311
- **long**: -71.22824
- **full address**: 185 Lyman St, Waltham, MA, United States, Massachusetts 02452

## Event gallery

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  - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events3/banners/311bb6caadddc7bf2d0c6c5c9dae45670a84223cbebf8bdd1d05842750eb0e62-rimg-w1000-h777-dcc2bcab-gmir?v=1775613302

## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is A Special Family and a Magical Place: The Story of Grover Cronin Department Store being held?
  - **A:** A Special Family and a Magical Place: The Story of Grover Cronin Department Store takes place on Thu, 16 Apr, 2026 at 07:00 pm to Thu, 16 Apr, 2026 at 07:00 pm at 185 Lyman St, Waltham, MA, United States, Massachusetts 02452.
- **Q**: Who is organizing A Special Family and a Magical Place: The Story of Grover Cronin Department Store?
  - **A:** A Special Family and a Magical Place: The Story of Grover Cronin Department Store is organized by Lyman Estate.

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