# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Mill Talk: Forging History: The Creation of Saugus Iron Works NHS
- **Event Start and End Date**: Wed, 04 Feb, 2026 at 07:00 pm – Wed, 04 Feb, 2026 at 08:00 pm
- **Event Description**: teaching the public about the origins of the iron and steel industries and an object lesson in the ingenuity of the early settlers of MAAbout this EventThe Saugus Iron Works National Historic Site, located in Saugus, Massachusetts, is a mid-twentieth century reconstruction of a seventeenth-century ironworks. Built by private investors in the public interest, the site is at turns an outdoor museum teaching the public about the origins of the iron and steel industries and an object lesson in the ingenuity of the early settlers of Massachusetts as a way of conveying American beliefs about the pioneer spirit and independence onto a new generation. This talk explores the history of the site, beginning with its establishment in the mid-seventeenth century, through its stewardship by the National Park Service in the late twentieth century.Speaker Bio:Gretchen Pineo is a Senior Architectural Historian at the Public Archaeology Laboratory in Pawtucket, RI and an adjunct instructor at the Boston Architectural College. She received her M.A. in Preservation Studies from Boston University and holds a professional certificate in Museum Studies from Tufts University. She joined PAL in 2014 after interning with the National Park Service (NPS) Northeast Region History Program, where she was introduced to Saugus Iron Works NHS and became intrigued by its history. Ms. Pineo works throughout New England and the mid-Atlantic for a variety of government and private clients, documenting disparate resources including state and national parks, historic towns and villages, and military installations. She has also developed public interpretive displays in Massachusetts and Rhode Island covering disparate topics including industrial village development and Cold War-era scientific and military research.Links:https://www.palinc.com/
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/waltham/mill-talk-forging-history-the-creation-of-saugus-iron-works-nhs/100001980731010773
- **Event Categories**: 
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 0

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 0, currency: USD

## Event venue details

- **city**: Waltham
- **state**: MA
- **country**: United States
- **location**: Charles River Museum of Industry & Innovation
- **lat**: 42.372984
- **long**: -71.23400200000003
- **full address**: Charles River Museum of Industry & Innovation, 154 Moody Street, Waltham, United States

## Event gallery

- **Alt text**: Mill Talk: Forging History: The Creation of Saugus Iron Works NHS
  - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events1/banners/c4cca61aec1b10fc43d150b65f2577c17e21781afc9efef3b491de603a7dabed-rimg-w1200-h600-dcc15d2b-gmir.jpg?v=1768878107

## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Mill Talk: Forging History: The Creation of Saugus Iron Works NHS being held?
  - **A:** Mill Talk: Forging History: The Creation of Saugus Iron Works NHS takes place on Wed, 04 Feb, 2026 at 07:00 pm to Wed, 04 Feb, 2026 at 08:00 pm at Charles River Museum of Industry & Innovation, 154 Moody Street, Waltham, United States.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Mill Talk: Forging History: The Creation of Saugus Iron Works NHS?
  - **A:** Mill Talk: Forging History: The Creation of Saugus Iron Works NHS is organized by Charles River Museum of Industry & Innovation.

## Structured Data (JSON-LD)

```json
[
    {
        "@context": "https://schema.org",
        "@type": "Event",
        "name": "Mill Talk: Forging History: The Creation of Saugus Iron Works NHS",
        "image": "https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events1/banners/c4cca61aec1b10fc43d150b65f2577c17e21781afc9efef3b491de603a7dabed-rimg-w1200-h600-dcc15d2b-gmir.jpg?v=1768878107",
        "startDate": "2026-02-04",
        "endDate": "2026-02-04",
        "url": "https://allevents.in/waltham/mill-talk-forging-history-the-creation-of-saugus-iron-works-nhs/100001980731010773",
        "location": {
            "@type": "Place",
            "name": "Charles River Museum of Industry & Innovation",
            "address": {
                "@type": "PostalAddress",
                "streetAddress": "154 Moody Street",
                "postalCode": "02453",
                "addressLocality": "Waltham",
                "addressRegion": "MA",
                "addressCountry": "US"
            },
            "geo": {
                "@type": "GeoCoordinates",
                "latitude": "42.372984",
                "longitude": "-71.23400200000003"
            }
        },
        "eventAttendanceMode": "https://schema.org/OfflineEventAttendanceMode",
        "description": "teaching the public about the origins of the iron and steel industries and an object lesson in the ingenuity of the early settlers of MA",
        "offers": [
            {
                "@type": "AggregateOffer",
                "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock",
                "priceCurrency": "USD",
                "availabilityStarts": "2026-04-06",
                "availabilityEnds": "2026-02-04",
                "validFrom": "2026-04-06",
                "lowPrice": "0.00",
                "highPrice": "0.00",
                "price": "0.00",
                "url": "https://allevents.in/waltham/mill-talk-forging-history-the-creation-of-saugus-iron-works-nhs/100001980731010773"
            },
            {
                "@type": "Offer",
                "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock",
                "priceCurrency": "USD",
                "availabilityStarts": "2026-04-06",
                "availabilityEnds": "",
                "validFrom": "2026-04-06",
                "url": "https://allevents.in/waltham/mill-talk-forging-history-the-creation-of-saugus-iron-works-nhs/100001980731010773",
                "price": 0,
                "name": "General Admission"
            }
        ],
        "organizer": [
            {
                "@type": "Organization",
                "name": "Charles River Museum of Industry & Innovation",
                "url": "https://allevents.in/org/charles-river-museum-of-industry-and-innovation/23091643",
                "description": "Located on the scenic banks of the Charles River in the historic 1814 Boston Manufacturing Company textile mill, CRMII is on the National Register of Historic Places as America’s first factory. Hands-on exhibits feature American innovation and invention from 1812 to the present day, with exhibits on Waltham’s Boston Manufacturing Company, the Metz Company, the Waltham Watch Company, W.H. Nichols & Sons, and Orient bicycles from the Waltham Manufacturing Company."
            }
        ]
    }
]
```