Black Patriots and the Revolution
Thursday, April 9 7:00—8:30 PM Community Room Sherborn Library 4 Sanger St. , Sherborn , MA, 01770 Dr. Robert Bellinger is a public historian with a B. A. from Amherst College and a Ph.D. in history from Boston College. As the proprietor of Righting Histories, Dr. Bellinger engages in projects that involve research and interpretation of African American history, local histories, and historic sites. Dr. Bellinger is an Associate Professor Emeritus at Suffolk University, and serves on the boards of multiple history-related institutions. Dr. Bellinger's talk will focus on research he’s recently done on Black Patriots and the Revolution, featuring Lexingtonians, Prince Estabrook and
Join us at the sherborn holiday market
The Sherborn Historical Society will host a table at the Sherborn Holiday Market, where we will be selling treasures including candle holders crafted from the Dowse sycamore tree (made by our very own Kevin Delaney). Stop by and say hi! SATURDAY, DEC 6 9AM-3PM SHERBORN 1858 TOWN HOUSE ClICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THE EVENT
Halloween and History: pINE hILL CEMETERY WALK (ALL AGES)
Join us to learn about Sherborn's own rural garden cemetery, where we'll share some true accounts about a handful of our yesteryear neighbors now at rest. The dead can still tell stories, some spooky, others heroic; all are interesting! Dowse apple cider and donuts courtesy of the Sherborn Historical Society. Sunday, October 26th, 12 - 1:15PM starting at the cemetery's gazebo.
Dallin in our Memory and his Sherborn Sculptures
Sept. 13th program about “Memory” and its sculptor, Dallin What do you know about the “Memory” statue? It is so familiar to those of us who drive by its location in the Town of Sherborn’s Central Burying Ground at the split of Routes 16 and 27. The statue memorializes the Sherborn residents who died in wars through World War I, was a gift of William Bradford Homer Dowse and was created by the sculptor Cyrus Dallin (1861-1944). The Town also received, as a gift from Dr. Scudder, a plaster copy of Dallin’s bust of Dr. Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. Geri Tremblay
Adventures In History – Saving What Could Be Lost
Walter McClennen has written a number of "short histories" on a broad variety of topics pertaining to family, friends, community and issues both social and political. His latest book, Looking East, is a collection of the best of these short histories selected from his writing of the past twenty years. In this presentation, Walter shared what he terms “history adventures” based on, among other things, the birth of a grandchild, the purchase of an antique house, and the discovery of a ribbon-tied packet of letters in a trunk. In Walter’s words, “Each one is its own tale, but each is
The American revolution in our home towns
Check out this local history partnership - a wonderful series of local, historical programming related to the Revolution!
Join our public forum
Public Forum on the Sherborn History Center & Museum Monday, March 10, 7PM Sherborn Police Department Online via Zoom https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82301058059?pwd=2hoVRcBFFZ7lUHNqc1TIsaooaajM1Y.1 Meeting ID: 823 0105 8059Passcode: 334377 Come hear members of the Sherborn History Center and the architect discuss the new proposed home in the library, see renderings from the architect, and get all your questions answered. There will be a presentation, followed by Q&A and dialogue.
The Big Split
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 126:30—7:45 PMCommunity Room Sherborn Library 4 Sanger St. , Sherborn , MA, 01770 Did you know that Holliston & Sherborn used to be one? Why did they split 300 years ago?! Join us for a look back at this historic event. Presentation led by each Town's Historian Betsy Johnson & Joanne Hulbert. Register on the Sherborn Library website: https://sherbornma.assabetinteractive.com/calendar/the-big-split/
Discovering New England Stonewalls With Kevin Gardner
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 19 / 10:30-11:30 AM / SHERBORN LIBRARY Kevin’s informal talk covers a few of the main topics of his book about New England stone walls, The Granite Kiss (Countryman Press), touching on history, technique, stylistic development, and aesthetics. He explains how and why New England came to acquire its thousands of miles of stone walls, the ways in which they and other dry stone structures were built, how their styles emerged and changed overtime, and their significance to the famous New England landscape. Other topics may include: differences in approach between historical and contemporary wall-builders, a discussion of
