Events

Come support the Sherborn History Center at the Annual Town Meeting! Every vote and voice is important!

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 […]

VOTE YES ON QUESTION 6 TO SUPPORT THE SHERBORN HISTORY CENTER

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.   […]

One man's history is another man's treasure! Come support the Sherborn Historical Society by shopping at our yard sale.

Join us for an exciting evening with Stephen Puleo, author, historian, teacher, public speaker and communications professional. He is the author of eight books, including his most recent, The Great Abolitionist: Charles Sumner and the Fight for a More Perfect Union, published by St. Martin's Press in April, 2024. The Great Abolitionist tells the story of one of the most influential non-presidents in American history (included in this exclusive club were Benjamin Franklin, Alexander Hamilton, Susan B. Anthony, and Martin Luther King, Jr.) – and far more influential than many presidents – a leader who exhibited true courage and authenticity.

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 - 1:15 PM, starting at the cemetery's gazebo.

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). Come by and say hi!