Three benches made from historical Sherborn sycamore tree to be auctioned. what to know.
Norman Miller, The MetroWest Daily NewsThu, December 12, 2024 at 4:47 AM EST SHERBORN — When Deacon Joseph Dowse moved to Sherborn in 1780 during the American Revolutionary War, he planted four trees — two sycamores and two ashes. The last of those trees, a 243-year-old sycamore, came down last year from the spot that it had stood, overseeing North Main Street (Route 27) and known as Dowse Corner. Now, there's an opportunity to own a piece of that historical tree. As part of Sherborn's 350th celebration, three benches made with pieces of the downed sycamore are being auctioned off to raise money for
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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
Sherborn Stories: A 350th Community Project
Among the many Sherborn History Center & Museum’s 350th programs is a digital effort called Sherborn Stories. Created to dramatically increase our digital history presence, this is a crowd-sourced, community-wide effort to connect past & present through local stories of all scopes and sizes. Join us and learn about the innovative program’s goals and processes, and take a trip into Sherborn’s everyday life past with a site tour. The session will include a burst of joint exploration to see what we can collectively uncover about a potential story waiting to be revealed. Optional but encouraged: bring along a tablet or laptop
Ask the Curator
Tuesday March 26th from 4-6pm, in the Local History Room of the Sherborn Library, Curator Martha Mahard will be available to help with research questions, and share her interest in historic documents. Drop in and say hello!
coming on April 3rd
Part of our ongoing program of fascinating in-depth looks at our local history. Please join us on April 3rd1
Happy Birthday Phyllis Braun
Board member Phyllis Braun celebrates her 100th birthday On March 12, 2024 Sherbornites gathered to celebrate the 100th birthday of Phyllis Braun, SHC&M board member. The Sherborn Garden Club's Floral Feast for the Eyes presented a magnificent display of "cakes" from organizations around the town. Margo Powicki and Sue Wetherill created our entry which drew attention to our current "in storage" status.
More about “Sent to Sherborn”
Retired Stanford history professor Dr. Estelle Freedman will discuss key aspects of the Sherborn Reformatory, a radical new institution run by women for women in the last quarter of the 19th century. Dr. Freedman is author of several important studies, including her superb books Their Sisters' Keepers, about turn of the 20th century women's prison reform, and Maternal Justice, a biography of Miriam Van Waters, the brilliant and controversial Reformatory superintendent in the 1930s-1950s and buried in our own Pine Hill Cemetery. Tuesday, March 12th, 7:00-8:30 PM on ZOOM and in the Community Room, Sherborn Library. This program is HYBRID.
