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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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!
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.
2024 Annual Meeting
The SHS Annual Meeting and Election of Officers was held Sunday February 11, 2024 at 2:00 pm. At the meeting the following motion was offered and accepted: To change the name from the Sherborn Historical Society to the Sherborn History Center and Museum The meeting was followed by "Antiques, Art & Collectibles in 2024" with Past President, Ken Van Blarcom. Attended by over forty members, the program was enthusiastically received. At SHS annual meeting, 2010 Kenneth W. Van Blarcom of South Natick (formerly of Sherborn), offered fresh insight into the art and antique market today, just where it has been,
