Stop by the Annual Arts & Crafts Fair! The Sherborn History Center and Museum will have a table in the Community Booth section. We would love to meet you and chat about our shared history. You can also meet and take a selfie with the Boggastow Bunch!
SHERBORN RESIDENTS: don't forget to show up to our annual town election and vote in support of historical preservation space!
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 […]
The nineteenth annual Mass History Conference, History Is For Everyone, will bring together people from all walks of life to engage in historical practice and to champion inclusivity in our historical landscape. For millennia, history has been recorded through the lens of the privileged few – captured and controlled by the elite in private ivory towers. We now know that the best history work requires collective engagement, collaborative efforts, and diverse perspectives. This year’s conference will showcase stories about Massachusetts’ diverse communities and spotlight the projects and skills that give us models for telling these stories.
Join us for a throw-back to the parades of Sherborn's past! Wave hi as you see us floating by... The parade will depart Sawin St. at 11am and will end at Pine Hill in under an hour.
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 restoration tips and techniques, and information about design, acquisition […]
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. This program is HYBRID (Zoom and in-person options). Please register whether attending in-person or on Zoom. Cohosted by the Sherborn Library, the Holliston & Sherborn Historical Society.
