Harvard Historical SocietyDiscover Your Town
Annual Meeting and Organ Concert 2024
On Tuesday evening December 17, 2024, a Holiday Organ Concert follows our Annual Meeting. 7:00 for Annual Meeting, 7:30 for Concert.
Hildreth Inventions History
How water power and the spirit of improvement inspired inventors in Harvard. The Hildreth brothers Stanley and Edwin were the most well known of Harvard’s ingenious inventors.
The Old Harvard Public Library on the Common now Fivesparks
The Harvard Public library had its first permanent home in the building on the Common, 1886
History and Stories from Clinton Shores
A community on the shores of Bare Hill Pond has flourished since the early 20th Century: A program of stories and history told by those who lived there
The Whitney Portraits
These portraits portray Captain Aaron Whitney, his wife Susannah, and their sons, who lived at 165 Littleton County Road. You can view them in our Meetinghouse.
Historic House Renovation
Lee McColgan’s house restoration journey expertly examines our relationship to history through the homes we inhabit, beautifully articulating the philosophy of preserving the past for the future.
The Antique Stove at the former Harvard Public Library building, now Fivesparks
The Historical Society’s purchase of an 1894 parlor stove assures its rightful home in Harvard.
Mozart and Marteney Program and Annual Meeting
“Mozart and Marteney” features oboes hand crafted in the style of Mozart’s era by former Harvard resident Eugene Marteney and music from the Mozart era.
The Old Bromfield School
Because of Margaret Bromfield Pearson Blanchard’s generosity, Harvard got a high school for the town, to educate girls as well as boys. Now the building is part of the Harvard Public Library.
Oak Ridge Observatory
The establishment of the Harvard University Oak Ridge Observatory placed the town of Harvard in the astronomical world, attracting visitors of high professional reputation from all over the world.
Harvard in the First Half of the 20th Century
A living history program presented by the Harvard Historical Society in which former citizens tell stories about their lives and events that took place during the first half of the 20th century. Based on manuscripts collected by Ida Harris, recently edited by Joe Theriault.
Colonel Henry Bromfield
The Colonel’s “picturesque figure and strong individuality made him a notable feature of the town’s life.”
Eleanor Willard Merrifield
Born in Still River in 1864, Eleanor created hand-colored photographs documenting buildings of the Harvard Shaker Village.
Warren Hapgood
Warren Hapgood was born in the Old Mill district of Harvard. He was a major benefactor of the Harvard Public Library.
Margaret B. Blanchard
Margaret Bromfield Pearson Blanchard is best remembered as the founder of a secondary school in Harvard, a school that encouraged education for young women as well as young men.
