Harvard Historical Society
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Support the Society by purchasing cards, prints and other items related to Harvard’s history.
You can get these at the Harvard Historical Society
on Mondays and Tuesdays from 1:00 to 5:00 pm.
215 Still River Rd, Harvard, Massachusetts
Contact the curator for more information.
Mailing and postage can be accomodated.
The Harvard Shakers and Their Cultural Landscape
Book by Ned Quist
Soft cover: $45
The most extensive story so far of the Harvard Shakers, in a beautiful book by Ned Quist. The book presents a collection of images old and new, quotes from the Shakers’ own journals, many historic maps, and photographs of the buildings, including those that remain and those that are now gone. This book gives a complete timeline and glimpses into the Shakers’ own world in their own words.
History of Harvard
1880-1940 Enter the New Century
Book by Ida A. Harris, edited by Joseph R. Theriault
Soft cover: $35
Hard cover: $45
A documented history through well-researched articles and personal accounts.
A Common History
The story of Harvard's Identity
Book by Carlene Phillips – $25
The development of the town center over the years as a reflection of the values and conscious decisions on the part of Harvard citizens.
Eleanor Willard Merrifield's prints of hand-colored photographs of the historical Shaker Village.
$35 per print (14″ x 11″ matted)
Gifted artist and photographer created a collection of 26 hand-colored photographs of Harvard Shaker Village between 1908 and 1935. The following reproduction prints are still available:
Silas Holman map
Unframed (21″x 24″) $100 for members.
Some framed maps are available for $150 each.
Commissioned by the town to map both the Harvard town center and the town itself. Dated 1831.
Prints of Bayard Underwood's drawings of Harvard buildings
22″x 17″
$20 unsigned
$40 signed prints (with backing )
The following prints are still available:
Janet Streeter Fowke gift wrap
$6 (package of 2 sheets in red or green)
Artist and illustrator of a Shaker book, who also created sketches of scenes and buildings around Harvard. Sketches can be found in the Harvard Press archives.
Pollard Notecards
12 Cards with envelopes $20
Notecards with prints of four scenes of the Harvard Common in the late 1800s, reproduced from paintings by Luke Pollard in the collection of the Harvard Historical Society.
Beach Bums Notecard
6 Notecards with envelopes $15
Artist Ellie Bufford captures the true essence of one of Harvard’s many jewels, Bare Hill Pond. She depicts the women who, in the early ’70s, enjoyed the scenery and friendships and became known as the Beach Bums. The cards are still printed by the Purdy family.
Tour Guides
$5 each
Center Cemetery, Tour Guide
Pioneers of Harvard, House Tour Guide
Shaker Village, House Tour Guide
Harvard House Tour and Crafts Sale Guide
Included within these booklets are maps, photos, and write-ups of sites around Harvard.
Directions of a Town
Book by Robert C. Anderson – $15
A condensed chronological narrative of Harvard’s history.
Harvard Album
by Dianne Newton – $40
A rich pictorial history featuring the collection of historical photographs in the Society’s archives. Dedicated to Elvira Scorgie, the book was published to commemorate the Harvard Historical Society’s 100th anniversary.
