"Gift Shop"

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.

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 reproduction prints

$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 prints are still available:

Silas Holman map

Unframed (21"x 24") $100 for members.
A selection of the framed map is available for $150.

Commissioned by the town to map both the Harvard town center and the town itself. Dated 1831.

Underwood prints

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's Notecards

12 Cards with envelopes $15

Scenes of the Harvard Common. Unsigned and now thought to be Luke Pollards work.

Beach Bums Notecard

6 Notecards with envelopes $12

Artist Ellie Bufford captures the true essence of one of Harvard's many jewels, Bare Hill Pond. She depicts the women who enjoyed the scenery and friendships and became known as the Beach Bums. The cards are still printed by the Purdy family.