Samuel H. Houghton invented and manufactured his “Safety Egg Carriers” next to his home on Harvard Common and Littleton Road. The building has had several uses, including the Red Cross Tea Room, a butcher shop, and an antiques shop.
Once again, the church at the top of the Common was ablaze. Firefighters tried valiantly to save the building. Fires have shaped the town’s beautiful center.
On Monday, August 26, the Harvard Historical Society celebrated the successful completion of a major restoration project with the installation of a newly reconstructed balustrade atop the belfry of the 1832 Baptist Church in Still River.
In the summer of 1939 the Garden Club of Harvard organized a special ragweed eradication campaign. It was carried out by a group of school children under the leadership of Mrs. Frank Cummings…
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.
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.
At one time Harvard had nine school districts, each with its own schoolhouse. Districts merged, and in 1905 there was one grammar school.
Elijah Houghton, a Boston Tea Party participant, is buried in the Center Cemetery off the Harvard Common. We are celebrating the Tea Party and Elijah Houghton’s part in the “Destruction of the Tea.”
The Harvard Historical Society’s connections to the former Still River Baptist Church.
A history of five churches on one site, given in 1967 by Miss Elvira Scorgie
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.
Elijah Houghton Sr. was a farmer who lived in Still River his entire life. He participated in the Boston Tea Party.
When the Covid 19 pandemic hit us in early 2020, observing social distancing became a way to protect against the virus. But, as Doug Cregar humorously depicts in this video with pictures from the Historical Society’s archives, social distancing had long been observed by town residents.
A history of the Still River Baptist Church, 215 Still River Road, now home of the Harvard Historical Society. This account was written in 1993.
