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History and Stories from Clinton Shores

On the shores of Bare Hill Pond there is a cottage neighborhood that started in the early 20th Century.

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Sunday June 9, 2024

At the Harvard Historical Society, 215 Still River Road, Harvard MA 01451
$15 per person donation includes the BBQ. Please register...
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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

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The Harvard Shakers, their barns and the worst agricultural land in Harvard

An illustrated talk by

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Thursday April 11, 2024

At the Harvard Historical Society, 215 Still River Road, Harvard MA 01451
$5 Donation appreciated to support our public programming
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Robert C. Anderson in his “Directions of a Town” wrote: “The first task of the Shakers at Harvard in their growing years was the cultivation and improvement of the tracts of land they had acquired, probably the worst agricultural land in Harvard.”

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Historic House Renovation

Lee McColgan’s house restoration journey expertly examines our relationship to history through the homes we inhabit, beautifully articulating the philosophy…
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Lee McColgan’s house restoration journey expertly examines our relationship to history through the homes we inhabit, beautifully articulating the philosophy…
May 9, 2024

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…
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“Mozart and Marteney” features oboes hand crafted in the style of Mozart’s era by former Harvard resident Eugene Marteney and…
December 6, 2023

250th anniversary of the Boston Tea Party

Elijah Houghton, a Boston Tea Party participant, is buried in the Center Cemetery off the Harvard Common. We are celebrating…
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Elijah Houghton, a Boston Tea Party participant, is buried in the Center Cemetery off the Harvard Common. We are celebrating…
September 9, 2023

Hildreth Second Graders Become Town Historians

In June, the Hildreth Elementary School second-graders, their teachers, and some parents came to the Harvard Historical Society’s Meetinghouse and…
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In June, the Hildreth Elementary School second-graders, their teachers, and some parents came to the Harvard Historical Society’s Meetinghouse and…
June 22, 2023

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…
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A living history program presented by the Harvard Historical Society in which former citizens tell stories about their lives and…
May 18, 2023

The Creation of the Wachusett Reservoir

Ed Sterling from Bolton has had a lifelong interest in history, especially that of trains and railroads. He has studied…
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Ed Sterling from Bolton has had a lifelong interest in history, especially that of trains and railroads. He has studied…
April 27, 2023

The Cultural Landscape of the Harvard Shakers. What has Vanished and What Remains

Ned Quist, a retired academic librarian, gave an illustrated talk about the changes the Shakers made to the landscape of…
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Ned Quist, a retired academic librarian, gave an illustrated talk about the changes the Shakers made to the landscape of…
October 20, 2022

Firefighting, Past and Present

The Harvard Historical Society hosted the Harvard Fire Department to clebrate the department’s 100th anniversary. The program featured a film…
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The Harvard Historical Society hosted the Harvard Fire Department to clebrate the department’s 100th anniversary. The program featured a film…
September 15, 2022

Shaker Open House

Open House at the Harvard Historical Society featuring our permanent Shaker Collection and a unique Shaker desk on loan to…
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Open House at the Harvard Historical Society featuring our permanent Shaker Collection and a unique Shaker desk on loan to…
June 26, 2022

Shaker Hidden Treasure

People were invited to admire a newly arrived Shaker Desk, on loan to the society, and learn about two special…
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People were invited to admire a newly arrived Shaker Desk, on loan to the society, and learn about two special…
May 22, 2022

Organ Recital by Gavin Klein

Gavin Klein was artist-in-residence at the society from 2020 to 2022, keeping the newly restored 1870 Stevens organ in tune…
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Gavin Klein was artist-in-residence at the society from 2020 to 2022, keeping the newly restored 1870 Stevens organ in tune…
May 15, 2022

Autoneers Frostbite Tour

On Sunday, October 17, the Autoneers Frostbite Tour went through Harvard, and drivers stopped briefly at the Historical Society to…
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On Sunday, October 17, the Autoneers Frostbite Tour went through Harvard, and drivers stopped briefly at the Historical Society to…
October 17, 2021

L’Acadie!

Joe Theriault’s talk related the story of Acadia, the first French colony to be settled in North America, and the…
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Joe Theriault’s talk related the story of Acadia, the first French colony to be settled in North America, and the…
October 8, 2021

A Common History Day

On September 25, 2021, we celebrated the unique history of the Harvard Common: the people, places, and events that help…
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On September 25, 2021, we celebrated the unique history of the Harvard Common: the people, places, and events that help…
September 25, 2021