Hysteria in Salem and the Mysterious Legend of Lancaster’s John Willard
ZOOMTo register for the ZOOM presentation, CLICK HERE. On Sunday, February 26, 2023 at 2 pm the Lancaster Historical Society…
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Lancaster’s Old Common and the Story of Native Son Horace W.S. Cleveland
First Church, Meeting Hall, Fellowship Hall 725 Main Street, Lancaster, MA, United States(Preceded by a brief Annual Business Meeting) Speaker: Heather Lennon, President, Lancaster Historical Society including research by Karen Silverthorn…
Project Mishoon: Underwater Treasures of the Nipmuc
First Church, Meeting Hall, Fellowship Hall 725 Main Street, Lancaster, MA, United StatesSpeaker: Cheryl Stedtler. Project Mishoon Coordinator Journey back in time through the murky waters of Worcester’s Lake Quinsigamond as the…
Let the Cider Flow…Taverns in Early New England Society
The First ChurchSpeaker: Tom Kelleher, Curator, Old Sturbridge Village Taverns were as numerous as churches in early New England, and played at…
Welcome to the Graveyard!
First Church, Meeting Hall, Fellowship Hall 725 Main Street, Lancaster, MA, United StatesSpeaker: Brenda Sullivan of “The Gravestone Girls” This event will feature an illustrated ‘virtual tour’ chronicling cemetery art, history and…
General Marquis de Lafayette: A Revolutionary Hero
First Church, Meeting Hall, Fellowship Hall 725 Main Street, Lancaster, MA, United States“General Marquis de Lafayette: A Revolutionary Hero by “Friend of Lafayette”, Peter Reilly After his service during the American Revolution,…
The Tragic Tale of Bathsheba Spooner
The First Church of Sterling 6 Meetinghouse Hill Road, Sterling, MA, United StatesWhat possessed a young woman from elite New England society to conspire with American and British soldiers to murder her…
Slavery In New England
The First Church of Sterling 6 Meetinghouse Hill Road, Sterling, MA, United StatesBorn to enslaved parents. Quock Walker was the first black man in MA to win his freedom. He lived in…
Women and Children in 19th Century New England Mills
IN CELEBRATION OF WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH! In the mid-19th century, the Draper brothers came to Hopedale, MA where they built…
Lancaster History in Review
The First Church of Sterling 6 Meetinghouse Hill Road, Sterling, MA, United StatesLancaster history in Review A Presentation by Heather Lennon, LHS President Enjoy a look back at some of the people,…