Hysteria in Salem and the Mysterious Legend of Lancaster’s John Willard
To 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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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,…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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,…