Lancaster History in Review
2025-04-13 14:00 - 15:00 UTC | The First Church of Sterling, 6 Meetinghouse Hill Road, Sterling, MA, 01564, United States
Lancaster history in Review
A Presentation by Heather Lennon, LHS President
Enjoy a look back at some of the people, places and events that have shaped the oldest town in Worcester County after nearly four hundred years.
A brief Annual Meeting will precede the lecture.

“Hidden Treasures: The Art of Lancaster’s Chandler Family Women”
2025-10-12 14:00 - 15:00 | First Church, Meeting Hall, Fellowship Hall, 725 Main Street, Lancaster, MA, 01523, United States
This program will feature one of Lancaster’s once prominent families
and the recently discovered “Treasure Trove “of artwork created by women of the family plus that of their close friend Anna Henshaw Whitney.
Date: Sunday, October 12. 2025
Time: 2 pm
Place: Hawkins Fellowship Hall
First Church of Christ, Unitarian
725 Main Street
Lancaster, MA 01523
Produced through the collaborative efforts of the all volunteer Lancaster Historical Society
Open to the Public
Members Free & Guests $5.00 donation at the door
For more information, call (978) 733-6907.

“The Second Great Awakening” Religious Revivals in Early 19th Century New England
2025-11-16 14:00 - 15:00 | The First Church
“The Second Great Awakening” Religious Revivals in Early 19th Century New England
The first several decades of the 19th century ushered in an age of religious revivals and doctrinal fragmentation in New England. This phenomenon is now referred to as “The Second Great Awakening”. This presentation will begin with a 20-minute historically costumed 1835 New England revival service followed by a lecture examining the religious fervor that swept America during this the time.
Presented by historian Tom Kelleher of Old Sturbridge Village
VENUE: First Church of Christ, Unitarian (“Bulfinch Church”)
725 Main Street
Lancaster, MA 01523
DATE: Sunday, November 16, 2025 TIME: 2 pm
Free and Open to the Public For more information, call (978) 733-6907
A half hour tour of the church is available From 1:15 to 1:45 pm. Please make a reservation by text or call (978) 621-7600

Celebrating Black History Month
2026-02-08 14:00 - 15:00 | The First Church
Celebrating Black History Month
A special concert will be offered by Lancaster native and talented soprano Dr. Lanu Stoddart. Find out about New England’s role in the struggle for Black Emancipation and Freedom in both word and song.
DATE: Sunday, February 8, 2026 (February 22, 2026 – snow date) TIME: 2 pm
PRESENTER(S): by Dr. Lanu Stoddart and her accompanist William Ness
VENUE: First Church of Christ, Unitarian AKA Bulfinch Church 725 Main St. Lancaster, MA 01523

I Now Pronounce You Lucy Stone
2026-04-26 14:00 | The First Church
Lucy Stone finds her voice at the First Church of Christ on Sunday, April 26th.

In this presentation of I Now Pronounce You Lucy StoneTM, HAP Founder and Artistic Director Judith Kalaora is Lucy Stone: The first woman from Massachusetts to earn a college degree, using her experience and knowledge gained to become a fierce abolitionist and women’s rights activist. Challenging discrimination was not easy, but Lucy Stone was never one to take the easy road. Even Susan B. Anthony credited Lucy Stone for her involvement in the tumultuous women’s rights movement. The fight for suffrage is ferocious, so come along for the ride! Researched, written, and produced by Judith Kalaora, ©History At PlayTM.LLC, 2011. All rights reserved.
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History At Play™, LLC (HAP) has garnered nationwide applause for its solo and ensemble Immersive Living History Experiences, chronicling the lives of legendary trailblazers who changed society. Now, we bring Lucy’s story to you.
HAP was founded in 2010 and redefines immersive theatre as a pop culture teaching tool, exposing audiences to vastly different viewpoints. The company is internationally renowned in the history, corporate, educational, and entertainment fields for breaking the mold of traditional high-calibre touring theatre, along with virtual and hybrid events.
Founder & Artistic Director Judith Kalaora enchants audiences in this 60-minute program. Kalaora is a professional educator, award-winning playwright, and living historian. She graduated Magna cum Laude from Syracuse University and completed the Globe Education Program at Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre of London, England.
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Josh Lederman, AP & NBC News Political Correspondent, attests: “History At Play™ connects the dots between the characters that made up our past and the events they shaped that still influence our lives.” Jordan Rich, of CBS WBZ Radio (Ret.), states that Judith Kalaora is “a one-woman force of nature and inhabits these women…it takes people like her to bring these stories to life…these lost pieces of history.”

DATE: Sunday, April 26, 2026
TIME: Sunday Afternoon at 2 pm
PRESENTER: Judith Kalaora of “HistoryAt Play”
VENUE: First Church of Christ, Unitarian AKA Bulfinch Church 725 Main St. Lancaster, MA 01523
