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SUMMARY:“Hidden Treasures:  The Art of Lancaster’s Chandler Family Women”
DESCRIPTION:This program will feature one of Lancaster’s once prominent families \nand the recently discovered “Treasure Trove “of artwork  created by women of the family plus that of their close friend Anna Henshaw Whitney. \nDate: Sunday\, October 12. 2025 \nTime: 2 pm \nPlace: Hawkins Fellowship Hall \nFirst Church of Christ\, Unitarian \n725 Main Street \nLancaster\, MA 01523 \nProduced through the collaborative efforts of the all volunteer Lancaster Historical Society \nOpen to the Public \n Members Free & Guests $5.00 donation at the door   \nFor more information\, call (978) 733-6907.
URL:https://lancasterhistoricalsociety.org/event/hidden-treasures-the-art-of-lancasters-chandler-family-women/
LOCATION:First Church\, Meeting Hall\, Fellowship Hall\, 725 Main Street\, Lancaster\, MA\, 01523\, United States
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SUMMARY:“The Second Great Awakening” Religious Revivals in Early 19th Century New England
DESCRIPTION:“The Second Great Awakening” Religious Revivals in Early 19th Century New England \nThe 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. \nPresented by historian Tom Kelleher of Old Sturbridge Village \nVENUE: First Church of Christ\, Unitarian (“Bulfinch Church”)\n725 Main Street\nLancaster\, MA 01523 \nDATE: Sunday\,  November 16\, 2025 TIME:  2 pm \nFree and Open to the Public For more information\, call (978) 733-6907 \nA 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
URL:https://lancasterhistoricalsociety.org/event/the-second-great-awakening-religious-revivals-in-early-19th-century-new-england/
LOCATION:The First Church
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SUMMARY:Celebrating Black History Month
DESCRIPTION:Celebrating Black History Month \nA 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. \nDATE: Sunday\, February 8\, 2026    (February 22\, 2026  –  snow date)  TIME: 2 pm                                                                                                \nPRESENTER(S): by Dr. Lanu Stoddart and her accompanist William Ness\nVENUE:  First Church of Christ\, Unitarian AKA Bulfinch Church 725 Main St. Lancaster\, MA 01523 \n 
URL:https://lancasterhistoricalsociety.org/event/celebrating-black-history-month/
LOCATION:The First Church
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SUMMARY:I Now Pronounce You Lucy Stone
DESCRIPTION:Lucy Stone finds her voice at the First Church of Christ on Sunday\, April 26th. \n\n\n\n\nIn 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. \nCLICK HERE TO REGISTER ON EVENTBRITE \nHistory 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. \nHAP 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. \nFounder & 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. \n— \nJosh 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.” \n\n\nDATE: Sunday\, April 26\, 2026\nTIME: Sunday Afternoon at 2 pm \nPRESENTER: Judith Kalaora of “HistoryAt Play”\nVENUE:  First Church of Christ\, Unitarian AKA Bulfinch Church 725 Main St. Lancaster\, MA 01523
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