BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//LANCASTER HISTORICAL SOCIETY - ECPv6.15.20//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:LANCASTER HISTORICAL SOCIETY X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://lancasterhistoricalsociety.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for LANCASTER HISTORICAL SOCIETY REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:UTC BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:UTC DTSTART:20210101T000000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20231019T183000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20231019T183000 DTSTAMP:20260502T131933 CREATED:20230905T151311Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231002T231719Z UID:1326-1697740200-1697740200@lancasterhistoricalsociety.org SUMMARY:Project Mishoon: Underwater Treasures of the Nipmuc DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Cheryl Stedtler. Project Mishoon Coordinator \nJourney back in time through the murky waters of Worcester’s Lake Quinsigamond as the Nipmuc people of today solve a historical mystery.  The New England area has very few of these distinctive dugout canoes known to exist. Each discovery reaffirms the presence of the native Nipmuc people and their customs.  Long ago Lancaster was inhabited by members of this proud nation. URL:https://lancasterhistoricalsociety.org/event/project-mishoon-underwater-treasures-of-the-nipmuc/ LOCATION:First Church\, Meeting Hall\, Fellowship Hall\, 725 Main Street\, Lancaster\, MA\, 01523\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://lancasterhistoricalsociety.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/native_american_dugout.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230507T140000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230507T140000 DTSTAMP:20260502T131933 CREATED:20220815T125258Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230323T142436Z UID:994-1683468000-1683468000@lancasterhistoricalsociety.org SUMMARY:Lancaster’s Old Common and the Story of Native Son Horace W.S. Cleveland DESCRIPTION:  \n(Preceded by a brief Annual Business Meeting) \nSpeaker: Heather Lennon\, President\, Lancaster Historical Society including research by Karen Silverthorn \nVenue: Thayer Memorial Library\,  717 Main Street\, Lancaster\, MA  (use rear entrance) \n  \n \nThis colorfully illustrated and highly informative lecture will  be presented by Heather Lennon\, President of the Lancaster Historical Society incorporating material research by LHS  Executive Board member\, Karen Silverthorn. \nAbout 375 years ago\, the nearby Wattaquadock range of hills provided a gateway for early settlers of the Nashaway Plantation. The “Bay Path” was a trail for Native traders and early settlers to travel from coastal settlements to what was then the western frontier of north central Massachusetts. \nIn the early eighteenth century\, a new generation of Lancastrians settled east of the Nashua and the “Old Common” area became a  lively center  of town activity. In the early nineteenth century\, a small colony of residents from Salem\, MA inhabited the area with Dorcas Cleveland establishing the Lancaster Academy based upon “cutting edge” educational theories of the day.            \n \nIn the1870s her son\, noted landscape designer Horace W.S. Cleveland returned to his birthplace to design Lancaster’s Eastwood Cemetery  demonstrating a respect for nature that he had absorbed early in his education. \nIn 1854\, the Lancaster Industrial School for Girls was established as one of the most progressive correctional institutions for women of its day. After the school shut down in the early 1970’s\, the campus was divided and the western portion eventually became a location for the Robert F. Kennedy Action Corps.  The eastern portion has been under the Massachusetts Department of Capital Assets Management and Maintenance (DCAMM).  Presently the future of this eastern portion remains uncertain. \nThis presentation is free and open to the public. \n For more information\, go to lancasterhistoricalsociety.org or call (978) 733-6907. URL:https://lancasterhistoricalsociety.org/event/a-look-back-at-lancasters-old-common-and-native-son-hws-cleveland/ LOCATION:First Church\, Meeting Hall\, Fellowship Hall\, 725 Main Street\, Lancaster\, MA\, 01523\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://lancasterhistoricalsociety.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Horace-Cleveland.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230226T140000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230226T140000 DTSTAMP:20260502T131933 CREATED:20230124T142056Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230128T165257Z UID:1208-1677420000-1677420000@lancasterhistoricalsociety.org SUMMARY:Hysteria in Salem and the Mysterious Legend of Lancaster’s John Willard DESCRIPTION:To register for the ZOOM presentation\, CLICK HERE.  \nOn Sunday\, February 26\, 2023 at 2 pm the Lancaster Historical Society (LHS) will present “Hysteria in Salem and the Mysterious Legend of Lancaster’s John Willard”.  This high interest illustrated lecture will be provided on ZOOM by Jill Christiansen\, Assistant Director of Education at the Salem Witch Museum in Salem\, MA. \n \nThough more than three centuries have passed since this dark chapter in American history took place\, the stories and details of its tragic events continue to stir the imagination. While many facts have been well documented\, other details remain a mystery. Such is the case with Lancaster’s John Willard.  Though a member of a prominent and prosperous family who lived in colonial Lancaster of the day\, his exact identity and many of the circumstances leading up to his death on Gallows Hill in Salem remain elusive.  Historian Jill Christiansen will offer a fascinating presentation on both the facts known and those yet to be discovered. \nTo register for the ZOOM presentation\, CLICK HERE.        \n \nFor more information\, call\, (978) 733-6907. \n  URL:https://lancasterhistoricalsociety.org/event/hysteria-in-salem-and-the-mysterious-legend-of-lancasters-john-willard/ LOCATION:ZOOM END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20221113T140000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20221113T140000 DTSTAMP:20260502T131933 CREATED:20220815T130333Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230204T195644Z UID:1002-1668348000-1668348000@lancasterhistoricalsociety.org SUMMARY:History of Fort Devens and Lancaster’s South Post DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Kara Fossey\, Director\, Fort Devens Museum \nVenue: Thayer Memorial Library\,  717 Main Street\, Lancaster\, MA  (use rear entrance) URL:https://lancasterhistoricalsociety.org/event/history-of-fort-devens-and-lancasters-south-post/ LOCATION:First Church\, Meeting Hall\, Fellowship Hall\, 725 Main Street\, Lancaster\, MA\, 01523\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://lancasterhistoricalsociety.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/card00066_fr.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20221002T140000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20221002T140000 DTSTAMP:20260502T131933 CREATED:20220815T124140Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220913T145204Z UID:989-1664719200-1664719200@lancasterhistoricalsociety.org SUMMARY:Open House: Herbert Hosmer: A Lancastrian Original DESCRIPTION:Speaker: John Schumacher-Hardy\, Lancaster Historian \nThe Exhibit Room will also be open for guests to view Hosmer’s dollhouses etc. \nVenue: Nashaway Room\, Prescott Building\, 701 Main Street\, Lancaster\, MA (use rear entrance) URL:https://lancasterhistoricalsociety.org/event/herbert-hosmer-a-lancastrian-original/ LOCATION:Prescott Building\, 701 Main Street\, Lancaster\, MA\, 01523\, United States END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20220522T140000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20220522T150000 DTSTAMP:20260502T131933 CREATED:20220328T150302Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220421T144220Z UID:865-1653228000-1653231600@lancasterhistoricalsociety.org SUMMARY:The Nashua River: Earliest Times DESCRIPTION:This event will be a program on the Nashua River which\, from the earliest times\, has played a significant role in the development of the town.  \nThis in-person event on Sunday\, May 22\, 2022 at 2 pm will be held in the Dexter Room of the Thayer Memorial Library. (Use rear entrance.)  \nAt the conclusion\, attendees will be invited to gather at the Center Bridge on the nearby road of the same name\, for the unveiling of a sign denoting the “Meeting of the Waters”. URL:https://lancasterhistoricalsociety.org/event/the-nashua-river-earliest-times/ LOCATION:First Church\, Meeting Hall\, Fellowship Hall\, 725 Main Street\, Lancaster\, MA\, 01523\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://lancasterhistoricalsociety.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/meetingofthewaters.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20220424T190000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20220424T200000 DTSTAMP:20260502T131933 CREATED:20220328T145758Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220328T145758Z UID:863-1650826800-1650830400@lancasterhistoricalsociety.org SUMMARY:2022 Annual Business Meeting DESCRIPTION:The meeting  will take place via ZOOM on Sunday\, April 24\, 2022 at 7 pm URL:https://lancasterhistoricalsociety.org/event/2022-annual-business-meeting/ END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR