College and high school graduations that have filled our local news are now in the rearview mirror and schools have closed for summer vacation. The number of “grammar” schools in Rochester have fluctuated over many years, going from the district system to a municipal system and then beginning in 1902 under a superintendency. Through these […] Read more »

Shakespeare isn’t as scary as you may think, so say the folks who attend the Shakespeare for Scaredy Cats sessions Dr. Karrie Szatek leads on Thursdays at the Mattapoisett COA. This Thursday, however, the group gathered instead at the Shipyard Inn because the COA was closed for the Juneteenth holiday. While socializing, these attendees, many […] Read more »

The Mattapoisett Museum at 5 Church Street is open for the 2025 summer season. Please drop by on Friday and Saturday afternoons from 12:00 pm to 4:00 pm. You can also visit by appointment (contact info@mattapoisettmuseum.org) from now to September 27.             Currently on display is “Wanderer100: The Legacy and Afterlife of Mattapoisett’s Last Whaler” […] Read more »

Cruise with us! Join the Mattapoisett Yacht Club Cruising Group today. Sail and Power Boaters are welcome. No fees.             Each individual cruise has an assigned Cruise Captain who is responsible for disseminating information to those who have signed up on our website cruising page at www.mattapoisettyc.org/cruising.html.             If you are not a MYC member, […] Read more »

It was great to share Rochester history with so many at the COA fair. Our next event for the Historical Society will be July 12 from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm at 139 Mattapoisett Road. Look for more info in upcoming editions of The Wanderers.             The annual yard sale will be on August 2 […] Read more »

The Marion Department of Public Works, through the Contractor Primetime Development, Inc., will begin construction of the Creek Road Water Main project on Monday, June 23, 2025. The duration of construction (including installation of temporary pavement) is approximately four weeks. Installation of permanent pavement will occur in the fall of 2025. Please note the Contractor […] Read more »

We proudly share highlights from the 2025 League of Women Voters of Massachusetts (LWVMA) State Convention – Year 105: Democracy Forward – held in Mansfield, MA on June 14. The keynote speaker, Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell, delivered an inspiring address on protecting democracy and expanding civic engagement across the Commonwealth.             During the convention, […] Read more »

In one of the Rochester Journals that we have for sale at the museum, there is an excerpt from the memoirs of J. Augustus Johnson who was born in Boston in 1836. Though he was born in the city, Augustus and his family spent many of his younger years in Rochester. His mother, Mary, was […] Read more »

School’s out and you know what that means. The annual Summer Reading Program has kicked off at the Library. This year’s theme is “Level Up at Your Library.” and we have a calendar full of things to keep kids, teens, and adults reading and entertained. The 2025 program runs from June 11 to August 2, […] Read more »

In the early days of Rochester, toys and games were scarce. Any toys that very young children had were handmade. Once a child turned five or there abouts, there were chores that they were expected to perform. However, kids being kids, whenever a group got together (maybe during the break between Sunday services) they would […] Read more »