The Scouts of Marion Cub Scouts Pack 32 and Troop 32 are once again leading the annual Earth Day celebration for Marion. The scouts are looking for volunteers to join the town-wide Cleanup in conjunction with the DPW and Marion Board of Health. The Scouts invite all community members to join them on Saturday, April […] Read more »
Most often I am writing about articles, letters or pictures that I find in our museum collection, but this time I’m writing about objects, most specifically, ones that show how our ancestors spent their free time. Our new exhibit will be debuting on the weekend of June 22 and 23 along with an expanded two-day […] Read more »
Rochester Christian Learning Center is a Christian homeschool cooperative sponsored by First Congregational Church of Rochester. There will be a parent & family information session on April 13 at 10:00 am in the fellowship hall of the church. Please preregister to attend the info session by visiting the website www.RochesterChristianLC.org Applications for September enrollment […] Read more »
The Marion Art Center will host its first ever “YArt” Sale on Saturday, April 27 from 10 am-2 pm in the multipurpose room at Sippican Elementary School (16 Spring Street, Marion). Come shop for lightly used art supplies, equipment, books, and teaching resources. Want to offload some art supplies? The MAC will sell your […] Read more »
The Marion Natural History Museum’s afterschool group had fun learning about nests and eggs of some of our local birds. Colorization of the eggs can signify different things in different species and the speckles on eggs are not always random. The kids had a chance to color their own eggs based on what we learned. […] Read more »
While we all know Rochester was once larger than it is today, we may not remember exactly how large. Before it was decided to create Wareham out of land from both Rochester and Plymouth, Rochester extended as far as the Narrows. Long before Marion and Mattapoisett separated from the town, other boundary line changes occurred. […] Read more »
On April 8, the moon will glide between the Earth and the sun, casting a shadow across parts of North America: a total solar eclipse. Safely celebrate this event in style with a pair of solar viewing glasses provided by the Friends of the Mattapoisett Library. Stop by the MFPL to snag a free […] Read more »
Spring has sprung in the Mattapoisett Free Public Library Children’s Room. Storytimes start up again on Thursday, April 11 at 10:30 am with Spring Storytime. Join us for our weekly storytime, suitable for all ages. Enjoy stories, songs, creative crafts, and much more. On Friday, April 12 at 10:30 am, join us for the […] Read more »
“An Antarctic Adventure: a photographic essay of the incredible beauty of Antarctica” Come to the Mattapoisett Free Public Library during April 2 to April 30 to see the Artist Series exhibit by Mattapoisett resident Ray Rose. Called “An Antarctic Adventure: a photographic essay of the incredible beauty of Antarctica,” Rose took the photographs during his […] Read more »
One of the maps in our current exhibit shows the Lothrop-Thomson Purchase of 1673. The purchase of 1800 acres was made by John Tomson, Joseph Lothrop and Barnabus Lothrop. They paid 10 pounds to Native Americans, William Wetispaquin, Assaweta, Tobyss and Beevat for the tract of land. The acreage in part bordered Snipatuit Pond and […] Read more »