On Friday, October 9, the Sippican Woman’s Club will visit Highfield Hall and Gardens. Weather permitting, there will be two walking tours – one of the mansion and one of the gardens. Docent Sally Colacicco will lead a walking tour of the restored 1878 estate of the Beebe family. The Mansion is one of the […] Read more »
The Rochester Historical Society will be at the Rochester COA Fair on September 26. If you haven’t had a chance to stock up on Rochester t-shirts, sweatshirts, hats, books, maps or boxes, now is your chance. We’ll also be debuting our new Rochester facemasks. Please, stop by our table. We’ll be happy to see you. Read more »
The Mattapoisett Lions Club, Inc, is sponsoring an Electronics and Household Appliance Recycling Event on Saturday, October 17. It will be held next to the Bowl-Mor Bowling Alley, 22 County Road, Route 6, Mattapoisett between 9:00 am and 1:00 pm. Donation receipts will be provided. This event presents a great opportunity to clear out all that […] Read more »
The Southeastern Massachusetts Youth Orchestra program, established in 2008 under the auspices of the New Bedford Symphony Orchestra, will be digital this fall. All activities for the individual SEMAYO ensembles will be run remotely, and all students participating during the fall semester will do so tuition-free. Auditions are open until September 25 for new students […] Read more »
On Thursday, October 8 at 6:30 pm, the Mattapoisett Museum will host a fascinating online presentation by the Gravestone Girls about New England cemetery art, history, and symbolism. The virtual tour, called “Welcome to The Graveyard,” takes us from colonial burial grounds, through the rural cemetery movement of the 19th century, and into 21st-century locations. It examines […] Read more »
The Mattapoisett Free Public Library and ORCTV invite you to a joint local broadcast and online streaming event featuring a screening of “Stephano: The True Story of Shakespeare’s Shipwreck” and an exclusive Q&A session with two-time Emmy-nominated producer Andrew Giles Buckley on Thursday, September 17 at 7:00 pm. This 90-minute film, a presentation of the series “Hit […] Read more »
Nature journaling is the practice of taking your careful observations of nature and expressing them by drawing and/or writing in your own individual style. It requires that you slow down and clear your mind as well as increase your attention to detail and appreciation of beauty. There’s something about the act of writing it down, […] Read more »
The Buzzards Bay Coalition invites you to join us for a public meeting on Tuesday, September 15 (Rain date: September 17) at 4:00 pm at The Bogs in Mattapoisett (across from 138 Acushnet Road, Mattapoisett) to learn about a project to restore wetlands and improve trails at this popular Coalition property. The Coalition acquired the 220-acre property […] Read more »
Our Speaker Series continues this month with a presentation via Zoom by Dr. Nina E. Harkrader of NYU. The lecture, which will take place on Thursday, September 10 at 7:00 pm, is entitled “All the Single Ladies: Women-Only Buildings in Early 20th-Century New York”. SHS members will receive the Zoom link by email on the day of […] Read more »
The Sippican Historical Society is pleased to announce the Thursday, September 10 lecture in its Speaker Series, which will be delivered via Zoom at 7:00 pm. The lecture/PowerPoint is entitled All the Single Ladies: Women-Only Buildings in Early 20th Century NYC, presented by Dr. Nina E. Harkrader of Brooklyn, NY. Dr. Harkrader holds the Ph.D. and MA with […] Read more »