The recently completed mural located on the Marion Natural History Museum’s second floor mezzanine celebrates one of the oldest organizations in our area and one of the first few natural history museums in the United States. The sweeping mural greets visitors as they head up the staircases toward the second-floor foyer and Museum entrance. […] Read more »
In a previous article about the Rochester Women’s Club, I touched on two aspects of the club that sent me looking for more information. The first was the part that the Rochester’s Men’s Club played in the creation of the Women’s Club. The men had a clubhouse on Mary’s Pond Rd. next to the […] Read more »
The Town of Rochester and the Board of Health offer no-cost weekly Keep Well Health Clinics facilitated by Rochester’s Public Health Nurse, Connie Dolan, RN. Services include answers to your health questions, blood pressure checks and monitoring, lung sound assessment, blood oxygenation assessment, medication review, information about health topics important to you and other basic […] Read more »
The Rochester Land Trust (RLT) has opened the Jackson-Ferreira Preserve on Quaker Lane in Rochester. RLT was joined by members, neighbors and the Jackson and Ferreira families to mark the dedication of this property. This 21-acre property was purchased by the Rochester Land Trust in 2019 with the generous contributions of Land Trust members and […] Read more »
Earth Day is April 22 and Arbor Day is April 29. To celebrate these and our 25 Years as a Tree City, the Marion Tree Committee will be planting 25 new street trees in the town. Thanks to our fund-raising efforts, over 40 generous donors have given to our new Tree Fund. We will […] Read more »
The Marion Art Center has changed the second workshop date for Visible Mending with Sashiko with Instructor Crickett Warner to Saturday, April 30 from 10:00 am-1:00 pm. Join the renewed trend of repairing your clothing with beautiful traditional Japanese mending techniques and patterns. First recorded in Japan in the 16th century, peasants repaired worn out […] Read more »
The Mattapoisett Land Trust has created a few scavenger hunts for springtime exploration. These scavenger hunts will introduce you to a few of the many Mattapoisett Land Trust properties and teach you a few unique things about each site. Hope you enjoy your adventure. Scavenger Hunt Directions – Happy exploring. Locate the property you […] Read more »
Looking for something different and fun to do over Spring Break? How about going on a Scavenger Hunt? As part of Daffodil Days, during school vacation week, from April 19-23, the Mattapoisett Woman’s Club will be sponsoring a Daffodil Scavenger Hunt for Kids. The Scavenger Hunt is free and open to kids of all […] Read more »
The goal of the Rochester Historical Society is to preserve as much of the town’s history as possible and to share it with the community. At the museum, we have historical items, many, many documents and pictures. I often think that it is the pictures that do the best job of taking us back to […] Read more »
The Elizabeth Taber Library in Marion is pleased to announce its 2022 Fundraiser Event: Tables Of Content, repeating an event that was highly successful in 2018 and 2019. On Friday, June 17 and Sunday, June 26, generous friends of the Elizabeth Taber Library will host literary-inspired dinners in their homes to raise money for the […] Read more »