Mattapoisett gardeners, do you have a garden you’d like to share with others for part of the day on June 25, 2022? Mattapoisett residents, do you have a garden to recommend that you’ve always wanted to see?             The Mattapoisett Woman’s Club Garden Group is seeking local gardens for their June 2022 Garden Tour. If […] Read more »

Marion (Old Rochester) is one of the oldest towns in the United States, and the Sippican Historical Society maintains an extensive collection of documentation on its historic buildings. In 1998, the Sippican Historical Society commissioned an architectural survey of Marion’s historic homes and buildings. Over 100 were cataloged and photographed. SHS will feature one building […] Read more »

The Friends of Marion COA’s (FMCOA) recent yard sale drew customers from near and far. Those who donated were happy to pass on their new or unused items, which included tennis racquets, bikes and bike racks, toys, pictures, etc. Buyers were delighted with their new-found treasures. One gentleman planned to send his purchase of two […] Read more »

Friday, October 15, at 4:00 pm: Halloween Duck Hunt – Find one of the Halloween ducks hidden in and around the library and show off your new buddy with a souvenir photo in our spooky cemetery. Find the Golden Ducky to win a Halloween Prize pack! September- October, Tuesdays and Fridays at 10:30 am (weather […] Read more »

The Marion Art Center, in collaboration with the Sippican Lands Trust, presents Along the Trails, including works inspired by the natural landscape. The exhibition runs October 14 –November 12, with an opening reception scheduled on Thursday, October 14, from 5:00 pm –7:00 pm. Guests are required to wear masks while inside the MAC.             This […] Read more »

One of the side benefits of working on an exhibit for the historical museum is discovering people and stories of which I hadn’t been aware. The military part of our new exhibit, which opened October 2, was full of such stories. They were found in news clippings saved over the years by Rochester residents. The […] Read more »

The picture accompanying this article shows a calm and lovely Mary’s Pond, but as I looked through a scrapbook at the museum, I found an article that showed a very different scene on a May Day about 75 years ago. In the 1940s, Rochester residents were used to seeing planes maneuvering in the sky as […] Read more »

The Marion Historical Commission is pleased to announce that Ms. Lynn Smiledge has been selected to complete Phase II of updating the Marion Village Historic Survey. Work will begin this month to expand and update the Inventory of Historic Assets, initially completed in 1998, to make it more accessible, easier to use, and fully compliant […] Read more »

The October meeting of the Rochester Historical Society is at 7:00 on October 20. The program will be” Parlor Entertainment at the Turn of the Century,” presented by Malcolm Phinney. Refreshments will be served. Thanks to all who visited our October 2 event!             The Historical Society’s new exhibit will be open most Sundays in […] Read more »

 Superintendent Michael S. Nelson wishes to inform the community that openings remain available in the Sippican School’s Project GROW preschool program.             According to the district’s policy regarding Project GROW enrollment, beginning on October 1, if any general education openings remain unfilled, one opening will be reserved for a Marion child. The other openings may […] Read more »