Order a hand-quilted, 12×16-inch throw pillow decorated with book spines in your favorite color and one book title of your choice. One color and title choice per pillow. The cost is $25 per pillow (cash or check), and all proceeds go to the Friends of Plumb Library. Your pillow will be completed 21 days after […] 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 »
In 1947, the Sippican Woman’s Club President Alice Ryder and members of the club voted to award a Marion high school student of Wareham High School a $50 scholarship. At the time, Marion students went to Wareham High School. In the following years, the program expanded to give scholarships to Marion residents at Tabor Academy […] Read more »
The Marion Art Center announces its first exhibit of the 2021 season: The Annual Winter Members’ Show. Any current MAC member is invited to enter up to two pieces for exhibition. All art must be original, of the artist’s own design and creation, and prepared for installation. Show dates are January 15 – February 24. […] Read more »
The Friends of the Mattapoisett Bike Path are pleased to report that the community has responded enthusiastically to the Friends’ campaign to raise funds for the completion of the Marion Connector. To date, over 90 households have made contributions or pledges ranging from $5 to $25,000. Although contributions are still coming in and some […] Read more »
The Sippican Woman’s Club has had a Holiday House Tour to benefit the Scholarship Fund since 1986. Chairing this first-time event in 1986, were Shirlee Thomas, Jeanne Collison, and Judy Harrison. This week’s Christmas cookie recipe, which is the third, is from Judy Harrison. Judy was an active member and worked on many events that […] Read more »
As just about everyone knows, Rochester is horse country. A significant amount of the town’s agricultural acreage is devoted to the care and feeding of horses. There are multiple horse farms in town providing everything from riding lessons, dressage training, biomechanics, showing teams, boarding, leasing, and selling of horses to birthday parties and equine […] Read more »
As we celebrate a Thanksgiving unlike any in most of our lifetimes, we can take a break from 2020 and go back in time to 1974. That year, Rochester’s First Congregational Church had a special pre-Thanksgiving service. The service, a pageant portraying the first Thanksgiving between the Pilgrims and their Wampanoag neighbors, was planned by […] 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 Sippican Woman’s Club has had a Holiday House Tour since 1984. The House Tour is the primary source of revenue for the yearly scholarships given to Marion students. However, this year due to the pandemic, there will be no House Tour. We thought we could celebrate Christmas and our past club members by sharing […] Read more »