Listening to Bruce Bassett (of the SAR) talk about his genealogy search that led from his family in New Jersey to his roots in Rochester, made me curious about the various local family genealogies that have been donated to the Historical Society. The first one that I picked off the shelf was that of the […] Read more »
Mark your calendars now, and join us in Wickenden Chapel, Tabor Academy, at 4:00 pm on Sunday, December 1 for a concert entitled “Songs of Peace and Hope,” featuring selections highlighting the diversity of holiday music. Come sing along to classic carols and sway to the rhythms of Austrian and Celtic lullabies, an African Noel, […] Read more »
With a grand opening blessing by the pastor of St. Isidore Parish, Rev. Jude Thaddeus Osunkwo, a brand-new thrift shop in the former Rectory at St. Rose of Lima church on Vaughn Hill Road in Rochester has opened after months of hard work by a vibrant group of volunteers; the second such shop for the […] Read more »
The Rochester Land Trust is holding its Annual Meeting this year at George’s Pony Pasture, directly across the street from the Church Homestead at 139 Mattapoisett Road in Rochester, on Saturday November 16 at 11:00 am. We will enjoy hot apple cider and apple cider doughnuts as we gather in the newly renovated old foundation […] Read more »
Coastline Elderly Services is asking adults aged 60 and older and their caregivers to complete a needs assessment survey to help the agency and state elder services identify and support the current needs of aging populations. Surveys have been mailed to a selection of older adults living within Coastline’s service area. An online version […] Read more »
Marion Sivil, a 6th grade student at Old Hammondtown School, has taken the first step to becoming an internationally recognized artist by winning a local competition sponsored by the Mattapoisett Lions Club. Marion’s poster is among more than 450,000 entries submitted worldwide in the annual Lions International Peace Poster Contest. Lions International is sponsoring the […] Read more »
I’ve referenced Abraham Holmes many times due to the valuable memoirs that he left to us. However, I realized as I prepared for the SAR event on October 26, I had never really thought much about his participation in the events up to and during the Revolutionary War. According to Mary Hall Leonard’s book […] Read more »
Friends of Old Rochester Music is holding an instrument drive to collect good condition instruments for use by students in the district. Please reach out to Mr. Richard Laprise, ORR Junior High School Concert & Jazz Band Instructor at richardlaprise@oldrochester.org if you have an instrument to consider for donation. We are especially in need of […] Read more »
On Monday, November 11, the Mattapoisett Woman’s Club will continue their tradition of honoring veterans by ringing the bells at the Mattapoisett Congregational Church. The church bells will ring on the morning of November 11 to mark the formal ending of the Major hostilities of World War I at the 11th hour of the 11th […] Read more »
The Marion Department of Public Works, through the Contractor Primetime Development Inc., will begin construction of the Creek Road Water Main project on Monday, November 4, 2024. The duration of construction (including installation of temporary pavement) is approximately two weeks. Installation of permanent pavement will occur in the spring of 2025. The extent of the […] Read more »