Kara Fossey, Executive Director of both the Groton History Center and the Fort Devens Museum, will present an illustrated program about the various roles American Women played during World War II, military, civilian, and volunteer. Special emphasis will be placed on Fort Devens and women from Massachusetts. Co-sponsored with Fort Devens Museum
Likely you know that Groton's George Boutwell was the twentieth Governor of Massachusetts. But did you know that while serving as Abraham Lincoln’s Commissioner of Internal Revenue, he was also the president’s close political ally and confidante? His, the voice that made Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation a reality by stating publicly (after the Battle of Antietam […]
The Groton Center, 163 West Main Street, West Groton Co-sponsored with the Groton Public Library Program immediately follows brief business meeting Registration required These two seemingly contrasting women writers—the 19th century activist and scintillating conversationalist Margaret Fuller, and the shy 20th century poet Elizabeth Bishop, whose eloquence was confined to the printed page—actually have a great deal […]
The Groton History Center's Open House on May 20 will be accompanied by the display of a Revolutionary War cannon on our grounds. Come chat with our volunteers and Earl Carter, who carefully restored the cannon and rebuilt its carriage, about this important piece and its connection to Boston and Groton. This program is […]
March 23, 2-4 PM The Groton (Senior) Center, 163 West Main Street Groton History Center’s Executive Director Kara Fossey will give an illustrated presentation on the life and legacy of Georgianna Adelia Boutwell, daughter of Gov. George S. Boutwell. This program is free and open to the public thanks to the Commissioners of Trust Funds. […]
The Groton History Center is part of GrotonFest Spring! Come visit the Gov. George S. Boutwell House on Sunday May 19th between 11 AM and 2 PM. Members of the Footwork and Frolick Society will be in costume demonstrating a selection of parlor games and, weather permitting, outdoor activities. The amusements to be highlighted were […]
November 2, 11:30 AM (Boutwell House open 11-2) Gov. George S. Boutwell House, 172 Main Street, Groton Join the Groton History Centery in welcoming award-winning portraitist and still life artist Mary Minifie to speak about Edmund Tarbell’s career and legacy. Only an artist can explore the poetry, imagination, and keenness of perception that goes into […]
Don Black, of the Old Burying Ground Commission, will talk about the graves in the Old Burying Ground related to the Revolutionary War. Accompanying the walk and talk will be a display of the Revolutionary War cannon that militia, including members from Groton, looted off of a British ship and used at the Battle of […]
Mark your calendar for Saturday, June 27 at 2:00 PM, when the Groton History Center presents Declaring Independence: Then & Now at the Old Groton Meetinghouse (1 Powderhouse Road), built in 1755. This iconic landmark provides a fitting backdrop for an exploration of independence and interdependence. Declaring Independence: Then & Now brings to life the […]