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SUMMARY:Lancaster's Old Common and the Story of Native Son Horace W. S. Cleveland
DESCRIPTION:This colorfully illustrated and highly informative lecture will be presented by Heather Lennon\, President of the Lancaster Historical Society incorporating material researched by LHS Executive Board member\, Karen Silverthorn. \nAbout 375 years ago\, the nearby Wattaquadock hills provided a gateway for early settlers of the Nashaway Plantation. The “Bay Path” was a trail used by Native traders and early settlers to travel from coastal settlements to what was then the western frontier of north central Massachusetts. \nIn the early eighteenth century\, a new generation of Lancastrians settled east of the Nashua River and the “Old Common” area became a lively center of town activity. In the early nineteenth century\, a small colony of residents from Salem\, Massachusetts inhabited the area with Dorcas Cleveland establishing the Lancaster Academy based upon “cutting edge” educational theories of the day. In the 1870s\, her son\, noted landscape designed Horace W. S. Cleveland\, returned to his birthplace to design Lancaster’s Eastwood Cemetery\, demonstrating a respect for nature that he had absorbed early in his education. \nIn 1854\, the Lancaster Industrial School for Girls was established as one of the most progressive correctional institutions for women of its day. After the school shut down in the early 1970s\, the campus was divided and the western portion eventually became a location for the Robert F. Kennedy Action Corps. The eastern portion has been under the Massachusetts Department of Capital Assets Management and Maintenance (DCAMM). Presently the future of this eastern portion remains uncertain. \nThis presentation will be held in the Dexter Room of Thayer Memorial Library (use rear entrance). A brief business meeting will precede the program. \nThis program is offered by the Lancaster Historical Society and Thayer Memorial Library as part of the Hidden Treasures Festival of Nature\, Culture & History\, an annual month-long celebration showcasing events and activities hosted by local partners celebrating the unique places\, objects\, and stories of the Freedom’s Way National Heritage Area. Hidden Treasures programs are free and open to the public. Click to discover more Hidden Treasures!
URL:https://freedomsway.org/event/lancasters-old-common-and-the-story-of-native-son-horace-w-s-cleveland/
LOCATION:Thayer Memorial Library\, 717 Main St\, Lancaster\, MA\, 01523\, United States
CATEGORIES:Hidden Treasures,Talks
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SUMMARY:The Treasured Collections of Herbert H. Hosmer\, Jr.
DESCRIPTION:The Lancaster Historical Society will make tours by appointment available of the collections of “Herbert H. Hosmer Jr.: A Lancastrian Original” through August 31\, 2023. The Exhibit Room is on the second floor of the Prescott Building at 701 Main Street in Lancaster. (Use rear entrance.) \nBorn in Lancaster\, MA\, Hosmer lived the majority of his life in his hometown. In addition to a teaching career in the local public school system\, he was an enthusiastic historian\, a talented folk artist\, “Master Puppeteer” and avid collector of antique juvenile books\, paper dolls\, dollhouses\, games and other items relating to the joys of childhood. Along with presenting puppet shows for many decades\, he also operated a specially designed museum to house his treasures on his George Hill Road property. This exhibit highlights a sampling of his many collections. \nTo schedule a free tour\, or for more information\, call (978) 733-6907. \n \nThis program is offered by the Lancaster Historical Society as part of the Hidden Treasures Festival of Nature\, Culture & History\, an annual month-long celebration showcasing events and activities hosted by local partners celebrating the unique places\, objects\, and stories of the Freedom’s Way National Heritage Area. Hidden Treasures programs are free and open to the public. Click to discover more Hidden Treasures!
URL:https://freedomsway.org/event/the-treasured-collections-of-herbert-h-hosmer-jr/
LOCATION:Prescott Building\, 701 Main Street\, Lancaster\, 01523
CATEGORIES:Hidden Treasures,Exhibits,Tours
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SUMMARY:The Nashua River: Earliest Times
DESCRIPTION:Join the Lancaster Historical Society for a presentation on the Nashua River put on by the Nashua River Watershed Association. \nAttendees will learn about the history of the Nashua from earliest  times when used by indigenous peoples\, through the days of harnessing the river for mill power with resulting pollution\, to successful clean-up efforts\, and\, the outlook for the river moving onward in the twenty-first century. \nThe program will take place in the Dexter Room of the Thayer Memorial Library (use rear entrance).  If you live in Lancaster\, or in the region\, you will not want to miss this one! \nA sign denoting the “Meeting of the Waters” (the north and south branches of the Nashua) will be unveiled on the Center Bridge on the nearby road of the same name immediately following. \nFor more information\, call (978) 733-6907. \n  \nThis program is offered by the Lancaster Historical Society\, Nashua River Watershed Association\, and Thayer Memorial Library as part of the Hidden Treasures Festival of Nature\, Culture & History\, an annual month-long celebration showcasing events and activities hosted by local partners celebrating the unique places\, objects\, and stories of the Freedom’s Way National Heritage Area. Hidden Treasures programs are free and open to the public. Click to discover more Hidden Treasures!
URL:https://freedomsway.org/event/the-nashua-river-earliest-times/
LOCATION:Thayer Memorial Library\, 717 Main St\, Lancaster\, MA\, 01523\, United States
CATEGORIES:Talks
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