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Tag: Historic New England

  • Thursday, July 8 and Saturday, August 7, 10:30 am – 11:30 am – Hamilton House Landscape and Garden Tour

    Take part in a special opportunity to learn about the landscape and gardens at Hamilton House with Historic New England’s Piscataqua Region Landscape Manager Gary Wetzel. Imagine the changes in the land as wilderness yields to a busy commercial waterfront, then to farming and, finally, to formal gardens. Learn about the flowers, trees, and other plants and how the gardeners create and maintain the beautiful landscape. Tour participants are invited to visit the house at no additional charge. Landscape and garden tours are available for private groups by special arrangement. The tour will take place on Thursday, July 8 and on Saturday, August 7, from 10:30 – 11:30 am. $6 for HNE members, $12 nonmembers. Registration is required – call 207-384-2454, or log on to www.historicnewengland.org.

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  • Wednesday, June 30, 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm – Boston Modern: The Spirit of Reinvention

    The National Trust for Historic Preservation invites the public to a free event – Boston Modern: The Spirit of Reinvention -  on Wednesday, June 30, beginning at 6:30 pm, celebrating the history and debating the future of the Boston area’s Modern and recent past architecture.  Join some of the preservation movement’s sharpest thinkers and most outspoken commentators for a provocative evening exploring the critical, and often controversial, issues facing the future of Greater Boston’s 20th century structures and landscapes.  Journalist and author Anthony Flint of the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy will moderate a panel featuring David Fixler, FAIA of EYP and DOCOMOMO-US/New England, Kathy Spiegelman, Chief Planner, Harvard’s Allston Initiative, and others.  After hearing the experts, add your voice to the conversation during the public forum.

    A Special Insiders Tour of The First Church at 6:30 pm will be limited to the first 45 registrants.  The reception and program will begin at 7 pm.  RSVP to my.PreservationNation.org/BostonModern.

    The Boston Modern event is presented by the National Trust for Historic Preservation’s Modernism + Recent Past Program and Northeast Office, in partnership with the Boston Preservation Alliance, Boston Landmarks Commission, Boston Society of Architects, Common Boston, DOCOMOMO-US/new Engld, Historic New England, and Preservation Massachusetts, with sponsorship from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Henry Luce Foundation.

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  • Saturday, June 26, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm – South Berwick Strawberry Festival

    Celebrate Historic New England’s 100th Birthday with strawberry shortcake and free house tours during South Berwick’s Strawberry Festival on Saturday, June 26, from 10 – 4. The Strawberry Festival is family friendly event that welcomes thousands of visitors to the town’s center for a day of musical performances, children’s games, craft and fine art vendors, food and, of course, the fabulous home made strawberry shortcake. Free tours of the first floor of the Jewett House throughout the day plus a Historic New England information booth on the festival grounds featuring a drawing for the new Windows on the Past book.  Free admission.  For more information, call 207-384-2454, or log on to www.historicnewengland.org.

    Windows on the Past: Four Centuries of New England Homes

  • Sunday, June 27, 10:00 am – 12:00 noon – Discovering Backyard Medicinal Plants

    Join Historic New England and herbalist Kristin Minto for an informative walk to discover medicinal and culinary herbs growing in our own backyards.  Learn methods for harvesting, using, and preserving plants.  Herbal refreshments will follow the program.  The event, taking place at Watson Farm in Jamestown, Rhode Island, will be held Sunday, June 27, from 10 am – noon, and the farm will be open from 1:00 – 5:00 for additional hiking.  Advance registration required.  Please call 617-994-5934 or email events@historicnewengland.org, or visit www.historicnewengland.org to register.

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  • Friday, June 18, 10:00 am – 12:00 noon – Growing Plants Hydroponically

    Take the guesswork out of watering your plants. Learn about hydroponic culture: which plants to grow, what products you need, and how to set up and maintain your system.  The course, sponsored by Historic New England, will take place at the Lyman Estate Greenhouses in Waltham on Friday, June 18, from 10 – 12, and the fee is $20 for Garden and Landscape members, $25 for HNE members, and $35 for nonmembers.  Registration is required at www.historicnewengland.org, or call 781-891-1985.

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  • Thursday, June 3 – Sunday, June 6, and Saturday, June 12 – Sunday, June 13, 9:30 am – 4:00 pm – Hosta and Perennial Sale

    The Lyman Estate Greenhouses will host the annual Hosta and Perennial Sale on Thursday, June 3 – Sunday, June 6, and again Saturday, June 12 – Sunday, June 13, from 9:30 am – 4:00 pm.  Thousands of plants are available in creams, golds, blues, and mixes.  Choose from large specimen and small plants, along with many new to the market and hard-to-find varieties.  The Lyman Estate  knowledgeable staff is on hand to help you choose the right hostas for your garden. Free admission.  Call 781-891-1985 for more information, or log on to www.historicnewengland.org.

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  • Saturday, May 8, 12:00 noon – 4:00 pm – Sheep Shearing Day

    OK, we know we’re obsessed with sheep shearing, but Kate Pokorny made converts out of the Garden Club of the Back Bay members.  So celebrate spring at this annual program on Saturday, May 8, from noon – 4, at Watson Farm in Jamestown, Rhode Island.  Watch the farm flock be shorn by local shearers and visit with the baby lambs.  View the farm’s herd of heritage Red Devon Cattle and enjoy a scenic hike around the farm, located on Narragansett Bay.  Free to Historic New England members, $10 per car for nonmembers.   For more information, call 401-423-0005, or log on to www.historicnewengland.org.

  • Saturday, May 8, 11:00 am – 4:00 pm – Draft Horse Plow Day

    While we’re still on the topic of sheep shearing, come to the Spencer-Peirce Little Farm in Newbury, Massachusetts on Saturday, May 8, from 11 – 4, if you’re not already headed down to Rhode Island to Watson Farm, and watch teams of draft horses and mules from throughout New England participate in plowing demonstrations as part of this annual event.  learn how horses are harnessed, hitched, and cared for.  Watch the – you guessed it – sheep shearing and see how the wool is washed, carded, and spun into yarn.  Enjoy horse-drawn wagon rides, farm animals, blacksmithing demonstrations, children’s crafts and games.  Listen to fiddle music from E. J. Ouelette and watch a puppet show by Martha Dana.  Free to Historic New England members, $6 nonmember adults, $4 children.  Call 978-462-2634, or log on to www.historicnewengland.org.

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  • Thursday, April 29 – Sunday, May 2, and Saturday, May 8 – Sunday, May 9, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm – Spring Herb Sale

    Celebrate the arrival of spring with a visit to the annual herb sale at the Lyman Estate Greenhouses in Waltham, from Thursday, April 29 – Sunday, May 2, and again on Saturday and Sunday, May 8 and 9, from 10 – 4.  Thousands of naturally grown culinary, medicinal, and ornamental herbs will be on sale.  Scented geraniums, herbal topiaries, pottery, and garden gifts are also available, and the horticultural staff will be on hand to offer expert advice.  Free admission.  Call 781-891-1985, or log on to www.historicnewengland.org for directions and more information.

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  • Saturday, April 24, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm – Historic New England Birthday Party

    Join Historic New England for a festive evening of live music and dancing.  Enjoy hors d’oeuvres featuring traditional New England favorites on Saturday, April 24, from 6 – 9 pm at Coolidge Hall at the Topsfield Fairgrounds.  In honor of Historic New England’s Centennial Year, admission is $20.10.  Contact events manager Nicole Carelli at 617-994-5934 or email events@HistoricNewEngland.org to reserve a place.  Need a ride to Topsfield?  Reserve your spot on the Birthday Bus departing from Otis House in Boston.  Tickets for the bus ride are $15 per person.

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