Since 2020: More than you really want to know about Natick, Mass.
An exploration of Henry David Thoreau’s participation in the Underground Railroad, his abolitionist views, a night in jail and how his writings have inspired civil rights movements around the world. Event being held on Jan. 8, 6:30-7:30pm at Lebowitz Meeting Hall, Morse Institute Library, 14 East Central Street Registration for this event is suggested, but […]
Join the Natick Historical Society on Jan. 25, 2-3pm, a conversation about the history of American Clocks dating back to the 1700s. Join clock enthusiast and collector Mike Pojman for a conversation about the history of American clocks when entrepreneurial visionaries Eli Terry, Seth Thomas, Chauncey Jerome, and others made the transition from the hand made, weight […]
A century ago, Valentine's Day cards featured lacy, layered, and elaborate designs using decorative papers, ribbons, flowers, and more. Bring friends and family members with you to craft vintage valentines together at the Natick History Museum. We’ll supply the trimmings for valentine crafters of all ages; you bring the valentine cheer. This Feb. 7 event […]
Gather your “Galentines,” friends, neighbors, and family to join us for an evening of crafting, nibbling, and celebrating friendship to benefit the Natick Historical Society. The event takes place Feb. 12, 6:30-8pm. Your $40 ticket includes a glass of prosecco (or soft drink, house wine/beer), appetizers, and all the materials you need to make a […]
Learn how to uncover the past of any home—whether it’s 20 years old or 200. House historian Marian Pierre-Louis will introduce where to find the deeds to your house, how to chain a deed, and locate other sources of information such as the US Federal Census records, maps and tax records. And you’ll learn how […]
Locally organized No Kings Rally to be held on Saturday, March 28, noon-1:30pm, on the Natick Town Common. The rally will feature speakers who are community leaders on immigrant rights, climate change, and other key topics.
Natick Historical Society Director Niki Lefebvre will discuss the dispossession of rights and lands in Natick from 1651–1775, along with new research highlighting Black and Indigenous men who fought for the Patriot cause. When: Wednesday, May 13, 2-3pmWhere: Natick Community Senior Center, 117 E. Central St. The talk is free and open to the public. […]
Cookware & Kitchen Gadgets Open HouseDate: Saturday, April 11Time: 2–4pmLocation: Natick History Museum, Natick Historical Society Bring your favorite antique, vintage, or heirloom cookware and kitchen gadgets for a conversation at the Natick History Museum. Ken Van Blarcom—antiques appraiser and dealer from South Natick—will be on hand to help visitors better understand the “artifacts” many […]
Registration required.
All are invited to meet the Natick Historical Society Research Team and learn more about Natick’s Revolutionary War soldiers–and the research that went into uncovering their stories at the Revolutionary War Research Roundtable on Wednesday, June 10th at 7 pm in Lebowitz Hall, Morse Institute Library. The Revolutionary War traveling memorial is now at the […]
The Natick Historical Society and Natick is United will co-host a community reading of Frederick Douglass’ 1852 speech, “What to a Slave is the 4th of July?” at 10:30 AM on Natick Common. Historian and Natick resident, Brenna Greer, will offer an introduction to the speech and facilitate dialogue afterwards. Local drummer Bruno Giles will kick off the […]
Learn about the histories that Natick's Indigenous and Black Soldiers carred with them into the battlefields of the American Revolution. Founded as a Puritan Mission on Nipmuc Homelands in 1651, Natick and its Indigenous residents endured a painful pattern of dispossession of rights, lands, and liberties in the century leading up to the American Revolution. […]
