Upcoming Historical Society Programs and Events
Monthly programs are free and open to the public.
This year's program is here [PDF]. Note that there may be changes, so be sure and sign up for our free e-mail newsletter and you will receive notices of upcoming meetings and special events.
Pictures from other past events are here, and news coverage of some past programs and special events is here. Our last few years of programs are listed at the bottom of this page, and content from past meetings appears throughout the site, especially under Histories of Marlborough.
2012
7 pm at the Peter Rice Homestead at 377 Elm Street
Bob Kane, well-known Marlborough historian and the Historical Society's curator, will tell the story of Samuel Boyd, known as the father of our city. From 1840 - 1890 Boyd shaped Marlborough into a city. He was a pioneering shoe manufacturer, a banker, and an entrepreneur. Refreshments will be served.
Help publicize the event with this flier.
7 pm at The Peter Rice Homestead at 377 Elm Street
Spend an evening in the intimate setting of the Peter Rice Homestead and share your stories and reminiscences of life in Marlborough. Refreshments will be served.
7 pm at the Marlborough Senior Center at 250 Main Street
Professor Brad Nutting of Framingham State University will cover Washington’s inaugural ride through New England, which included a stay at the Williams Tavern 222 years ago. Refreshments will be served.
7 pm at the Peter Rice Homestead at 377 Elm Street
We will celebrate the Society's 48th birthday with cake and ice cream.
We will also present a scholarship in the names of Dorothy Medill, Claudia McCarthy, and Frank Valianti to the Marlborough high school graduate who submits the winning historical essay. Come and help us congratulate the winner and listen to him or her read their essay.
And we will elect officers for the 2012 - 2013 program year.
7 pm ~ Venue to be announced
Details to come
7 pm at the Marlborough Senior Center at 250 Main Street
In the summer of 1675 King Philip was on the warpath and the colonials were
getting very anxious. In the frontier town of Marlborough a series of events
would set the tone for the war and shape policies toward the
Indians throughout the country. Presented by historian and Society trustee Paul Brodeur, whose presentations in earlier seasons have been so highly-regarded.
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