The Complex Lives of Colonial New England WomenA Woman's History Month Presentation What was life really like for women in early New England? The answer may surprise you. Historian and author Michelle Marchetti Coughlin (One Colonial Woman's World: The Life and Writings of Mehetabel Chandler Coit; Penelope Winslow, Plymouth Colony First Lady: Re-Imagining a Life) […]
GAR Hall, ScituateWhat the Redcoats Were Looking For on April 19Presented by J.L. Bell, Author Early in the spring of 1775, British army spies located four brass cannon belonging to Boston’s colonial militia that had gone missing months before. British general Thomas Gage devised plans to regain the cannon. Massachusetts Patriots prepared to thwart the […]
Bert O'Donnell, The Hatch Mill Group This talk covers the history of the Two Mile area of Marshfield (Scituate until 1788) related to the Hatch family and the Hatch Mill. The Hatch Mill is located in the Two Mile section of Marshfield on land that was first settled by Walter Hatch (1625-1699). The sawmill was […]
The Scituate Historical Society will offer “Trips To The Top” on select full moon evenings. Climb the 121 stairs to the belfry where you will look out over Scituate and take in the starry sky and bright full moon. Scituate Historical Society Trustees will be on hand to give a brief history of the tower. […]
The Scituate Historical Society will offer “Trips To The Top” on select full moon evenings. Climb the 121 stairs to the belfry where you will look out over Scituate and take in the starry sky and bright full moon. Scituate Historical Society Trustees will be on hand to give a brief history of the tower. […]
