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Full Moon Tower Tour

Lawson Tower, Behind 330 First Parish Road, Scituate

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 […]

$5

Inferno: The Great Boston Fire of 1872

GAR Hall, 353 Country Way, Scituate

Presentation and Book Signing by Historian Anthony Sammarco Inferno: The Great Boston Fire of 1872 was written to commemorate the 150th anniversary of a devastating fire that destroyed sixty-five acres of land in Boston, from Washington Street, between Summer Street and Milk Street, fanning eastward towards the wharves projecting into Boston Harbor. The fire was […]

$10

Full Moon Tower Tour

Lawson Tower, Behind 330 First Parish Road, Scituate

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 […]

$5

Living In History – January 15

Scituate Maritime & Irish Mossing Museum 301 Driftway, Scituate, MA, United States

Meet Bob Gallagher, Scituate Lighthouse Keeper and Jill West, Bates House resident caretaker. These present-day caretakers share their stories of living in these unique historical homes and you’ll learn about past residents, like Rebecca and Abigail Bates, who called both places home! Admission: Non-members:  $5 Members, Veterans and Under 16: Free

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Living In History – January 29

Scituate Maritime & Irish Mossing Museum 301 Driftway, Scituate, MA, United States

Meet Bob Gallagher, Scituate Lighthouse Keeper and Jill West, Bates House resident caretaker. These present-day caretakers share their stories of living in these unique historical homes and you’ll learn about past residents, like Rebecca and Abigail Bates, who called both places home! Admission: Non-members:  $5 Members, Veterans and Under 16: Free

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The Blizzard of ’78 and Its Impact on Scituate

GAR Hall, 353 Country Way, Scituate

Join us on the 45th Anniversary of the Blizzard of '78 to recall this momentous event and its impact on Scituate. There have been many storms which have brought feet of snow to New England but there have been few to bring the type of coastal devastation we saw during the Blizzard of ’78. The […]

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Scituate Historical Society Annual Dinner

Harbor United Methodist Church, 55 First Parish Road, Scituate

The Scituate Historical Society invites you our Annual Dinner! Saturday, February 11, 2023Harbor United Methodist Church55 First Parish Road, Scituate • 6:00 pm   Full turkey dinner, with special guest and speaker Robine Andrau Scituate resident and author, Robine Andrau will share her family’s story through her memoir/biography “Bowing to the Emperor: We Were Captives […]

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Full Moon Tower Tour – Worm Moon

Lawson Tower, Behind 330 First Parish Road, Scituate

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 […]

$5

Lawson Tower Concert – St. Patrick’s Day

Lawson Tower, Behind 330 First Parish Road, Scituate

Come join us on the lawn of Lawson Tower as Society Chimer Lenae Badger entertains us throughout the year with Bell Concerts of celebration, inspiration and remembrance. Lenae will play a vast selection of favorites for all ages. Bring a blanket, a snack, lunch or dinner and enjoy these free concerts with family and friends! […]

Free

The Irish in Scituate: Pre-Revolutionary War to Present

GAR Hall, 353 Country Way, Scituate

A presentation by Scituate Historical Society President Robert Chessia Mr. Chessia will discuss the plight of the Irish, touching on Irish Mossing, Dreamwold, Waves of Irish, Boston Bussing, the Etrusco and more. Tickets for this event are: $10.00 per person for Society members $15.00 per person for non-members Tickets may also be purchased at the […]

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The Grounding of the Etrusco

Scituate Maritime & Irish Mossing Museum 301 Driftway, Scituate, MA, United States

In March of 1956, a shipwreck would turn Scituate on its head for a summer and well into the fall; 67 years later the stories have swelled to bursting. On Sunday, March 26, the Scituate Maritime and Irish Mossing Museum at 301 Driftway, will feature docents who have gathered up many of those tales.  Come […]

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Full Moon Tower Tour – Pink Moon

Lawson Tower, Behind 330 First Parish Road, Scituate

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 […]

$5