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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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! […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 pulse-pounding account of the first time in history that the FBI’s Behavioral Science Unit created a psychological profile to catch a serial killer On June 25, 1973, a seven-year-old girl went missing from the Montana campground where her family was vacationing. Somebody had slit open the back of their tent and snatched her from […]
Earth Day 2023“Invest In Our Planet” Join Us As We Educate • Create • Celebrate Representatives from local organizations will be on hand to inform the community on what they are doing to improve our environment right here in Scituate: Friends of Scituate Seafood (Local Catch 143) Harbor United Methodist for Scituate Trashed Holly Hill […]
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 […]
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! […]
Different sites will be open on each date in the series. Locations open on this date are below. ADMISSION: Members: Free - just show membership card Non-Members (per venue): Each Historic Site: $3 per person Bates House Lawson Tower Mann House Cudworth Barn Museum admission: $5 per person Maritime & Irish Mossing Museum Not Open: […]