News

June 27, 2017
The DHS has announced their 2017 summer hours:Office and Museum: Tuesday – Friday, 9:00 am – 4:00 pmLibrary and Archives: Tuesday and Thursday, 9:00 am – 4:00 pm by appointmentMuseum, Library, and...
April 19, 2017
Join us on Thursday, April 27th at 7:30 PM in the DHS auditorium as author and lecturer Anthony Sammarco takes us on a visual tour of well-known Boston institutions that failed to...
November 11, 2016
Are you intrigued by Dedham Pottery? Visit us and learn how the cobalt blue glaze and crackle effect became the signature marks of this beloved pottery. Find out how the Robertson family...
September 29, 2016
Please join us for our 2016-2017 Lecture Series. All lectures are held at the Dedham Historical Society & Museum, 612 High Street, Dedham. Lectures are free for Society members. Non-members $5.00. Programs...
August 26, 2016
The Dedham Historical Society & Museum will be closed on Friday, September 2 and Saturday, September 3 for Labor Day. Our normal hours will resume on Tuesday, September 6 at 9am.
July 21, 2016
The Dedham Historical Society & Museum will be closed on Saturday, July 30, 2016. We will resume our normal Saturday schedule on August 6, 2016 from 1pm – 4pm. Our weekday schedule...
February 15, 2016
Price: All lectures are free for Dedham Historical Society & Museum members. Non-members $5.00. Where: Lectures are held at the Dedham Historical Society & Museum Auditorium 612 High Street, Dedham MA. For more...
People canoeing on the Charles
January 27, 2016
Why do we collect souvenirs when we travel? What do the things we bring home tell about ourselves and the places that we visit? How have our ideas changed about what is...
November 20, 2015
Thanksgiving is a time to be with family and friends. Therefore, we will be closed Wednesday, November 25th through Monday, November 30th for the holiday. We will reopen on Tuesday, December 1st...
Dedham Historical Society & Museum Holiday Stroll Train
November 20, 2015
FOR ONE NIGHT ONLY!!!“The Dedham Historical Society & Museum will join the festivities of the Dedham Square Holiday Stroll with a toy train layout. George Dunn, owner of the trains, will be...
October 6, 2015
The Dedham Historical Society & Museum 2015-16 lecture series kicks off on Thursday, September 24 with Robert Cheney presenting a lecture on “Willard Eight-Day Clocks & the Mysterious English Connection.” For over...
June 24, 2015
The DHSM will be OPEN the following days/hours during the week of the 4th of July, 2015.Office: Tuesday, June 30 through Friday, July 3; 9am – 4pmMuseum: Tuesday, June 30 through Friday,...
May 6, 2015
On May 31 celebrate Dedham’s rich architectural history with a self-guided walking tour of wonderful homes in one of Dedham’s historic neighborhoods. This year’s tour includes five great houses plus the Fairbanks...
March 2, 2015
“TOMMY GUN WINTER” Jewish gangsters, a preacher’s daughter and the trial in Dedham that shocked 1930s Boston! Sunday, April 19 @ 2:00pm DEDHAM HISTORICAL SOCIETY & MUSEUM Veteran journalist, Nathan Gornestein tracks...
March 2, 2015
DHS Lecture Series Concludes April 23 with Scholar & Author Brock Jobe Concluding this year’s lecture series on April 23, Winterthur Museum scholar and author Brock Jobe will discuss 400 Years of...
January 13, 2015
Join us for author and lecturer David Kruh as he traces the origins of the late 1920s, when the Massachusetts Department of Public Works cobbled together a makeshift network of existing roads...
December 23, 2014
The Dedham Historical Society & Museum will close on Wednesday, December 24 at 12 noon. The office, museum, library, and archives will reopen on Tuesday, January 6, 2015 at 9am. For further...
Kids Plate
July 2, 2014
“Cool! I didn’t know that!” Comments like these show the enthusiasm of young participants in our summer learning programs. The one-hour program on family genealogy will be offered 4 times in August,...
July 2, 2014
The Museum has expanded its 2014 summer hours. From July 1 – August 31 the museum will be open from 10am – 4pm Tuesday through Friday and 12pm – 4pm on even...
Lobster Plate
July 2, 2014
The 2014 Dedham Pottery collectors’ plate brings back the lobster design from more than a century ago. This New England-themed design, with its asymmetrical placement of the lobster, reflects the influence of...
April 22, 2014
Join executive director Vicky Kruckeberg as she shares information about rare items in the Society collection related to the Civil War. Lecture begins at 7:30pm with a short annual meeting and election...
October 29, 2013
The Dedham Historical Society & Museum lecture series continues with author and historian Anthony Sammarco presenting “Forest Hills Cemetery” on Thursday, November 21st. Laid out in 1848 as a rural garden cemetery...
October 3, 2013
Roscoe, died. The XPBS 1 sank and was lost.[2]VS 44 commercial flying boat[edit]By 1940 Sikorsky had merged with Chance Vought under the umbrella of United Aircraft and hoped to regain the Pan...
October 2, 2013
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 8TH @ 7:00PM The DHS and Fairbanks House welcome award-winning writer and DIY expert Ron Tanner for a comic monologue about his funny, heart-warming tale of From Animal House to Our House:...