by DHS | Jun 7, 2019 | Uncategorized
Third graders from Riverdale Elementary School visited DHSM as part of their history curriculum. During the students’ visit, they handled “touch it” artifacts of items used in the past (distant and more recent) and compared them to items they use...
by DHS | Jun 7, 2019 | Uncategorized
The Daisy Scouts (K-1) visited the Dedham Historical Society & Museum for a recent weekly meeting this June; this was the first time the Daisies have visited DHSM as a group. The girls learned about some of the women who lived in Dedham in the past, including...
by DHS | May 24, 2019 | Uncategorized
It was a gorgeous night for our annual members-only Soirée, held at a spectacular private residence. While guests mingled inside the beautiful home, it was the extensive backyard where most spent an evening enjoying conversation and nibbles prepared by Chiara. The...
by DHS | May 4, 2019 | Uncategorized
A success!! On Saturday, May 4, Dedham’s first educational symposium was held. The event sold out with 80+ people who attended the program at the Dedham Historical Society and Museum, “Water in Dedham: Past, Present and future”; followed by a guided...
by DHS | Apr 28, 2019 | Event, Uncategorized
Thank you to all who volunteered in helping to clear overgrowth at Powder House Rock and around the 1766 Powder House on April 27th, 2019. With the reduction of brush, people are able to access the trail, make the short hike to the top and look over sections of...
by DHS | Apr 27, 2019 | Uncategorized
We had a phenomenal turnout for Gail Coughlin’s talk on the Indigenous Peoples of Dedham at the DHSMs Annual Meeting on April 18th, 2019, and the last of our 2018-2019 lecture series. More members and guests attended this year’s Annual Meeting than is...
by DHS | Mar 28, 2019 | Uncategorized
A new exhibit has opened at DHSM on Shoes! One can never have enough shoes, and visitors to DHSM will be able to view a selection of shoes from the museum’s collection. Examples on display range from red brocade wedding slippers from a Fairbanks wedding in 1747...
by DHS | Mar 28, 2019 | Event, Uncategorized
On March 21st, Dr. Kimberly Alexander spoke to a packed gallery at DHSM about the history of shoes as a reflection of culture and society; this was part of DHSM’s annual lecture series. Attendees had thoughtful questions spurred by Dr. Alexander’s engaging...
by DHS | Feb 12, 2019 | Uncategorized
In 1862, William Benjamin Gould (1837-1923) escaped slavery in North Carolina, traveling down the Cape Fear River with seven other slaves to the ocean, where they were taken aboard the USS Cambridge as “contraband” and fought against the confederacy. After...
by DHS | Jan 31, 2019 | Uncategorized
You did it! Thank you! Donors made it possible for the Dedham Historical Society & Museum to acquire this 17th-century carved chest attributed to John Thurston (1607-1685) of Dedham/Medfield. With this purchase, DHSM is now able to display this chest along with a...
