2018-2019 Lecture Series
Tuesday, October 16, 2018
7:00 pm, Dedham Public Library
Barbara Berenson, Votes for Women: Massachusetts Leaders in the Woman Suffrage Movement
Massachusetts was at the center of the national struggle for woman suffrage. Author and historian Barbara Berenson discusses this topic, including local suffrage activism. She is the author of Massachusetts in the Woman Suffrage Movement: Revolutionary Reformers (2018).
More lectures in this series:
7:00 pm, Dedham Public Library
Barbara Berenson, Votes for Women: Massachusetts Leaders in the
Woman Suffrage Movement
Sunday, November 18, 2018
2:00 pm, DHSM
Honoring the Centennial of the End of WWI
With Chief of Police Michael d’Entremont
Thursday, February 21, 2019
7:00 pm, DHSM
River Stories: Past, Present & Future
In collaboration with the Dedham Sustainability Action Committee
Thursday, March 21, 2019
7:00 pm, DHSM
Kimberly Alexander, The Fashion and History of Shoes
Ben Fisher Memorial Lecture
& Annual Meeting
Thursday, April 18, 2019
7:00 pm, DHSM
Gail Coughlin, The First Settlers of Dedham: The Region’s Indigenous Peoples
PAST LECTURES FROM THIS SERIES
Thursday, September 20, 7:00 pm
Boston Area Arts and Crafts Jewelers & Metalsmiths
Nonie Gadsden.
To watch a video of this lecture, click here.
The video is courtesy of DedhamTV.com.
Read more details about each lecture.
Please note the starting time for lectures is now 7:00 pm (unless noted).
Some lectures will be at locations other than the DHSM.
DHSM members free; non-members $10
The 2018-2019 DHSM lecture series is generously sponsored by David G. Newsom in memory of his wife, Carol. L. Newsom.
Please Join Us to Celebrate
Dedham Pottery Anniversary Dinner
October 26, 2018
6:00 pm: Cocktails; 7:00 pm: Dinner
Location: First Church, Dedham
Spend a festive evening with friends celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the first-ever museum exhibition of Dedham Pottery, presented by the Dedham Historical Society in 1968.
Dine on antique Dedham Pottery plates from a private collection; enjoy cocktails made specially for the evening; learn the history of the pottery and strategies for collecting; bid on a rare piece of Dedham Pottery donated for this fundraising event; and have the opportunity to purchase a Dedham Pottery plate discounted for attendees as our “thank you” for your support. Rare examples will be on view. Blue and white attire encouraged.
This is a fundraiser for the Dedham Historical Society & Museum.
Tickets: $100 per person or become a sponsor and buy a table of 6 for $750.
Call 781.326.1385 to reserve your space.
Past Event:
Walking Tour: Medfield State Hospital
September 29, 2018, 2:00-4:00
Following last year’s lecture about the Medfield State Hospital, DHSM board president Andrea Gilmore and Peter Smith of Oxbow Partners will lead a tour of the historic campus. The tour will discuss the history of the institution and the challenges of its redevelopment. Tour will gather at the Medfield State Hospital parking lot at 45 Hospital Road (from Medfield, lot is on the right). There are no facilities. Wear comfortable shoes. Please arrange your own transportation. Members: $12; Non-members: $15. Please call the Society to reserve your space: 781.326.1385. To watch the video of a talk on the Medfield State Hospital presented as part of the DHSM’s 2017-2018 lecture series, click here. The video is courtesy of DedhamTV.com.