Town Day Trolley Tours

One of the Town Day traditions is the partnership of Winchester Savings Bank and Winchester Historical Society in offering trolley tours of Winchester. This tradition dates back to the beginning of Town Day in the 1970s, during the celebrations of the Bicentennial. Each year, the Bank rents the trolleys, and Historical Society members give the […]

History of Winchester Seen through the Eyes of Rotary

Winchester Historical Society Annual Meeting and Program Jack Kean, Rotary Historian presents The History of Winchester Seen through the Eyes of Rotary Tuesday, May 21st 7:00 p.m. refreshments, 7:30 p.m. program Sanborn House, 15 High Street Club artifacts, photographs of the Rotary Barn, bulletins, and other pictorial material will be on display. Free and open […]

Middlesex Turnpike

The Winchester Historical Society invites you to  THE MIDDLESEX TURNPIKE: Partner or Competitor to the Canal? A talk by Tom Raphael Wednesday, November 14th at the Sanborn House Refreshments at 7 p.m. Program begins at 7:30 p.m. Many of us learned in history class about the wooden plank road built in 1785 through the Cumberland […]