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Historical Trolley Tours (all day) Winchester Historical Society Booth (all day)
Strawberry Festival and Classic Car Show, 1:00-4:00 P.M.
Trolley Tours Highlight Historical Society’s Town Day Events The tours, which were made possible by a generous donation from the Winchester Savings Bank, included:
Middlesex Canal – 10:00 A.M. and 11:00 A.M.
Along Main Street to Symmes Corner – 10:30 A.M. and 11:30 A.M.
Development of North Main Street – 12:00 Noon and 1:00 P.M.
Winchester: Homes of the Stars – 12:30 P.M. and 1:30 P.M.
Strawberry Festival and Antique Car Show – Sanborn House, 2:15 P.M. - 3:45 P.M. 
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Winchester Historical Society
Tuesday, March 4, 2008
Tuesday, May 13, 2008 Ellen Knight presented a program on the great theatre controversy in Winchester from 1917 until the first theatre opened in 1937.
“The Great Movie Fight” would stand out in the minds of many townspeople as the single most bitter confrontation of the generation—and in a community well-known for not suffering in silence. It was a long hard battle that raised tempers, ruined dispositions, and ruptured friendships of many years’ standing. When it was all over the town’s first and only motion picture theatre was established in a handsome structure on Main Street.
This meeting was preceded by the annual election of officers and directors. All Programs Free and Open to the Public.
Winchester Historical Society's 75th Anniversary Programs
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Take a trip back in time to when Men were Dapper, and Women were Dames Slip on your Swankiest Glad Rags Cut the Rug to the Ultra-smooth Jazz of the Louise Grasmere Band Exceptional Hors d’ Oeuvres, Desserts, and Martini Bar Wine, Spirits, and Beer Selection by Wine Country Plan to Mingle with some Real Characters An Evening of Surprises and Suspense A Great Time in Support of a Great Cause the Sanborn House Renovation Project
Saturday, May 3,2008
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Winchester Historical Society Pot Luck Dinner At The Sanborn House Historical and Cultural Center Sunday, April 6, 2008, from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m.
Share the vision for the Sanborn House!
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Sunday, January 6, 2008, 3:00-5:00 p.m.
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A convivial afternoon with friends and family at the beautiful home of the Armenian Cultural Foundation on the shores of the Mystic Lakes. Festivities featured a brief talk on the work of the Foundation and a tour of the house by Curator Ara Ghazarians, topped off with musical entertainment by jazz pianist Harvey Diamond. Wine, soft drinks, and hors d’oeuvres courtesy of the Winchester Historical Society Board.
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Edwin Ginn, Civic Leader, Publisher, and Advocate for World Peace. by Robert Rotberg, Harvard University
Tuesday, November 13, 2007, 7:30 p.m.
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The life of Edwin Ginn (1838-1914) was one dedicated to good citizenship, the highest standards of education, philanthropy, and international peace. According to his friend Samuel W. McCall, “Ginn was a man for whom the people of our town had a great regard. He identified himself with the community, and he made himself one of the most useful citizens any community could have.” Robert Rotberg, Director of the Program on Intrastate Conflict and Conflict Resolution at Harvard University and president of Ginn’s World Peace Foundation, discussed his book, A Leadership for Peace: How Edwin Ginn Tried to Change the World. Ginn, a Boston textbook publisher, became an advocate for world peace and alternatives to armed conflict for resolving disputes among nations. Along the way, he became a vegetarian, backed the wrong invention of library guru Melvil Dewey and assisted with civic improvements in Boston and Winchester, where he owned 60 acres when it was still mostly farmland. Professor Rotberg is a long term resident of Lexington and has served 33 years as a member of Lexington Town Meeting. He is also a former member of the Lexington School Committee. Professor Rotberg's book is currently available at Book Ends, Winchester. 781-721-5933. http://www.bookendswinchester.com/
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Robert Coit No. 8 in the Series
The Architects of Winchester, Massachusetts Sunday, October 14, 2007, 4:00-6:00 p.m.
First Congregational Church
The reception presented an opportunity to see Robert Coit's interior designs for the
Parish House, including the lovely Clara H. Palmer Room.
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Present
"Telling Time"
Tuesday, September 25, 2007, 7:00 p.m.
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In this entertaining 45 minute lecture, Bob presented an overview of mechanical clock history, styles, makers, values, collecting, repairing and cultural importance. He showed slides of familiar and unusual timekeepers from his own collection and from the more than 5,000 clocks he has serviced. He brought antique clock movements and reference material for examination. Captivated by their marriage of decorative arts and advanced technology, Bob has been collecting, selling and repairing vintage timepieces since 1980 and is the owner of Bell-Time Clocks in Andover. (www.bell-time.com) Following his talk, for a donation of $5.00 per item, Bob provided an “informal verbal appraisal” of timepieces brought by the audience. All donations will benefit the Winchester Historical Society and the Winchester Seniors Association Open to the Public.
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WHS Events during 2007/2008 |
