Winchester Historical Society Appoints Executive Director

Major Step in Transformation of Sanborn House into a Public Institution The Winchester Historical Society has appointed Rebekah Beaulieu as its new Executive Director, effective immediately. Ms. Beaulieu will also manage the Sanborn House Historical and Cultural Center, located at 15 High Street in Winchester, which now is open to the public on a regular […]

Preservation Restriction Approved

by Ellen Knight In November, Town Meeting approved a permanent preservation restriction for the Sanborn House, a tool to improve the Society’s chances of getting grants to help with the Sanborn’s restoration. In 2006, when the Society signed a lease with the town to restore and manage the Sanborn House as an historical and cultural […]

Tales from the Sanborn

by Nancy Kilker As restoration continues on the Sanborn House, new discoveries are made that are fun to share. This discovery was made when Christopher Potts, president of Duffy Floors in Medford was evaluating the condition of the floors on the second floor. He told us the following: The floor in the small office (formerly […]