WHS Annual Meeting Presentation: 500 Sheets
In Honor of Veteran’s Day and the 70th Anniversary of the end of World War II, the Society presents the true story of a Winchester War Hero, Lt. Col. John Hanlon, whose promise made during the war to a group of Belgian villagers and the way that promise was kept with the help of his hometown captured the attention of people across the country as a story of remarkable integrity, which is still remembered in Belgium.
Tuesday, November 17, 2015
Refreshments: 7:00 pm
Program: 7:30 pm
This Program is Free and Open to Public
Join Us for a Walking Tour of Haywardville!
In May, Ryan Hayward presented a slide show on Haywardville at the Sanborn House. Please join us for Part 2 of this series on Haywardville.
October 3, 2015, Saturday
10 AM to 12 Noon
A Walking Tour of the Fells
The Peopling of the Place Called Haywardville
Join historian Ryan Hayward of the Preservation Collaborative, (http://www.preservation-collaborative.com/haywardville) and DCR archaeologist Ellen Berkland for a walking tour of this cultural and environmental gem owned by the Commonwealth. Walk back in time and learn about the land-use history of this area beginning thousands of years ago with the First People, and ending with the “Industrial Eden” of the mill town Haywardville.
This event is free. This walk will involve navigating some steep and possibly wet terrain. Please wear appropriate footwear and bring water.
Meet at 10AM and park at 4 Woodland Road, Stoneham, MA.
Weather dependent: Rain cancels.
Get Ready For Halloween at the Winchester Public Library
Tuesday, October 6th at 7:00 PM.
Prepare to explore the unexplained with journalist Jeff Belanger at the Winchester Public Library on Tuesday, October 6th for “A Supernatural Evening”, a program about the paranormal world. Since 1997, Jeff Belanger has interviewed thousands of eye witnesses to paranormal occurrences. He will be recounting stories including information from some of his books: “Our Haunted Lives”, “Weird Massachusetts” and “The World’s Most Haunted Places”.
This program is co-sponsored by the Friends of the Winchester Library and the Winchester Historical Society, the 6th annual collaborative event between the two organizations. The program is free to the public, no reservations required, but is always popular so come early for a good seat to the large meeting room at the Winchester Library located at 80 Washington Street.
