And now for this week’s Where is it Wednesday, brought to you by the Weston Historical Society. +++ Your clue: The building, since its first inception in 1784, has undergone three rebuilds. The second building was constructed in 1833, the third in 1881, and the last one in 1924. The picture in this post is the 1881 build. +++ The answer
Read moreAnd now for this week’s Where is it Wednesday, brought to you by the Weston Historical Society. This week’s hint is: this involved more than 200 acres of land in Weston. The Owl will. add a further hint; Blub blub. The answer will be revealed on Thursday on WHS’ Facebook and Instagram pages and on this page.
Read moreAs the Owl has mentioned, it is worth joining Facebook or perusing Instagram (you can see posts without joining) just for the new Historical Society posts. Instead of heading out to buy a new double oven (the last of the kitchen appliances to die in the last two years), I started catching up on a couple of missed days of
Read moreNow, as most Westonians know, we have two publicly-accessible-ish (soon, JST, soon) Taverns in town. While the JoSTice (the Josiah Smith Tavern at 358 Boston Post Road) gets most of the attention as the Community occasionally LOSES its collective mind on Facebook about the costs, the lease, the use, and the lack of restaurant, there’s another tavern down the street
Read moreAnd now for this week’s Where is it Wednesday, brought to you by the Weston Historical Society. This is a tough one. ++ Hint – This “notable example of a brick country house,” was constructed between 1895 – 1896 on a small, but “beautifully-kept” estate, which included an old farmhouse and a large new barn with living quarters for staff.
Read moreThe following post is a re-print (plus updated jokes and grammar) of last year’s Knox Day post). Don’t forget to wish K9 Knox a happy named-for-a-general day!) Few Weston residents are aware that today is known as Knox Day, the day that a bunch of crazy Colonials rolled 500 huge cannons into the big city of Boston after passing through
Read moreIn December 2022, the normally-quiet Weston Historical Society facebook page suddenly sprang to life, with posts appearing several times a week. Stories about downhill skiing at Cat Rock, temperance in Weston (the original dry January), and past Olympic athletes from Weston sucked in this reader, even on vacation in the southern hemisphere. While some of the stories of pungs and
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