If you live or have lived in Weston, or spent hours trying to get across the Intersection of Doom, you will be familiar with our postcard-worthy Josiah Smith Tavern. Once surrounded by elm trees and frequented by colonials, the Tavern went through many iterations, like an actual tavern, carriage-making, a home, a place to get second-hand clothes, and after a
Read moreThe final Community Open House for the Weston Historical Society’s exhibit “History Under One Roof” at the Josiah Smith Tavern will be Saturday, December 3 from 10 am to 4 pm. This aligns with all other planets events in downtown Weston including the Handmade Holiday Market at the AIC and then later with the Winter Festival on Town Green. There
Read moreLast week, the Owl received the Needham History Center’s periodic newsletter and was sucked in by the fabulous title “Oops- Corrections! George Washington Never Slept Here.” If you have not signed up for NHC’s newsletter, do it right now–Gloria Greis is one heckuva writer and storyteller and you will immediately get sucked into the story about how George enjoyed halcyon
Read moreThe Weston Historical Society is re-opening its exhibit, which debuted last May at Celebrate Weston. Located in four first-floor rooms in the newly restored Josiah Smith Tavern (JST or the JoSTice), “History Under One Roof” tells the story of the JST as a tavern, a home for three generations of the Jones family, and a community building since the early
Read moreOn Tuesday, May 17, the Owl was pleased to be invited to a Preview Party for the opening of the Weston Historical Society’s “History Under One Roof: The Evolution of the Josiah Smith Tavern” at none other than the Josiah Smith Tavern, aka the JST or, for followers of the Wes-TEN, JosTice. Because of the possibility of CAKE, and also
Read moreYesterday, McDonald’s Corporation signed a three-year lease agreement with the Friends of the Josiah Smith Tavern to rent the restaurant space in what was formerly the JST Barn. It is the first time McDonald’s has opened a fast-food location inside a 1700s-era building. “We could not imagine a spot more perfect to sell our hamburgers and shakes,” said Chuck Berger,
Read moreNote: photos may not load properly on handheld devices. Consider looking at this one on a computer. Last Friday, I had the opportunity to visit the work in progress at the Josiah Smith Tavern, frequently called the JST. Most of us consider the JST one of three postcard images of Weston (the others being First Parish Church and the Town
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