Tonight, Thursday, November 10, the Weston Historical Society will present a lecture by Rebecca Midgal, the free-lance curator who created the amazing exhibit now on display at the Josiah Smith Tavern. “Tools, Toys, and Treasures: Getting to Know the Joneses” will focus on three generations of the Jones family, as well as extended family and friends who, at one point
Read moreAs mentioned in a prior Owl, the Weston Historical Society has re-opened the “History Under One Roof” exhibit at the JoSTice (Josiah Smith Tavern) on a limited basis. If you have not spent some time at the exhibit learning about the generations of people and horses who called the JST home, then you won’t know many interesting facts about the
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 moreHold the WordPresses…Weston, we have a new logo! I have no clue how I missed this excitement at Select Board and the Celebrate Weston meetings these past weeks (well, considering I didn’t attend them, there’s a clue right there), but apparently, it’s been under construction for quite some time. How did I learn about it? In the Weston Historical Society
Read moreDepending on how you feel about the giant white tavern that overlooks the Weston Town Green (full disclosure: I love it and its creaky floors and renovated rooms, please please let it be done soon), you may be surprised to know that it almost did not survive a wrecking ball. Well, okay, maybe that’s an exaggeration but in the mid
Read moreCalling all photographers (from amateur to pro)! The Weston Art & Innovation Center (AIC), Weston Historical Society, and Weston Media Center are celebrating the transformation of the Weston Town Center with a photography exhibit at the AIC on May 21. This will be part of a festive event, now in the planning stages, that will celebrate completion of the Town Center Improvement
Read moreOn November 18, the Weston Historical Society held an evening zoom program with Jane Sciacca, local historian and long-time resident of Wayland (which was once a part of Sudbury, in case you didn’t know), about the history of slavery in Sudbury and Weston. While Ms. Sciacca’s specialty has been Sudbury and Wayland, she explained that there were many similarities between
Read moreOn Thursday, November 18 at 7:30 pm, the Weston Historical Society will present a Zoom lecture on “Slavery in a Colonial New England Town.” Wayland historian Jane Sciacca will discuss her extensive research on slavery in Wayland and Sudbury and also incorporate Weston information. Weston Historical Society volunteers have been researching this subject in preparation an upcoming exhibit celebrating the
Read moreOne of the loveliest sounds to come from “downtown” Weston is the ringing of the bell from the First Parish Church, the so-called “stone church” at the corner of Church Street and Boston Post Road By-Pass. The tolling of the bell marks solemn occasions such as the planes of September 11, and the deaths from Covid, as well as reminding
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