COMMUNITY WEEKEND AT HISTORIC NEWTON
Saturday and Sunday, March 7 and 8
Newton residents are invited to enjoy free admission to both our museums. At the Durant-Kenrick House and Grounds, 286 Waverley Avenue 10:00 AM-4:00 PM AND the Jackson Homestead and Museum, 527 Washington Street Noon-5:00 PM.
HISTORIC NEWTON BOOK CLUB MEETING
Thursday, March 19, 7:30 PM
Offering a nuanced understanding of the American Revolution from the British point of view, this month’s selection is The Men Who Lost America: British Leadership, the American Revolution and the Fate of the Empire, by Andrew Jackson O’Shaughnessy. Contrary to familiar stereotypes, he suggests the loss of the American colonies and was not because British leaders were blundering incompetents. Quite the contrary, they were astute and capable, and in some instances brilliant strategists. The book has won numerous prizes, including the George Washington Book Prize, where the jury praised the book as “a major contribution to the history of the American Revolution.” The book club is free and open to the public; new members are always welcome. At the Jackson Homestead and Museum, 527 Washington Street.
CONFLICT AND TRANSFORMATION: LIFE IN A 19TH CENTURY TOWN
Tuesday, March 24, 7:00 PM (rescheduled from February 10)
We sometimes romanticize New England towns in the first decades of the 19th century as peaceful, bucolic havens — they were not. In this talk, public historian and independent scholar Mary Babson Fuhrer will discuss the remarkable stories of conflict and transformation that reshaped local communities in the decades leading up to the Civil War. The diaries, letters, and account books she draws on form the basis of her recent book, Crisis of Community: Trials and Transformation of a New England Town, 1815-1848. At the Durant-Kenrick House and Grounds, 286 Waverley Avenue, Newton 02458. Free.
A CITY OF VILLAGES-THE 2015 NEWTON HISTORY SERIES
Thursday, March 26, 7:00 PM
Discover Historic Nonantum: A Village of Traditions
Nonantum residents Terry Sauro, Lois Dominique, and Alderman Alison Leary will present an overview of their village’s historic sites, traditions and notable persons. Join them in exploring the cultural events and traditions that make Nonantum unique among Newton’s 13 villages, including the Saint Mary of Carmen Festival, the Coletti-Magni park lighting and the notable shops that run along the Village Center. Co-Sponsored by Historic Newton and the Newton Free Library. At the Newton Free Library, 330 Homer Street. Free.
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