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OUR MUSEUM
 NHS Books
To launch the publication, a book signing will be held at the Society's building, 50 Main Street on Sunday, October 18th from 2 to 4 p.m. The Museum will be open for visits with refreshments offered in the meeting hall. This 95-page book contains some 182 photographs that cover many of the changes in town over the last 150 years. Vintage shots were selected from the Society's archive and private collections and comparable new photos were taken. Copies can be purchased by calling 508.393.2343. Profits benefit the Northborough Historical Society. Ellen Racine, Curator See our Museum Shop for more book titles. MUSEUM HISTORY
The Northborough Historical Society Building began its life as the Baptist Church when it was built in 1860. During the hurricane of 1938, the steeple came down, but the church remained intact.
"In 1948, the Baptists joined with the Evangelical Congregationalist congregation to form Trinity Church... By the late 1950s, the old Baptist Church was on the market. At the same time, the Historical Society was looking for a home and was in fact planning to build on the old cemetery lot on Brigham Street near South Street. Late in 1959, however, the Society decided that the church would in many respects make a more appropriate home. For $8,000 it became the Society's headquarters; for another $500 its contents, including its organ and other valuable contents were included in the deal. "Early in 1960, a ceremony in the meeting hall marked the transfer. Old and new church members took part, the former represented by Alice Kimball, who once had been the church organist and later the president and curator of the Historical Society. "The upstairs hall, where religious services had been held, became a museum of Northboro history. The 1874 George Stevens pipe organ has been recently restored by the Andover Organ Company of Waltham. Funding has been provided by the Community Preservation Act. The flagpole that stands in the front yard of the Historical Society came from the former Hudson Street School. Join us and become a part of history! MUSEUM COLLECTIONS
The Northborough Historical Society Museum has a wonderful collection within its walls. Here is a list of just some of the types of items available for the public to view. 
SPECIAL EXHIBITSWe are proud of our museum's extensive collection of bridal dresses and accessories donated by present and former society members and town residents. The earliest gown in the exhibit dates to 1805 and the most recent to 1964. Many hours were spent by the bridal committee of Cynthia Atwood, Kathleen Pierce, Evelyn Croteau and Museum Curator Ellen Racine. This exhibit would not have been possible without their sewing ability and creative talents. A special thanks to Kathleen Pierce for writing and researching this brochure and thanks also to Lynne Derosier for her loan of a dressmaker's model. "Brides Through the Ages: 160 Years of Wedding Fashions." "Brides Through the Ages" brochure. (PDF format) MUSEUM SHOP
The following titles are available for sale at the Historical Society's Museum Shop: Contact us for availability.
SCHOOL GROUPS
For school and youth groups and requests for special tours please contact our curator Ellen. |
For more than 100 years, we have been dedicated to the study and preservation
of the history of our town of Northborough, Massachusetts.
