Art Exhibit: Maps of Natick
Stop by the Bacon Free Library to view a selection of Natick Historical Society’s maps of Natick, on display May 21st to June 30th. These fascinating reproductions show the streets, […]
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VIRTUAL: The History of Contagious Disease Hospitals in Massachusetts
Bacon Free Library - 58 Eliot Street Natick, MA 01760 United StatesOften located near poorhouses, asylums, and prisons, contagious disease hospitals reveal how fear of contagion intersected with social reform, nativism, and evolving ideas about poverty and public responsibility. Historian and […]
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VIRTUAL: George Boutwell – The Most Consequential American Political Figure You’ve Never Heard Of
Bacon Free Library - 58 Eliot Street Natick, MA 01760 United StatesListen in as historian Jeffrey S. Boutwell discusses his new biography, Boutwell: Radical Republican and Champion of Democracy. George S. Boutwell is the most consequential American political figure you’ve probably never […]
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No Safety for Us: The internment of Native Americans on Deer Island
Natick Historical Society MuseumThis year marks the 350th anniversary of King Philip’s War. This 14-month rebellion, which was led by the Wampanoag chief Metacom (later known as King Philip), was the Native Americans’ […]
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VIRTUAL: The History of the Flying Santa of the Lighthouses 1929-2025
Bacon Free LibrarySince 1929, Flying Santa has visited the men, women, and families of the Coast Guard who keep watch over our coastal waters at USCG stations and lighthouses. The pioneering Maine […]
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Virtual: History Book Club
Natick Historical Society MuseumIf you enjoy reading and talking about history, check out the history book club hosted by the Bacon Free Library and the Natick Historical Society. Each discussion, led by the […]
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VIRTUAL: The Impact of 500 Years of Colonialism on the Abenaki and Wabanki Tribes with Anne Jennison
Bacon Free LibraryThe “People of the Dawnland” (Abenaki/Wabanaki) of New Hampshire and the Northeast are the first Indigenous peoples in North America to have had contact with Europeans. In this presentation, Anne […]
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VIRTUAL: A Charles Dickens Christmas with Bill Thierfelder
Bacon Free LibraryCharles Dickens has famously been called “The Man Who Invented Christmas.” Inspired by the writings of Washington Irving earlier in the 19th century, Dickens wrote five Christmas novellas between 1843 […]
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VIRTUAL: Love and Loss After Wounded Knee: A Biography of an Extraordinary Interracial Marriage
Bacon Free LibraryIn this program, author Julie Dobrow will discuss her new book, Love and Loss After Wounded Knee: A Biography of an Extraordinary Interracial Marriage. Like most star-crossed lovers, they came from vastly […]
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History Book Club
Bacon Free LibraryIf you enjoy reading and talking about history, check out the history book club hosted by the Bacon Free Library and the Natick Historical Society. Each discussion, led by the […]