Come and visit Publick House where Tom Kelleher, currently Historian and Curator of Mechanical Arts at Old Sturbridge Village, will discuss the transportation revolution that transformed the landscape, economy, and everyday lives of early 19th century New Englanders, as embodied by the Blackstone Canal. Though short-lived, this Canal permanently changed central Massachusetts. This program is...
Ed Londergan on his novel Unlike Any Other about Bathsheba Spooner Please join us on: Thursday, February 23, 7:00 PM, The Publick House Ed Londergan on his novel Unlike Any Other about Bathsheba Spooner Unlike Any Other by Edward Londergan is a story based upon the life of Bathsheba Spooner of Brookfield. The novel...
Prior to the floods of 1955 and the subsequent erection of flood control dams on the Quinebaug River, the Westville area of Sturbridge/Southbridge was a vibrant industrial area. In “Stories from the Flats”, Brian Phelps discusses the history of local industries including the Litchfield Shuttle Company, Prest-Wheel Inc., and Snell Augur Co. He also includes...
Wally Hersee will present a program looking at Sturbridge residents who participated in the Civil War. The program is generously hosted by the Publick House.
This tour will be led by Ed Hood, Executive Director of the Norcross Wildlife Foundation, and an historian and archaeologist who led the excavations at the nearby Robert Crowd site, home for one of the miners who worked at the Leadmine. mine was the source of very high-quality graphite which Native Americans used and traded...
