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Join us for an evening learning the art of embroidery! Elizabeth Ellis will provide the pattern, embroidery hoops, thread, and instruction. All participants will go home with a project to stitch. DRHS Archivist and Historian, Carolyn Ravenscroft, will give us a history of embroidery as a craft throughout the ages in Duxbury. Register Here.
Dr. Patrick Browne will discuss the pivotal role of Irish immigrants in the American Civil War. Focusing on several key individuals as well as Irish units, Browne will delve into the compelling stories of resilience and determination as Irish men, despite facing strong prejudice, demonstrated their commitment to their adopted homeland. Browne will also explore […]
Join Town Historian, Tony Kelso, for a historic walking tour of Lapham Woods. Purchased in 1931 and 1952 by the DRHS, Lapham Woods includes approximately 36 acres of land located on either side of the corner at Tremont and Depot Streets. This iconic stretch of wooded property protects the scenic approach to Town Hall and […]
Thank you to the Duxbury Open Space Committee for partnering with the DRHS to offer a Storywalk and Scavenger Hunt at Round Pond on Mayflower Street. All are welcome. No registration necessary. Scavenger Hunt materials will be available all day at the trailhead on Mayflower Street. Approximately 62 acres of land located on the north, […]
Learn about the lives of Duxbury’s 19th century mariners. Being a 19th century mariner was a difficult and sometimes deadly occupation. On April 27, join Archivist & Historian Carolyn Ravenscroft on a tour of the Mayflower Cemetery’s gravesites of Duxbury’s intrepid sailors and their courageous wives. Tickets are required. Please Reserve Here.
Join us in welcoming Cheryl Kilduff, local fitness instructor, back for another round of feel-good barre classes on Bumpus Park. Come stretch, strengthen, and take in the beauty of Duxbury Bay on King Caesar’s working wharf turned barre studio! Fridays, May 17, 24, 31 and June 14. All classes will be held at 9:30-10:30. Please bring […]
Join us in welcoming Cheryl Kilduff, local fitness instructor, back for another round of feel-good barre classes on Bumpus Park. Come stretch, strengthen, and take in the beauty of Duxbury Bay on King Caesar’s working wharf turned barre studio! Fridays, May 17, 24, 31 and June 14. All classes will be held at 9:30-10:30. Please bring […]
Join us in welcoming Cheryl Kilduff, local fitness instructor, back for another round of feel-good barre classes on Bumpus Park. Come stretch, strengthen, and take in the beauty of Duxbury Bay on King Caesar’s working wharf turned barre studio! Fridays, May 17, 24, 31 and June 14. All classes will be held at 9:30-10:30. Please bring […]
The art of flower pressing and study of botany has a long history in Duxbury. Come to the Nathaniel Winsor, Jr. House for an afternoon workshop learning and practicing the art of flower pressing. After learning and practicing flower pressing, students will learn how to make art from pre-pressed flowers. We will hear from DRHS […]
Join us in welcoming Cheryl Kilduff, local fitness instructor, back for another round of feel-good barre classes on Bumpus Park. Come stretch, strengthen, and take in the beauty of Duxbury Bay on King Caesar’s working wharf turned barre studio! Fridays, May 17, 24, 31 and June 14. All classes will be held at 9:30-10:30. Please bring […]
The Duxbury Rural & Historical Society welcomes Town Historian, Tony Kelso, to the King Caesar House Barn to discuss the fascinating life of John Malcolm Brinnin. John Malcom Brinnin and his lifelong partner Bill Read had a cottage on Powder Point in Duxbury. Brinnin for years ran the famous 92nd Street Y program for Writers […]
Join us for our annual family party on the front lawn of the King Caesar House for an afternoon of nostalgic summer lawn games, crafts, children’s activities and treats by the sea. Adults can tour the one-of-a-kind King Caesar House, and view our 2024 summer exhibition, Tides and Tourism: A Duxbury Summer Retrospective. Space is limited, […]
Event calendar courtesy of See Plymouth.