Arts & Entertainment

'Images of America: Wenham' Book Signing and Lecture

Author Annette Janes, the vice president of Hamilton Historical Society and a trustee of Hamilton-Wenham Public Library, shares the history behind the quintessential New England town of Wenham through a lecture and images. Janes selection of historic photographs, many from the Wenham Museum’s extensive collection, tell the history behind Wenham's “great pond” with ice so clear that “Queen Victoria would have no other,” 11 First Period Colonial homes, the Wenham Museum, an immense and wild swamp, a unique teahouse, and Wenham Museum's doll that traveled the world as a goodwill ambassador.

Reserve your copy of the book in advance at the Museum Shop or purchase one at the book signing.

Please call the museum at 978-468-2377 to reserve your seat.

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