The Story of Stone Zoo Sept. 8

John Linehan, CEO of New England Zoo, will kick off the fall speaker series at the Stoneham Historical Society and Museum on Thursday, Sept. 8, at 7 p.m. with a presentation on Stone Zoo.

With 41 years of experience in zoo management, Linehan has led zoo revitalization, habitat expansion and educational programs at both the Franklin Park and Stone Zoos. The program is free and open to the public. Doors open at 6:45.

Stone Zoo, formerly known as the Middlesex Fells Zoo, is located on a 26-acre site near the sparkling Spot Pond reservoir in Stoneham, MA. Charles Price, Superintendent of the Metropolitan District Commission’s Middlesex Fells Reservation, founded the Zoo in 1905, and in 1969, the site was renamed in honor of Walter D. Stone, a former Zoo Director