Wakefield Historical Society Announces Fall Schedule

Wakefield’s oldest preservation organization, the Wakefield Historical Society, has announced its plans for its 128th season of activities and events.

The fourth annual Wakefield Heritage Day will take place on September 30th. From 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., the Museum at the West Ward Schoolhouse (39 Prospect Street) will be open to the public, displaying its exhibit: Cyrus Wakefield’s Wakefield Wicker.

During those hours, the schoolyard will house a sale of pumpkins and mums as well as a white elephant sale. (Donations of interesting and useful ‘white elephants’ will be gratefully accepted: anything from LP’s to antiques, excluding televisions and computer monitors.) All proceeds from the sale of fall produce and flowers, as well as the ‘white elephant’ table, will benefit the preservation of Wakefield’s beloved 1847 West Ward Schoolhouse, which houses the Museum.

Heritage Day activities will move to the Old Burying Ground from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m., when an Old Burying Ground cleanup day will take place. Volunteers are sought to help scrub and clean the ancient gravestones. More information about this activity will be forthcoming in the Item, and is posted on the Society’s website, wakefieldhistory.org.

Later this fall, the Society plans its annual Twilight Tour of the Old Burying Ground, scheduled for Friday, October 27th at 5:30 p.m. The tour is free of charge and begins in front of the First Parish Congregational Church. In case of inclement weather, the tour will be postponed.

Open hours at the Museum will take place on:

October 10, 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm
October 28, 1:00 to 3:00
November 14. 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm
November 25, 1:00 to 3:00
December 12, 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm
December 30, 1:00 to 3:00
(In case of snowy weather, the open hours will be canceled or re-scheduled.)

The Wakefield Society Board for the 2017-2018 season is:

President: Nancy Bertrand
Vice President: Jill Tapper
Secretary: Susan McDonough
Treasurer: David Gooch
Curator: David Workman
Directors: Gene Moulton, Abby Russell, Jay Landers, Joe Bertrand

Membership in the Historical Society is open to the public and new members and volunteers are welcome! More information about membership in the Society, along with a wealth of information about the history of Wakefield, as well our self-guided walking tours of Downtown, Lakeside and Prospect/Church Street are available on our website: www.wakefieldhistory.org. For information, email wakefieldhistory@gmail.com or call 781-246-3070.