Calendar of Events
Come walk with us! ~ North Road and Guinea Hill
Join the Sandwich Historical Society on Saturday, September 21 for a walk on the ancient North Road and a visit to Guinea Hill.
Guinea Hill was one of the early settlements in Sandwich; however, by the 1830's the farms were all abandoned and the fields were growing back to forest and pasture. The North Road was laid out at the same time as the Notch Road and ran from Mount Israel Road to the Notch near the Hall place by way of Guinea and Wallace Hills.
We will take a walk up part of the North Road and talk about these early settlers of Sandwich and why they left and visit a couple of their cellar holes.
Meet at the Jonathan Beede House Bed & Breakfast, 711 Mt. Israel Road, at 10:00 am. Come dressed for a walk in the forest with proper footwear. We go rain or shine!
Guinea Hill was one of the early settlements in Sandwich; however, by the 1830's the farms were all abandoned and the fields were growing back to forest and pasture. The North Road was laid out at the same time as the Notch Road and ran from Mount Israel Road to the Notch near the Hall place by way of Guinea and Wallace Hills.
We will take a walk up part of the North Road and talk about these early settlers of Sandwich and why they left and visit a couple of their cellar holes.
Meet at the Jonathan Beede House Bed & Breakfast, 711 Mt. Israel Road, at 10:00 am. Come dressed for a walk in the forest with proper footwear. We go rain or shine!
Heard Barn Clean Out Part II
Saturday, July 20 at 9:00 AM (until gone...). Heard Barn Clean Out Part II, 4 Skinner Street (behind the Tappan Chair Shop). When the Sandwich Historical Society purchased the Heard Barn, we agreed to do the final clean out in return for the price of a dumpster. We filled the dumpster, salvaged some things to add to our museum collections, and are now left with many things of no significance to the Society but may be a treasure to you and yours! Come and help us finish the clean out and take home some stuff. Some will have a price, most is free, and all proceeds and donations go toward fixing up the old barn.
~ PICTURE NIGHT~
More treasures from our vault for you to see!
Host Jim Mykland will take us on another journey through old Sandwich.
Wednesday, July 24, 2019
Upstairs, Town Hall, 7:30 PM
SAVE THE DATES!
We have some great events coming this summer/fall:
Lower Corner Walk & Talk, Saturday, August 10 at 1:00 PM
Guinea Hill Walk and Talk, Saturday, September 21 at 10:00 AM
Lower Corner Walk & Talk, Saturday, August 10 at 1:00 PM
Guinea Hill Walk and Talk, Saturday, September 21 at 10:00 AM
Saturday, June 29, 10 AM - Noon (ish) - Smith Farm Walk and Talk
Did you know that in the mid 1800’s the proprietor of one of the great farms in Sandwich experimented with growing coffee, tobacco and silkworms along with the more common crops and animals?
On June 29th join the Sandwich Historical Society for a walk to the Col. Lewis B. Smith farm site at the foot of Sandwich Notch. Now just cellar holes and stone walls in the deep woods, this site was once home to three generations of the Smith family, and the large and prosperous farm they ran.
We’ll talk about the hill farms in Sandwich and the large and busy Smith family. Col. Lewis B. Smith was not to be confused with his cousin Col. Lewis Q. Smith over in the intervale and was the progenitor of Dolly Smith Smith Smith. (It’s a long story.)
Join SHS Trustee Jim Mykland at 10 am on June 29th in the parking area at the junction of the Sandwich Notch Road and Diamond Ledge Road. The walk and talk should take about two (2) hours. Dress for the weather with good walking shoes; we will be walking about a mile altogether with a short rugged uphill section. And remember the bug dope!
On June 29th join the Sandwich Historical Society for a walk to the Col. Lewis B. Smith farm site at the foot of Sandwich Notch. Now just cellar holes and stone walls in the deep woods, this site was once home to three generations of the Smith family, and the large and prosperous farm they ran.
We’ll talk about the hill farms in Sandwich and the large and busy Smith family. Col. Lewis B. Smith was not to be confused with his cousin Col. Lewis Q. Smith over in the intervale and was the progenitor of Dolly Smith Smith Smith. (It’s a long story.)
Join SHS Trustee Jim Mykland at 10 am on June 29th in the parking area at the junction of the Sandwich Notch Road and Diamond Ledge Road. The walk and talk should take about two (2) hours. Dress for the weather with good walking shoes; we will be walking about a mile altogether with a short rugged uphill section. And remember the bug dope!
Tappan Chairs Bicentennial Celebration - PRESS RELEASE
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On Saturday, September 30 we closed for the season. During our off-season, we are open by appointment-only for research. Information on research can be found under the "RESEARCH and LIBRARY" link on the left-hand side menu.
