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Upcoming Events

- 5/23/2018
  Weeding Wednesdays, May 23
  Cogswell's Grant
  Massachusetts
  5/25/2018
  Homeschool Program, Springtime on the Farm
  Watson Farm
  Rhode Island
  5/25/2018
  Leading Locally: Preservation Management Strategies That Work, May 25
  Sandwich Town Hall
  Massachusetts
- 5/26/2018
  Coastal Growers’ Market
  Casey Farm
  Rhode Island
  5/26/2018
  Nooks and Crannies, May 26
  Beauport, the Sleeper-McCann House
  Massachusetts
  5/28/2018
  Neat and Tidy: Early American Boxes
  Cogswell's Grant
  Massachusetts
- 5/30/2018
  Spring Landscape Tour
  Lyman Estate
  Massachusetts
  5/31/2018
  Behind the Scenes in Collections Storage
  Haverhill
  Massachusetts
  5/31/2018
  Members Only Day in Wiscasset
  Castle Tucker
  Maine
- 6/1/2018
  Opening Reception, A Life in Color: Two Cultural Makers, Centuries Apart
  Langdon House
  New Hampshire
  6/1/2018, 6/2/2018, 6/3/2018
  Hosta and Perennial Sale
  Lyman Estate Greenhouses
  Massachusetts
  6/1/2018
  Unrivaled for the Beauty Opening Reception
  Sarah Orne Jewett House Museum and Visitor Center
  Maine

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Historic New England Open House
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Opening Reception, A Life in Color: Two Cultural Makers, Centuries Apart
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Neat and Tidy: Early American Boxes
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Gropius House
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Beauport, the Sleeper-McCann House
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Otis House
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Eustis Estate Museum
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Featured News

May 09 2018

Lyman Estate welcomes Waltham’s Ugandan community

May 09, 2018

On May 8, approximately 100 people attended Welcoming Waltham’s New Ugandan Community at the Lyman Estate. Historic New England worked with African Cultural Services, St. Peter’s...

May 07 2018

Tour historic sites for free during Open House on June 2

May 07, 2018

Most Historic New England properties are open for free on Saturday, June 2, during our annual Open House. From Maine to Rhode Island, learn...

Mar 07 2018

Discover New England fashion from head to toe

Mar 07, 2018

“Head to Toe: Hat and Shoe Fashions from Historic New England” opens June 1 at the Eustis Estate Head to Toe: Hat and Shoe...

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