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Upcoming Events

- 9/24/2017
  Plein Air Workshop, September 24
  Cogswell's Grant
  Massachusetts
  9/24/2017
  Thirteenth Annual Portsmouth Fairy House Tour, September 24
  Langdon House
  New Hampshire
  9/25/17, 10/2/17, 10/16/17, 10/23/17
  Farm Friends II
  Spencer-Peirce-Little Farm
  Massachusetts
- 9/26/17
  Homeschool Program, Architects and Artists at Gropius House
  Gropius House
  Massachusetts
  9/27/2017
  Beauty and Power: The Embrace and Abandonment of Modern Design in America’s Gilded Age
  Eustis Estate
  Massachusetts
  9/27/2017
  Curator’s Tour of Mementos: Jewelry of Life and Love, September 27
  Eustis Estate
  Massachusetts
- 9/27/2017
  Weeding Wednesdays, September 27
  Cogswell's Grant
  Massachusetts
  9/28/2017
  Elegance and Aspiration: Money, Taste, and Jewelry in America’s Gilded Age
  Eustis Estate
  Massachusetts
  9/28/2017
  Scoundrels: Defining Corruption through Tales of Political Intrigue in Rhode Island
  Saylesville Meeting House
  Rhode Island
- 9/29/17, 10/6/17, 10/13/17, 10/20/17
  Farm Friends
  Spencer-Peirce-Little Farm
  Massachusetts
  9/30/2017
  Members Only: Behind the Scenes in Collections Storage
  Haverhill
  Massachusetts
  9/30/2017
  American Music and Harvest Festival with Vintage Base Ball League Playoffs and Championship Games
  Spencer-Peirce-Little Farm
  Massachusetts

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Elegance and Aspiration: Money, Taste, and Jewelry in America’s Gilded Age
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American Music and Harvest Festival with Vintage Base Ball League Playoffs and Championship Games
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History and Herb Hike, September 30
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Introduction to New England Furniture
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Beauport, the Sleeper-McCann House
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Gropius House
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Eustis Estate Museum
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Roseland Cottage
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Sep 21 2017

Battles House on the market in Tewksbury, Mass.

Sep 21, 2017

Battles House, now on the market in Tewksbury, Massachusetts, offers a unique opportunity to own and enjoy a significant piece of New England’s rural...

Sep 12 2017

Students answer “what freedom means to me” at Pierce House

Sep 12, 2017

What Freedom Means to Me, an exhibit created by fifth-grade classes from the Neighborhood House Charter School in the Dorchester section of Boston, was...

Sep 07 2017

Celebrate fall with Historic New England

Sep 07, 2017

Experience the unmatched beauty of autumn in New England by attending one of our upcoming fall festivals. Enjoy fresh-pressed cider, live folk music, vintage...

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