In an effort to better understand our current situation, people have been looking back to the 1918 influenza pandemic. Codman Estate Guide Camille Arbogast discovered the story of how the Codmans of Lincoln, Massachusetts, had a personal connection to this epidemic. In September 1918, during the Boston-area surge, the flu struck the youngest daughter, thirty-five-year-old […]

When you need a little smile. Springtime is a time of renewal and new beginnings: new farm animals, early plant seedlings, the first signs of budding flowers. Life on the farm happens all year long, but springtime seems special. Enjoy this visit with old friends and new acquaintances at Historic New England’s Casey Farm in […]

Historic New England has many straw hats from New England fashionistas Boater, Panama, cowboy, short-brimmed, wide-brimmed, strewn with flowers or adorned with ribbon, occasionally a fedora or a fascinator, the straw hat goes by many names, appears in many shapes and forms, and has been around for centuries. For many, donning a straw hat indicates […]

Since 1980 Don and Heather Minto have been Historic New England’s custodians of all farm activities at Watson Farm. With Don as farm manager and Heather as site manager (she retired in 2016) they made many changes to improve the land and share it with the public. Over the years The Mintos have been great […]

Staff at Historic New England are sad to learn of the death of architect Michael McKinnell. He and his partner Gerhard Kallmann made major contributions to our collection of archival material on twentieth-century architecture. We are honored that McKinnell and Kallmann selected Historic New England as the repository of their extraordinarily significant collection of architectural […]

This March, nine members of the 1919 Spencer-Peirce-Little Farm Reading Club gathered for the first virtual meeting of the 101-year-old organization. “This group, notable for its strong-willed, opinionated women, has carried on for a century – we weren’t going to let anything stop us from holding our monthly meeting,” said Historic New England Regional Site […]

Steve and Kit Rosenthal recently donated the Steve Rosenthal Collection of Commissioned Work to Historic New England For more than thirty years, architectural photographer Steve Rosenthal has created beautiful images of buildings with his camera. His photographs serve as both an artistic achievement and a documentary record. His clients include architects, building owners, and developers […]

Spring is the time to prep the farm’s apple trees for a good harvest Richard Nassa, an experienced orchard man, recently pruned apple trees at Historic New England’s Casey Farm in Saunderstown, Rhode Island, to prepare for the upcoming season. He also shared the secrets to his organic methods to amend the soil around the […]

Historic New England is pleased to announce that Leigh M. Schoberth is appointed senior preservation services manager. What she will be doing Schoberth is responsible for identifying key issues impacting historic preservation and developing public programs, workshops, lectures, and other outreach activities. She will provide personalized online support for old house questions for Historic New […]