Help us spread the word about how members of the Casey family helped transform our nation’s capital. Historic New England is looking for volunteers to help transcribe the personal and professional papers of Thomas Lincoln Casey (1831-1896) and his son Edward Pearce Casey (1864-1940). These handwritten documents include information about leading the effort to complete […]

In early February, Historic New England will add Mount Chocorua, a c. 1895 oil painting by Ellen Day Hale, to the collection of paintings on display at the Eustis Estate in Milton, Massachusetts. Ellen Day Hale (1855-1940) was one of the hundreds of women who trained as an artist in Boston and France in the […]

This fall, Historic New England presents Artful Stories at the Eustis Estate in Milton, Massachusetts. For the first time ever, more than forty of the best works of art from its collection will be on display together. Artful Stories: Paintings from Historic New England is a fresh look at the regional stories told through art—stories […]

Each year, the Herbert and Louise Whitney Fund Community Preservation Grant Program awards $1,000 grants in each of the six New England states. The grants support projects by small to mid-sized organizations that align with Historic New England’s mission of saving and sharing New England heritage. Recipients of the 2019 Community Preservation Grants are: Manchester […]

New staff member joins Historic New England team As regional site manager, Michael Maler is Historic New England’s liaison to our communities in Metro Boston. He is responsible for managing Otis House in Boston, the Lyman Estate in Waltham, and Winslow Crocker House in Yarmouth Port, where he will develop interpretive tours and create new […]

Just in time for Valentine’s Day, the Eustis Estate makes the Boston Globe‘s list of nonprofit wedding venues. The article, “7 New England wedding venues where your money pays for a good cause,” highlights the Eustis Estate in Milton, Massachusetts. Patrick McNamara, Historic New England’s functions manager, loves to showcase the estate to couples. “The […]

The Ephemera Society of America recently elected Lorna Condon, senior curator of the Historic New England Library and Archives, to its board of directors. The Society aims to cultivate and encourage interest in ephemera and the history identified with it. Condon began collecting ephemera as a child. “Whenever I went to a play, a sports […]