Dear Historic New England Community and Friends, Today Historic New England announced the launch of a transformational redevelopment initiative in Haverhill, Massachusetts. As part of this initiative, Historic New England recently acquired the Burgess Building and two associated lots in downtown Haverhill adjoining our Lang Building and its associated lot, which we have owned since […]

Historic preservation enhances our communities, adds value to our cities and towns, tells diverse stories about our region, and helps create better places to live and work. Here are a few examples of how we can come together and make a difference. Supporting trades education This month participants enrolled in the Student Conservation Association’s Massachusetts […]

Together we can make a difference. Hear a personal and compelling message from Historic New England Team Leader for Preservation Services Carissa Demore on how the Historic New England Summit brings together multiple disciplines to build community, provide inspiration, and work together on solutions to strengthen the livability and vitality of our communities. Join us November 2 […]

Special thanks to generous donors Together, we met the challenge! We are thrilled to announce that we achieved our goal of raising $100,000 by March 31 for the Pierce House Accessibility Fund and secured a $100,000 matching grant from a generous donor. More than fifty individuals and two organizations contributed to this effort! We are […]

From open spaces to special events, celebrate the season with us. Take a stroll Say hello to spring with a walk in one (or more) of our wonderful landscapes. We have formal gardens farmlands, wide open green spaces, shorelines and riverside retreats, and abutting forest trails. Get outside and enjoy some fresh air! Looking for […]

During Women’s History Month we celebrate some of the women leaders on our staff who champion community preservation, lead efforts to recover stories from the past, engage the public at historic sites across the region, and educate students. Essentially, their work will be celebrated years from now during Women’s History Month. With decades of combined experience, these […]

Marianne Pfeiffer, a longtime resident of Old Lyme, Conn., made this cloisonné ring. She was a self-taught artist who worked almost exclusively applying the precise skills of cloisonné enameling to her original designs. Cloisonné is a particularly intricate technique in which each line of the design is first formed of a ribbon of precious metal, […]

Research on historically marginalized people uncovers previously unknown stories at Historic New England sites Historic New England researchers with different areas of expertise, such as LGBTQ+ history, Black history, Indigenous history, and women’s history, have identified more than five hundred new stories of people connected with our historic sites, including those of almost thirty enslaved […]

Connecticut Humanities awards $5,000 to Historic New England’s Roseland Cottage to support community programming The Connecticut Cultural Fund helps Connecticut museums, cultural, humanities, and arts organizations like Roseland Cottage maintain and grow their ability to serve their communities and the public. At Roseland Cottage, this means annually engaging more than ten thousand visitors for tours, […]

Researcher Paula Austin begins recovering the full story of Pierce House in Dorchester, Mass. Dr. Paula C. Austin joins the Historic New England staff as archival researcher to recover the full and inclusive stories of Pierce House, Historic New England’s education center in Dorchester, Mass. Austin is a U.S. historian with a focus on African […]