Ah, the Topsfield Fair, a fall tradition since 1818. Fried dough and smoked turkey legs. An extraordinarily giant pumpkin. Magnificent Clydesdales and tiny piglets. Historic New England’s education programs. Midway rides and. . . Wait, what? Back up—Historic New England’s education programs? What does that have to do with the fair? Big yellow school buses […]
This fall, Historic New England is delighted to welcome several researchers who will work on major institutional initiatives, including Recovering New England’s Voices (RNEV), our New England 250 commemorations, and an upcoming exhibition. Read on to learn more about them and the projects they will be working on this year. Fellows Fellowships provide new professionals with […]
For an organization dedicated to preserving the region’s past, Historic New England spends a fair amount of time thinking about the future. Our annual Summit spotlights discussions about the trends and innovations shaping preservation and culture. Our Climate Action Plan anticipates how our teams will address the increasingly urgent challenges of climate change at our […]
Historic New England’s Study Center, housed at the Eustis Estate in Milton, Massachusetts, is our organization’s academic research arm. Each year, the Study Center hosts research fellows who investigate topics related to our historic properties and collections. Fellow Justin Kedl painstakingly reconstructed plans for an electric wind turbine (what we colloquially call a windmill) that […]
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