Nahant Historical Society

41 Valley Road, Nahant Massachusetts 01908 (781) 581-2727

Our mission is:
“To acquire, preserve and interpret artifacts of Nahant, Massachusetts, illustrating its history, prehistory and that of people associated with it, for the enjoyment, education and enrichment of the public. ”


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Last updated
17 may 2013/csb

SPECIAL EVENTS

Nahant Historical Society
cordially invites you to
our first Conservation Clinic:
Saving a President’s Gift & Other Stories
with Monique Fischer & Amanda Malkin

TR SUNDAY, June 9, 2013
at 2:00 pm
Serenity Room, Community Center, 41 Valley Road, Nahant
 
~After the presentation, the conservators will advise attendees on care of their personal photographs or documents as time permits~
 
Monique Fischer is Senior Photograph Conservator & Amanda Malkin is Samuel H. Kress Conservation Fellow of the Northeast Document Conservation Center, Andover, MA
 
This event is free and open to the public. Light refreshments served.
 
Parking is limited but shuttle service will be available at St. Thomas church’s lot at 248 Nahant Road one half hour before and after the program.

Save the Date:

Ellingwood Chapel Concert Series
Visit the concert page for the latest schedule and related information.
Schedule:

  • May 19th: The Alcyon Chamber Ensemble (Gershwin and Mihaud)
  • June 8th & 9th: Ute Gfrerer-Wald and William Merrill “Passages”
  • July 13th: The Arcadian Woodwind Quintet (Wagner and Verdi)
  • August 25th: Katharina Radlberger and William Merrill (Mostly Brahms)
  • September: A program of Handel, Bach and Scarlatti (details TBD)
  • October 27th: The Hawthorne String Quartet
  • December: The Epic Brass (Christmas program, exact date and program TBD)

EXHIBITS CURRENTLY OPEN:

  The Bark Sarah and her Maker
in the Hodges Reference Room
 
Nahant on the Rocks
in the Lowell Gallery

PUBLICATIONS FOR SALE:

  Nahant’s Naval Secrets
Sacrifice of Self: Nahant and the Civil War
Historical Nahant: 2013 CALENDAR
Dancing by the Shore:
    Victorian Music from Nahant
 
You can buy all these items through our Gift Shop
Nahant Community Center

Come visit and learn about Nahant’s rich historic heritage in our quarters here at the Nahant Community Center, formerly the Valley Road School. We welcome researchers and urge you to visit our Hodges Reference Room and its library and archives facilities. We invite you to visit our premier major exhibition, entitled Nahant on the Rocks. This retrospective illustrates in a lively format the legendary and seldom told story of Nahant and its people. Nahant on the Rocks opened in 2003 to rave reviews. In 2004 this exhibition won one of the most prestigious museum awards: the Certificate of Commendation from the American Association of State and Local History.

History is fun! Come join us.