Scheduled Events
Spring
- Third grade students at Florence Sawyer School are taken on a walking tour of the village center. Society volunteers
weave Bolton's past into its present as they guide the students to such sites as Sawyer House, First Parish Church, the
old post office, notable homes, and Pond Park.
April 25 - Freedom's Way Paths of the Patriots
May 4 - Town Wide Yard Sale, 9:00-1:00
18 - Bolton Geranium Sale. A unique bi-colored geranium from Bolton. It is a one day
sale so come early to get the best selections. Starts at 9:00 until we are all sold out.
June 13
Florence Sawyers School 3rd Grade Walk
22 - 275th Celebration
Town Center Walk
23 - 275th Celebration Parade, 1:00
PM from Flatlely to Memorial Field.
June 22 thru June 30 - Rev. Quest, pick up your card from
the Historical Society
July - We participate in the Bolton 4th
of July parade with a float.
October 25 - The Annual Meeting is to elect
officers and set the agenda. We meet in the ballroom at 7:00 p.m. Stop by to vote your support.
December 2 - Holiday Wreath Festival & Auction. These
are spectacular wreaths decorated by local residents. The creative talent in our community makes for a unique art show.
Some wreaths even have special goodies or keepsakes attached. This year we are also selling Christmas Cards. See
our designated page for the Wreath Festival & Auction and Wreath Cards. 12:00 - 5:00
News and Updates
The Historical Society is looking for someone who would
like to help with our data processing. This would be a volunteer position. If you are interested, please contact
us.
Computer and software purchases now allow us to continue to catalog our collections
and enter genealogical information at Sawyer House. We are making headway in our research on Bolton's early families
and anticipate being able to inter-connect them using genealogical software.
We
have been working very hard remodeling our 1940's kitchen. We are almost finished. Our next project will be
to setup the outside kitchen.
We offer several items for purchase. Not
only maps and postcards dated 18th-20th Centuries but we have Esther Whitcomb's book "About Bolton"
for $37.00. Please contact us if you are interested in purchasing any of these items.
Meet Felicity Frog - For our younger audience
Hi, I’m Felicity Frog. I’m one of hundreds of frogs that were given
to my favorite human, Mrs. Florence Sawyer. A smart lady who recognized Froggy Wisdom, she was known to tell people to “Hop
to it,” when a job needed doing. So lots of people gave her frogs as gifts. That’s how I came to live at Sawyer
House.
I really love history and children, just like Mrs. Sawyer. I
like to show off some of my favorite things in the displays at Sawyer House. I hop around the exhibits and leave a note (Felicity’s
Footnotes) by things I think are really special. Look for the sign of my footprint and check out the Footnote (always on green
paper, of course).
