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About SHS
Preserving Our Past
Sippican Historical Society
139 Front Street Box 541 Marion, MA 02738
508-748-1116
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Preserving Our Past
Programs, Events and Exhibits Using the excellent resources of the SHS collections, we can offer an impressive menu of entertaining and informative programs for the enjoyment and edification of Marion’s children and adults, as well as those in surrounding communities. 2010 June - Annual Meeting: Regional & Antique Glass - lecture/powerpoint by Kirk Nelson, Executive Director of the New Bedford Museum of Glass
May - Encore Performance: An Evening with Sara Delano Roosevelt - historical interpretation by Natalie S. Hemingway
April - An Evening with Sara Delano Roosevelt - historical interpretation by Natalie S. Hemingway
2009 June – Annual Meeting: Marion in the Golden Age - lecture/powerpoint by Judy Rosbe
2008 June – Annual Meeting: A Century of the Stone Estate at Great Hill - lecture/powerpoint by Judy Rosbe
February - Historic Marion Through Postcards - lecture/slideshow by Pete Smith
2007 December - Publication of A Picture Postcard History of Marion, MA
June – “Treasures of New Bedford Glass” with Kirk Nelson
February - John Root Music Program - Popular Music of the Gaslight Era
2006 January - David Pierce’s Classic Film Presentation (click here)
June - Annual meeting and lecture, “History of ‘The Moorings’, the Converse Family estate, by Frank McNamee. (click here)
Dedication of H. Peter Converse Room at SHS (click here)
Summer English documentary Film made on “Mary Celeste”
August - Marion Antiques Show (click here) 2005 July - Ghost Ship book signing with author Brian Hicks
August - Marion Antiques Show & Heirloom Discovery Day (click here)
November - Guided tour of Island Wharf Project (click here) Island Wharf Project (click here) Project slide show
December - Christmas Stroll
2004 March - American Victorian Dining Habits at the Properly Laid Dinner Table by “Guppy” Ford (click here)
June - Annual Meeting
July - CBS TV program
with Anthony Mason on Mary Celeste from left - Anthony Mason, CBS Correspondent; Pete Smith, SHPS Curator August - Marion Antiques Show (click here) December - Christmas Stroll
2003 Maritime History of Marion, by Judith W. Rosbe
Postcards, by Pete Smith
2002 Marion, Mass, The Jewel of Buzzards Bay: Images of a Colorful Coastal Community 1852-2002, by Ed Gordon (click here) Walking Tours: From Glory Days of the Coastal Schooner to the Introduction of the Railroad: Marion's Old Landing and Old Depot areas: First Sight of the Village, by Ed Gordon. Printed self-guided brochures are available at the SHPS office or via mail P.O. Box 541, Marion, MA 02738, or via phone at (508) 748-1116
Wharves, Wood Shingles & Whaling Captains--Sippican Village from the 17th to the early 20th century, by Ed Gordon. Printed self-guided brochures are available at the SHPS office or via mail P.O. Box 541, Marion, MA 02738, or via phone at (508) 748-1116
Marion Architecture and History, by Will Saltonstall
Seth Mendell Lecture on Marion Salt Works
Children’s Programs 2004 Spring Children’s program on “Mary Celeste” by Pete Smith (click)
2002 Children’s Program: “Marion Architecture and History”. Architect Will Saltonstall and Laura Dadagian O-Rourke told stories and played guessing games about Marion Buildings. The examined scale models of several historic homes, and then used them, or photographs to draw their favorite Marion building. The drawings were displayed at this year’s Antiques Show.
2001 Children’s Program: “Wampanoag Pottery” Artist Lisa Baltz and Laura Dadagian-O’Rouke presented a lively program of history, story telling, demonstrations and hands-on potmaking. Copyright 2004 Sippican Historical and Preservation Society |
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