by webmaster | May 3, 2024 | News
The Wayland Historical Society will be replacing the heating and cooling system (HVAC) serving the Grout-Heard House at 12 Cochituate Road in the spring of 2024. The application is for Historic Preservation monies of the Community Preservation Fund to replace the...
by webmaster | Mar 26, 2024 | Uncategorized
In many ways, dollhouses embody-in miniature-the lives and the aspirations of their owners. For generations, dollhouses have facilitated imaginative play and have helped kids develop life skills and make sense of the world. These dollhouses will delight you with their...
by webmaster | Sep 7, 2023 | Board, News
Neil Gordon, WHS Director and Grout-Heard House Museum Long Range Plan Committee member, was recently selected winner of the 2023 Nonprofit Excellence Award in Leadership for his work as CEO of the Discovery Museum in Acton. The award, presented in June, recognizes a...
by webmaster | Sep 4, 2023 | Uncategorized
There is a new street in Wayland. Emmeline Path was created when the property at 105 Plain Road was sub-divided subject to a Conservation Cluster permit. The road is named after Emeline (correct spelling) Draper. The development consists of 4 detached homes and is...
by webmaster | May 7, 2023 | Uncategorized
Articles by Steve Glovsky. Glovsky and the Knox Trail can viewed...
by webmaster | Jan 17, 2023 | News, Program
Holiday Open House 2022 – Grout-Heard House Decorations and Treats. About 12 to 15 members of the Wayland Garden Club provided the lovely arrangements, organized and led by Patrice Barton and Susan Coppock. And once again the Girl Scout Tree was a hit with many Girl...
by webmaster | Dec 11, 2021 | News
Wayland’s Public Ceremonies Committee holds a Veterans Day Observance at the Town Building annually. Wayland’s history of residents responding to the call to serve goes back centuries. This year’s ceremony recognized 2021 Wayland High School graduate, Jason Haims, who...
by webmaster | Oct 30, 2021 | Program
The Public History of King Philips War The October program, “Public History of King Philip’s War: A Panel Discussion” was offered jointly by the Wayland Free Public Library, the First Parish in Wayland and the Historical Society. If you missed this fascinating...
by webmaster | Oct 30, 2021 | Program
Recap of September Program — So Much To Learn In a Cemetery The September program, “Afternoon Picnic in North Cemetery”, drew a large crowd from Wayland and surrounding communities. The weather was perfect—warm and sunny—and our speaker Susan Tyler, a former...
by webmaster | Sep 4, 2021 | News
DOG LICENSES Jacob Signorovitch For at least two hundred years, dog licensing has been used as a way to keep track of the dogs of New England. It is hard to date when the first dog licenses were issued, but they have appeared in the Wayland town records since the...
