Wayland Historical Society Programs 2020-2021
All programs will be held on Zoom unless otherwise notified. After the program date, recordings will be available at waylandmuseum.org
Wayland Now and Then
Sunday, October 18, 2020 ~ 2:00 p.m.
Gretchen Schuler
About 35 years ago, Gretchen Schuler in collaboration with Helen Emery and Jo Goeselt presented a program about the architecture of Wayland looking at changes from preservation to remodeling to demolition. The program used historical photographs from the Wayland Historical Society collection.
Gretchen will revisit that program using present-day images of the same buildings and locations to show how these places have changed through the years–or might still look the same.
Women’s Suffrage in Wayland
Sunday, November 8, 2020 ~ 2:00 p.m.
Jane Sciacca
In recognition of the 100th Anniversary of women’s right to vote, Jane Sciacca will take us back to ca. 1920 Wayland. She will set the stage for what life was like here with an emphasis on women as they approached the first opportunity to exercise their right to vote.
Wayland Center Holiday Open House
Sunday December 6, 2020 ~ 2:00 p.m.
Due to Covid-19, we are going to celebrate the holiday season with a virtual open house. Planning has already begun and may include virtual tours of the decorated rooms of Grout-Heard house – past and present, floral display demonstrations, a holiday cookie recipe exchange and even entertainment. More details will be provided in future newsletters.
Early Farm and Craft Tools
Sunday, February 28, 2021 ~ 2:30 p.m.
Jack Russell
Using some examples of 18th and 19th century tools housed at the Wayland Museum, Jack Russell will provide an overview of craft, farm and domestic tools that would have been found in a New England village in this region before the days of electric power. Crank butter-churn, bean flail, beetle and commander anyone? Click here to view a recording of Jack’s presentation.
Forgotten Voices - Musicians of the Old Post Road
Saturday March 13, 2021 ~ 7:30 p.m.
A crescendo of instrumental forces from duo to trio to quartet to quintet that reveal the creative voices of outstanding, overlooked Classical era composers. Franz Danzi’s Duo in G Major for flute and cello, Maddalena Sirmen’s String Trio in D Major, Chevalier de Saint-Georges’s String Quartet in C Major, and Andreas Lidl’s Quintet in G Major for flute and strings. Discounted admission to all of MOPR’s virtual performances is offered to all Historical Society member. The full year’s schedule and tickets are available here.
Slavery In Sudbury
Sunday, March 21, 2021 ~ 2:00 p.m.
Jane Sciacca
An examination of slaves and slavery in colonial Sudbury (i.e., modern day Wayland and Sudbury) can shed light on the incidents and attitudes that typify slave experiences in the rest of the Massachusetts Bay Colony and in other parts of New England as well.
Jane Sciacca is well known in Wayland and beyond for her distinct ability to enliven historical events and places for all to understand and enjoy. She has provided innumerable programs for the Wayland Historical Society and the National Park Service. Jane worked as an Interpretive National Park Ranger for twenty years and specialized in slavery and abolition and 19th century American Literature. She also wrote several guidebooks and children’s books for the National Park Service.
Jane’s research skills are impeccable. Members of the Wayland Historical Society have benefited from her expertise as the Society’s president (2003-2011), Curator (2018-2019) and Lecturer on Lydia Maria Child, Women’s Suffrage and many other topics. She also chaired the Wayland Historical Commission for a number of years. Jane and her family have lived in Wayland for over fifty years.
Annual Meeting followed by Cemetery Markers – Lost & Found
Wednesday, May 12, 2021 ~ 7:00 p.m.
Board Members and Susan Tyler
Ms. Tyler, a Sherborn, Massachusetts Cemetery Commissioner, unraveled the mystery of the W. Sanborn cemetery marker recently donated to the Grout-Heard House Museum. Learn the methods she used to track down who Sanborn was, when and where he lived, and the final resting place of the deceased.