Join Dr. Donald Gerry Kennedy, descendent of the family that built the Kennedy home, now known as the Gordon House at Fuller Village, for a fascinating look at historic photos of the property along with lively stories of the Kennedy family. Dr. George Golding Kennedy, Don’s great grandfather, purchased the Shaw Estate in 1879 and built the “Gordon” house which Fuller Village preserved when the property was renovated.
Events
Music, Games and Greening Up the Blue Hills – Live music, face painting, craft & weeding!
News from The Friends of the Blue Hills
Do you want to enjoy the outdoors, live music and crafts – and help keep the forests healthy? Join the Friends of The Blue Hills and the Appalachian Mountain Club on May 20, 1:00 pm – 3:30 pm for Green-Up the Blue Hills Day. Together, we’ll help protect the local forest environment.
For most visitors to the 7,000 acre Blue Hills reservation many plants look alike. Yet many of the plants that have expanded in recent years are not native to the park and threaten to crowd out naturally occurring species. Green-Up day will help restore the balance between the two.
Mass Memories Road Show rolls into MPL this week end – time to tell our story
The Mass. Memories Road Show in Milton this week end!
Do you live, work, or go to school in Milton?
The history of Milton is YOUR STORY.
Bring 1 to 3 photos for inclusion in a public digital archive –
You keep your photos, we scan them
Annual Spring Open House at the Observatory
Join us for our Spring Open House to take a tour of our facility, enjoy the view from the summit of Great Blue Hill and participate in many fun activities. Activities include presentations on weather and climate, kite making and flying, tagged balloon releases, self guided tours with interpreters throughout the facility, and tables for the WINS program, MWO, NWS, and Friends of the Blue Hills.
Town Meeting
Town Meeting will continue at 7:30PM on 5/8 and 5/10. These sessions will be at the Winchester Auditorium at Milton High School.
The Wakefield Estate Lecture Series: The ‘hidden’ history of a Milton founding family
News release from the Milton Public Library
In conjunction with Milton’s 350th anniversary, the Mary M. B. Wakefield Charitable Trust is presenting a three-part lectures series on the history of the land and occupants of what is today known as the Wakefield Estate, named after its most recent occupant, Mary (“Polly”) Wakefield. The lectures will highlight the origin and evolution of one of Milton’s founding families as a microcosm of the history of Milton over the past 350 years.
Anthony Sammarco to give 350th talk: “Milton: From Town to Suburb”
Learn how Milton has transformed over the last 350 years!
Originally an agrarian community in the 1700’s, Milton became a farming community with two industrial centers in Milton Village and Railway Village (now East Milton) in the 1800’s. Then the beginnings of suburbia appeared in the early 1900’s when wealthy Boston families maintained “in between” houses
First ever Milton Kids Road Race!
A field of 100 young runners are expected to take part in Girl Scout Troop 74134’s first Milton Kids Road Race on Sunday, May 20 in Cunningham Park, 75 Edge Hill Rd, Milton.
“Kids ages 4-14 years old are all welcome to participate. The race is to promote health and well-being for all kids. We are raising money to help refurbish the scout house and go on our annual camping trip,” said Nora Kleiman, Katie Biagiotti and Mayu Joiner, members of the organizing troop.
Charitable Irish & Eire Societies to partner with Forbes House to commemorate Irish Famine
News release from The Forbes House Museum
The Charitable Irish Society, the Eire Society and the Forbes House Museum will jointly sponsor an Irish Famine Commemoration program on Sunday, 6 May from 2 to 5pm. The program will feature presentations that highlight significant efforts of two New Englanders to provide aid, comfort and food to Ireland in the darkest years of the Irish Famine.
Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital-Milton to host annual spring gala
Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital-Milton, formerly Milton Hospital, is thrilled to announced its annual Spring Fundraising Gala, taking place on Wednesday, May 16, 2012 at Lombardo’s in Randolph, Mass. This year’s gala will support the implementation of digital mammography services at BID-Milton.