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Historical Images of Natick

At our 150th anniversary party, we displayed a slideshow of over 250 images from Natick's past. We all enjoyed it and are delighted to share it with you! A big thanks to NHS Researcher and Archivist Jennifer Richards and our high school interns Karina Artemiev and Fred Wang.

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An eerie photograph from the NHS "Unidentified People" file! Thoughts? #happyhalloween2024 #halloween #trickortreat #familyportrait #natickma
🎃🍁🧹Happy Halloween! Last week, we posted photos of the Electa & Lizzie Morse house. Many of you asked where this house stood on Speen Street, so here it is. 🎃🍁🧹 Last Week's Post: https://www.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=95371563012988
🎈🎈Be sure to join us this Saturday from 11 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. to celebrate Community Map Day. We will have 40+ vintage maps of Natick from our collection to explore. Map experts will be on hand to answer your questions, and maps will be availabl
Still a few spots left in our Walnut Hill Walking Tour tomorrow @2:30. It will be a beautiful afternoon! Sign up in advance: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/walnut-hill-walking-tour-tickets-1036866895797?aff=oddtdtcreator
Our Wonder Bread USA event on Saturday was a great success thanks to everyone who attended and shared their stories. If you are in the area, please stop by to see our new exhibit! For museum hours: https://www.natickhistoricalsociety.org #thankyoufor
Electa Morse (1845-1931) and her siblings once owned this delightfully spooky house on Speen Street. In Murder & Mayhem in MetroWest Boston, Electa is a central figure of Chapter 4, The Other Morse Family, Part I. Intrigued? Curious? Join us at t
Please join us on Thursday, October 24th, at the Morse Institute Library Natick for an author talk on Murder & Mayhem in Metrowest Boston. James Parr and Kevin Swope will not disappoint. There are three stories of Natick, including South Natick,
This Natick High School was built in 1877 at the corner of East Central and Grant Streets. In 1914, an all-new brick high school called the Center School was opened at East Central St. and Church St. Thank you Jeffrey Peter for the question! Please
We cordially invite you to gather with us on Saturday, October 19th, at 11 a.m. to honor the remarkable Paul Virdinlia Wonder Bread & Continental Baking Collection. Paul dedicated over thirty years to Wonder Bread, traversing three million accide
Boy Scouts of America - Troop 6 Natick - Memorial Day 1943 🇺🇸 From NHS Archive (Finally, a photo with a date!) For more on Natick please visit our website: https://www.natickhistoricalsociety.org #blackandwhitephotography #natickhistoricalsociety #
When the Bacon Free Library and Natick Historical Society were covered in ivy, and a house stood next door! Photo from NHS Collections, undated. Interested in learning more about Natick? Visit https://www.natickhistoricalsociety.org #Massachusetts
In 1964, the Continental Baking Co. opened “the largest bread and cake bakery in the world” in Natick. Do you remember the aroma? Join us to reminisce about Natick’s Wonder Bread Factory and remember the people who worked there fro

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