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Be sure to stop by Old Derby Academy, 34 Main Street, for some trick-or-treating fun and a yummy old fashioned treat.  Saturday, October 27, 2018, from noon-3pm.  Happy Hallowe’en!

Author Meg Ferris Kenagy will read and sign copies of her new book, “The House on School Street: Eight Generations. Two Hundred Years. One Family” in the Museum Shop on Saturday, October 27th, at 3pm. Book review on our blog says, “Kenagy brings the history of her family’s house to life through numerous stories about her ancestors. We experience their lives and deaths, births and marriages, and the resulting joys and heartaches that accompany each event.”

Come hear for yourself!  Free and open to the public.

Hingham’s 2018 Candlelight Tours return to the Old Ordinary House Museum at 21 Lincoln Street in Hingham Friday and Saturday evenings, Nov. 9, 10, 16, and 17, at 6:30, 7:00, and 7:30 pm.

During this special 40-minute tour, visitors will learn about the many difficulties early Massachusetts families faced in keeping warm and well fed during the long winter season. Each room in the tour covers a different aspect of survival and comfort, from stocking up winter food without a refrigerator to keeping the mice from eating the candles.

Members: $12.00 with kids 12 and under free.  Non-members:  $15.00 and $5.00 for kids 12 and under.  Tickets will not be sold at the door.  All ticket purchases must be made in advance at:  hinghamhistorical.org.  Spaces are limited, so buy yours soon!

Hingham’s 2018 Candlelight Tours return to the Old Ordinary House Museum at 21 Lincoln Street in Hingham Friday and Saturday evenings, Nov. 9, 10, 16, and 17, at 6:30, 7:00, and 7:30 pm.

During this special 40-minute tour, visitors will learn about the many difficulties early Massachusetts families faced in keeping warm and well fed during the long winter season. Each room in the tour covers a different aspect of survival and comfort, from stocking up winter food without a refrigerator to keeping the mice from eating the candles.

Members: $12.00 with kids 12 and under free.  Non-members:  $15.00 and $5.00 for kids 12 and under.  Tickets will not be sold at the door.  All ticket purchases must be made in advance at:  hinghamhistorical.org.  Spaces are limited, so buy yours soon!

Our annual Harvest Dinner will be held on Wednesday, November 14, 2018 at the Hingham Heritage Museum at Old Derby Academy. Social 1/2 hour at 6:00 p.m. (BYOB); dinner at 6:30 p.m.

Speaker and ticket information TBA.

Hingham’s 2018 Candlelight Tours return to the Old Ordinary House Museum at 21 Lincoln Street in Hingham Friday and Saturday evenings, Nov. 9, 10, 16, and 17, at 6:30, 7:00, and 7:30 pm.

During this special 40-minute tour, visitors will learn about the many difficulties early Massachusetts families faced in keeping warm and well fed during the long winter season. Each room in the tour covers a different aspect of survival and comfort, from stocking up winter food without a refrigerator to keeping the mice from eating the candles.

Members: $12.00 with kids 12 and under free.  Non-members:  $15.00 and $5.00 for kids 12 and under.  Tickets will not be sold at the door.  All ticket purchases must be made in advance at:  hinghamhistorical.org.  Spaces are limited, so buy yours soon!

Hingham’s 2018 Candlelight Tours return to the Old Ordinary House Museum at 21 Lincoln Street in Hingham Friday and Saturday evenings, Nov. 9, 10, 16, and 17, at 6:30, 7:00, and 7:30 pm.

During this special 40-minute tour, visitors will learn about the many difficulties early Massachusetts families faced in keeping warm and well fed during the long winter season. Each room in the tour covers a different aspect of survival and comfort, from stocking up winter food without a refrigerator to keeping the mice from eating the candles.

Members: $12.00 with kids 12 and under free.  Non-members:  $15.00 and $5.00 for kids 12 and under.  Tickets will not be sold at the door.  All ticket purchases must be made in advance at:  hinghamhistorical.org.  Spaces are limited, so buy yours soon!