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“Buckets, Boxes, and Toys,” our inaugural exhibit at the Hingham Heritage Museum at Old Derby, will return to our second floor ballroom on May 1, 2019.

In 1818, one out of every three men in Hingham was engaged in the woodenware industry.  Hingham craftsmen made buckets, tubs, pails, and wooden boxes which made their way throughout New England and beyond, earning the town the nickname, “Bucket Town.”  In the mid- to late 19th century, the Hingham craftsmen started turning out wooden toys, including elaborately detailed miniature furniture which, like the buckets and boxes, were distributed nationwide.  Our exhibit includes dozens of examples of Hingham woodenware from our collection, associated artifacts, documents, and images, as well as interactive displays.  For more information, call 781-749-7721

The Old Ordinary opens for its 2019 summer season on June 15, 2019.  Through the end of August, tours are offered Wednesday through Sunday at 1pm, 2pm, and 3pm. (During the month of September, the Old Ordinary is open on Saturdays and Sundays only.)

Private or group tours, offered for a fee, are available by appointment from May through November. Call 781-749-7721 or email oldordinary@hinghamhistorical.org)\

“Buckets, Boxes, and Toys,” our inaugural exhibit at the Hingham Heritage Museum at Old Derby, will return to our second floor ballroom on May 1, 2019.

In 1818, one out of every three men in Hingham was engaged in the woodenware industry.  Hingham craftsmen made buckets, tubs, pails, and wooden boxes which made their way throughout New England and beyond, earning the town the nickname, “Bucket Town.”  In the mid- to late 19th century, the Hingham craftsmen started turning out wooden toys, including elaborately detailed miniature furniture which, like the buckets and boxes, were distributed nationwide.  Our exhibit includes dozens of examples of Hingham woodenware from our collection, associated artifacts, documents, and images, as well as interactive displays.  For more information, call 781-749-7721

The Old Ordinary opens for its 2019 summer season on June 15, 2019.  Through the end of August, tours are offered Wednesday through Sunday at 1pm, 2pm, and 3pm. (During the month of September, the Old Ordinary is open on Saturdays and Sundays only.)

Private or group tours, offered for a fee, are available by appointment from May through November. Call 781-749-7721 or email oldordinary@hinghamhistorical.org)\

The Hingham July 4 parade has become the town’s most anticipated and best attended annual event. Years ago, when life was very different, Hingham customarily had no July 4 parade. Although July 4 parades were held in the post Revolutionary War period, there are no readily available records for the years prior to 1827, the first year of publication of the Hingham Journal (then called the Gazette).

The Hingham Visitors Center will be open at the Hingham Heritage Museum at 10 a.m.

Join us on July 6th at The Old Ordinary to celebrate colonial crafts. See expert demonstrations of spinning and woodworking, learn about our extensive tool collection, and take a short tour of the home focused on how things work.  Participate in hands on activities including spinning, weaving, candle and butter making, and more.
** Activities are suitable for ages 5 to 99. Rain or shine.

 

The Hingham Heritage Museum will be closed July 10-13

“Buckets, Boxes, and Toys,” our inaugural exhibit at the Hingham Heritage Museum at Old Derby, will return to our second floor ballroom on May 1, 2019.

In 1818, one out of every three men in Hingham was engaged in the woodenware industry.  Hingham craftsmen made buckets, tubs, pails, and wooden boxes which made their way throughout New England and beyond, earning the town the nickname, “Bucket Town.”  In the mid- to late 19th century, the Hingham craftsmen started turning out wooden toys, including elaborately detailed miniature furniture which, like the buckets and boxes, were distributed nationwide.  Our exhibit includes dozens of examples of Hingham woodenware from our collection, associated artifacts, documents, and images, as well as interactive displays.  For more information, call 781-749-7721

The Old Ordinary opens for its 2019 summer season on June 15, 2019.  Through the end of August, tours are offered Wednesday through Sunday at 1pm, 2pm, and 3pm. (During the month of September, the Old Ordinary is open on Saturdays and Sundays only.)

Private or group tours, offered for a fee, are available by appointment from May through November. Call 781-749-7721 or email oldordinary@hinghamhistorical.org)\

Join us on August 10th at The Old Ordinary to celebrate colonial crafts. See expert demonstrations of spinning and woodworking, learn about our extensive tool collection, and take a short tour of the home focused on how things work.  Participate in hands on activities including spinning, weaving, candle and butter making, and more.
** Activities are suitable for ages 5 to 99. Rain or shine.

 

“Buckets, Boxes, and Toys,” our inaugural exhibit at the Hingham Heritage Museum at Old Derby, will return to our second floor ballroom on May 1, 2019.

In 1818, one out of every three men in Hingham was engaged in the woodenware industry.  Hingham craftsmen made buckets, tubs, pails, and wooden boxes which made their way throughout New England and beyond, earning the town the nickname, “Bucket Town.”  In the mid- to late 19th century, the Hingham craftsmen started turning out wooden toys, including elaborately detailed miniature furniture which, like the buckets and boxes, were distributed nationwide.  Our exhibit includes dozens of examples of Hingham woodenware from our collection, associated artifacts, documents, and images, as well as interactive displays.  For more information, call 781-749-7721

Hingham’s annual historic house tour is one of the oldest in the country. From modest capes to grand estates, three centuries of homes reveal the network of families, trade, marriage, work and worship that made Hingham one of America’s most iconic and well-documented communities.  Our 95th Annual House Tour will be Sunday, September 29th, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.