Fitchburg Historical Society
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Our mission is to preserve, protect and interpret the history of Fitchburg Massachusetts. Exhibitions, publications, research library and a very active Facebook discussion group. Join us!
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Our amazing speaker last night from the Major Taylor Association, plus one of the many Major Taylor fans who came out to hear her! Thank you, Lynne, and thank you, Guy for coming to experience the Bay State Major Taylor experience!
'Tis the season, for gifting and reading banned books.
she's surrounded by banned books
and she's done being quiet about it
totally free, even the postage
get yours here:
bannedcamppodcast.com/fdt
we have a podcast about banned books and we're tired of watching the cult win. so we printed these.
and she's done being quiet about it
totally free, even the postage
get yours here:
bannedcamppodcast.com/fdt
we have a podcast about banned books and we're tired of watching the cult win. so we printed these.
November 21, 2025 at 6:31 PM
'Tis the season, for gifting and reading banned books.
Our amazing speaker last night from the Major Taylor Association, plus one of the many Major Taylor fans who came out to hear her! Thank you, Lynne, and thank you, Guy for coming to experience the Bay State Major Taylor experience!
November 21, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Our amazing speaker last night from the Major Taylor Association, plus one of the many Major Taylor fans who came out to hear her! Thank you, Lynne, and thank you, Guy for coming to experience the Bay State Major Taylor experience!
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Congratulations to Lindsey Gay for winning first place in our community art show! This is "Cathedral" done with pen and ink. #art #artsky #penandink #architecture
November 20, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Congratulations to Lindsey Gay for winning first place in our community art show! This is "Cathedral" done with pen and ink. #art #artsky #penandink #architecture
Haven't watched, but looks like an intriguing way to present/talk history.
I've turned another old social media thread into an article, making it perhaps a bit easier to read.
Youtube review: 'How Did Bubonic Plague (Black Death) Actually End? by The Infographics Show (2021)
Here:
fakehistoryhunter.net/2025/11/14/y...
or:
fakehistoryhunter.substack.com/p/youtube-re...
Youtube review: 'How Did Bubonic Plague (Black Death) Actually End? by The Infographics Show (2021)
Here:
fakehistoryhunter.net/2025/11/14/y...
or:
fakehistoryhunter.substack.com/p/youtube-re...
Youtube review: ‘How Did Bubonic Plague (Black Death) Actually End? by The Infographics Show (2021)
Let’s review another youtube video by The Infographics Show, yes that lot again… they have 14 million subscribers. This one is called: How Did Bubonic Plague (Black Death) Actually End?…
fakehistoryhunter.net
November 14, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Haven't watched, but looks like an intriguing way to present/talk history.
Another cool podcast by Fitchburg State University: this one is part of the 2024 Community Read, on the second World War. www.buzzsprout.com/1981788/epis...
VETERAN'S DAY SPECIAL EPISODE: Writing Home to Fitchburg - Perseverantia: Fitchburg State University Podcast Network
In this special release to honor our veterans, members of the Fitchburg community share a kaleidoscope of Fitchburg’s World War II experiences -- pulled directly from letters and writings saved in the...
www.buzzsprout.com
November 14, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Another cool podcast by Fitchburg State University: this one is part of the 2024 Community Read, on the second World War. www.buzzsprout.com/1981788/epis...
Coming up next week!
November 13, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Coming up next week!
Thank you to all the attendees! That was a wonderful talk afterwards, too. So, next up, Hannah Dunstin? Deerfield? Susannah Fitch? There's a lot of great new research out there!
Coming up on Monday, November 10...at the Senior center...see you there!
November 13, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Thank you to all the attendees! That was a wonderful talk afterwards, too. So, next up, Hannah Dunstin? Deerfield? Susannah Fitch? There's a lot of great new research out there!
If you do Facebook, please like and follow us there: www.facebook.com/FitchburgHis...
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November 13, 2025 at 3:49 PM
If you do Facebook, please like and follow us there: www.facebook.com/FitchburgHis...
Talk that is coming to Fitchburg Historical Society next Thursday, 11/20. www.majortaylorassociation.org/events.shtml
www.majortaylorassociation.org
November 12, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Talk that is coming to Fitchburg Historical Society next Thursday, 11/20. www.majortaylorassociation.org/events.shtml
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Brookline farm starts free farmers market as SNAP shutdown nears
The farmers market will be open on the first three Thursdays in November at the Loring Greenough House in Jamaica Plain. Source: Brookline farm starts free farmers market as SNAP shutdown nears
The farmers market will be open on the first three Thursdays in November at the Loring Greenough House in Jamaica Plain. Source: Brookline farm starts free farmers market as SNAP shutdown nears
Brookline farm starts free farmers market as SNAP shutdown nears
The farmers market will be open on the first three Thursdays in November at the Loring Greenough House in Jamaica Plain. Source: Brookline farm starts free farmers market as SNAP shutdown nears
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November 7, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Brookline farm starts free farmers market as SNAP shutdown nears
The farmers market will be open on the first three Thursdays in November at the Loring Greenough House in Jamaica Plain. Source: Brookline farm starts free farmers market as SNAP shutdown nears
The farmers market will be open on the first three Thursdays in November at the Loring Greenough House in Jamaica Plain. Source: Brookline farm starts free farmers market as SNAP shutdown nears
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when your car does the talking for you. two little decals that say everything about where you stand. we'll send two free: bannedcamppodcast.com/stickers
bannedcamppodcast.com/stickers
bannedcamppodcast.com/stickers
November 8, 2025 at 9:15 PM
when your car does the talking for you. two little decals that say everything about where you stand. we'll send two free: bannedcamppodcast.com/stickers
bannedcamppodcast.com/stickers
bannedcamppodcast.com/stickers
Alrighty, let's get some Fitchburg (and Fitchburg area) women nominated for the MA women's hall of fame. For living: Marion Stoddart? www.mawomenshistory.org/hall-fame?mc...
Hall of Fame | Massachusetts Women's History Center
www.mawomenshistory.org
November 8, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Alrighty, let's get some Fitchburg (and Fitchburg area) women nominated for the MA women's hall of fame. For living: Marion Stoddart? www.mawomenshistory.org/hall-fame?mc...
So much going on in November! secure.campaigner.com/csb/Public/s...
Contemporary Music and Colonial History Coming Up in Fitchburg
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November 6, 2025 at 5:47 PM
So much going on in November! secure.campaigner.com/csb/Public/s...
More about Sunday's concert and the pop up music exhibition to go with: dinosaurannex.org/so/3dPfIGbdb...
Dinosaur Annex continues our tradition of community-engaged music making. As we approach the November 9 Season 51 opening concert in Fitchburg MA, we examine the some of the artifacts (scores, program...
Listen to our extended chat with Susan Navarre, Executive Director of the Fitchburg Historical Society, doing a deep dive into the musical collections at the Society. See the pop-up exhibit at the FHS...
dinosaurannex.org
November 5, 2025 at 3:53 PM
More about Sunday's concert and the pop up music exhibition to go with: dinosaurannex.org/so/3dPfIGbdb...
Coming up on Monday, November 10...at the Senior center...see you there!
November 4, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Coming up on Monday, November 10...at the Senior center...see you there!
Looks like there are going to be LOTS of great 250th themed programs in Massachusetts in 2026 and beyond: masshumanities.org/mh-awards-60...
Mass Humanities Awards $600K in "Promises of the Revolution" grants for the 250th - Mass Humanities
34 nonprofits will explore questions about equality, democracy, immigration, Indigenous sovereignty, and more. As preparations for the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence continue, re...
masshumanities.org
November 4, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Looks like there are going to be LOTS of great 250th themed programs in Massachusetts in 2026 and beyond: masshumanities.org/mh-awards-60...
Upcoming events are now on our website: www.fitchburghistoricalsociety.com
Fitchburg Historical Society, Fitchburg, Massachusetts
Information about history library and history museum in Fitchburg Massachusetts. The Fitchburg Historical Society was founded in 1892 to preserve, protect and interpret the history of Fitchburg. This ...
www.fitchburghistoricalsociety.com
November 3, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Upcoming events are now on our website: www.fitchburghistoricalsociety.com
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If your hometown doesn’t look a little like a horror movie set every Fall, are you really living in New England? 👻🎃🕷️
Maps: Map of Salem Village 1692 (1866), Berlin Falls, N.H., and Berlin Mills (1888), The journey, or, cross roads ... [ca. 1831–1836]
Sources: Digital Commonwealth, Wikimedia
Maps: Map of Salem Village 1692 (1866), Berlin Falls, N.H., and Berlin Mills (1888), The journey, or, cross roads ... [ca. 1831–1836]
Sources: Digital Commonwealth, Wikimedia
October 31, 2025 at 3:34 PM
If your hometown doesn’t look a little like a horror movie set every Fall, are you really living in New England? 👻🎃🕷️
Maps: Map of Salem Village 1692 (1866), Berlin Falls, N.H., and Berlin Mills (1888), The journey, or, cross roads ... [ca. 1831–1836]
Sources: Digital Commonwealth, Wikimedia
Maps: Map of Salem Village 1692 (1866), Berlin Falls, N.H., and Berlin Mills (1888), The journey, or, cross roads ... [ca. 1831–1836]
Sources: Digital Commonwealth, Wikimedia
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Another classic Halloween outfit:
www.instagram.com/p/B4TU3nyBq5...
www.instagram.com/p/B4TU3nyBq5...
October 31, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Another classic Halloween outfit:
www.instagram.com/p/B4TU3nyBq5...
www.instagram.com/p/B4TU3nyBq5...
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Still one of the best Halloween costumes I've ever seen.
I kind of want one.
I kind of want one.
October 31, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Still one of the best Halloween costumes I've ever seen.
I kind of want one.
I kind of want one.
News about upcoming Fitchburg concert, from Dinosaur Annex (Nov 9) dinosaurannex.org/so/a8Per7vU7...
Learn more about our collaborating partner, the Fitchburg Historical Society! Our conversation with Executive Director Susan Navarre will be released shortly.
We chat with composer Aaron Jay Myers, whose work for flute and baritone saxophone will be performed on November 9!
dinosaurannex.org
October 31, 2025 at 3:22 PM
News about upcoming Fitchburg concert, from Dinosaur Annex (Nov 9) dinosaurannex.org/so/a8Per7vU7...
A few years ago....
October 30, 2025 at 9:24 PM
A few years ago....
Made in Fitchburg!
October 30, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Made in Fitchburg!