Special holiday Tollhouse Shop hours & Historical Society meet/greet

December 2, 2021 by admin Leave a Comment

Wellesley Historical Society Meet & Greet (outside)

Special Tollhouse Shop Hours (inside)

Sunday, Dec. 5, 1pm-3pm at the Dadmun-McNamara House, 229 Washington St.

Be the first to check out new holiday inventory in the Tollhouse Shop. 100% of sales go towards the Society’s general operating fund. This is also a chance to learn more about the Historical Society and opportunities to support its mission while enjoying hot cider and cookies.

New Executive Director Taylor Kalloch, members of the board, and other supporters will be on hand to chat about the Society and its work in the community.

In the event of bad weather, the event will be postponed by the morning of Dec. 5 and rescheduled for the following Sunday, Dec. 12.

Questions? Please contact Executive Director Taylor Kalloch at [email protected]wellesleyhistoricalsociety.org

Wellesley Tollhouse Shop

Please send tips, photos, ideas to [email protected]

Wellesley Historical Society hires executive director from within

November 24, 2021 by Bob Brown Leave a Comment

The Wellesley Historical Society, having seen the good work done by Taylor Kalloch over the past 3 years as its archivist and collection manager, has named her as its new executive director. She’s been the interim director since August.

Amanda Fisher recently left the position, which she held since 2018, for a job at Simmons University

Kalloch has been with the Society since 2011 when she started as a graduate-student intern working to make collections available for research. As executive director, Kalloch will manage daily operations of the Society and work with the Board to implement its strategic vision.

In case you missed it: Wellesley Theatre Project honors USO

October 25, 2021 by Bob Brown Leave a Comment

During Wellesley’s Wonderful Weekend Part II, Wellesley Theatre Project treated the crowd pre-fireworks to a song & dance performance honoring the USO. The theme for this year’s Wellesley’s Wonderful Weekend was celebrating 80 years of the United Service Organizations.

The entertainment kicks off about 10 minutes into Wellesley Media’s recording:

Wellesley Historical Society roundup—Tollhouse Shop makes triumphant return; beer hall event

October 7, 2021 by Deborah Brown Leave a Comment

The Tollhouse Shop has reopened for in-person shopping on Saturdays, 10am- noon, at the Wellesley Historical Society building located at 229 Washington St.

Never heard or the place? Could be because the best spot in town to get cool vintage treasures has been closed for the past 18 months due to COVID. With the demand ever-high for good stuff like Hillborn pottery, Wedgewood demitasse sets, vintage jewelry, and more, the Tollhouse Shop has found a way to bring in-person shopping back.

To keep the shopping experience fun and safe for all, some new policies have been put into place:

Masks will be required by all, regardless of vaccination status.
Shoppers will be limited to 15 minutes in the store, and there will be a limit to the number of shoppers inside at any given time.
Shoppers may be asked to wait outside if the shop is full when they arrive.

Please be patient with the volunteers as they work out the logistics of reopening. Masks will be available for those without, as will hand sanitizer.

All proceeds benefit the Wellesley Historical Society, and new items are added every week. If you can’t stop by, photos of available items can be seen on Instagram at Tollhouse229 or viewed in greater detail along with purchasing instructions at www.wellesleyhistoricalsociety.org/tollhouse-shop.

If you would like to make an items donation, please contact the society at [email protected] and someone will reach out to you to make an appointment.

Jack’s Abby Tour, Tasting, and Beer Hall Experience

Support the Society at a private brewery tour, tasting, and beer hall experience at Jack’s Abby Craft Lagers in Framingham on Thursday, October 14, 6:30pm. Limited tickets are available.
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Honorees for 53rd Annual Wellesley Veterans’ Parade

October 1, 2021 by Bob Brown Leave a Comment

Wellesley has so many people to be thankful for over the past year, and over the many past years. Here’s who will recognized this weekend during Wellesley’s Wonderful Weekend at the 53rd Annual Wellesley Veterans’ Parade, which takes place Sunday 1-3pm.

(We’ll add fuller bios on honorees from the Wellesley Celebrations Committee to the end of this post as we get them.)

Grand Marshals

COVID Healthcare Heroes: The Board of Health & Staff, The Community Fund for Wellesley’s COVID 19 Relief Fund, Sewing COVID Help Group, Wellesley Fire and Police

Distinguished Service Award

Sue Webb, 44 years Retired Animal Control Officer

Chief of Staff & Oldest Veteran

Willard Hunnewell, 100-year-old U.S. Navy veteran

Willard P. Hunnewell, Wellesley — Willard P. Hunnewell

Community Service Awards

David Chapin, Retired 25 years on Board of Assessors
David Donohue, Retired 25 years on Board of Public Works
Marjorie Freiman, Retired 2-term Member of Board of Selectmen
Sharon Gray, Retired 2-term Member of School Committee
Matt Kelley, Retired 2-term Member of School Committee
Regina Larocque, Retired 3 year Member of Natural Resources Commission
Jack Morgan, Retired 2 term Member of the Board of Selectmen
Lloyd Tarlin, Jr., Retired 4 term Member of the Board of Health

Community Caring Awards

J. Michelle Grignaffini, Kidney donor
Thomas Kelley, COVID survivor

Dedicated Service Award

Linda Corridan, Retired 10 year, Head School Nurse

Special Recognition Awards

Leslie Holmes, Retired 25 year President of the Wellesley Symphony Orchestra
Max Hobart, Retired 25 year Conductor of the Wellesley Symphony Orchestra
Joyce Downes, 74 year member of the Wellesley Symphony Orchestra

Honoree bios from Wellesley Celebrations Committee to follow on jump page:

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League of Women Voters speaker to make Wellesley’s census numbers add up

September 30, 2021 by admin Leave a Comment

Wellesley League of Women Voters — Dr. Catherine Simpson Bueker, PhD

Over the last 50 years Wellesley’s population has grown and reconfigured itself many times over. At the League of Women Voters of Wellesley fall opening meeting, speaker Dr. Catherine Simpson Bueker, PhD will explore how to recognize these demographic shifts and use this information to expand citizen participation in local town governance.

Her talk, “Beyond White Picket Fences: The 2020 Census and Wellesley’s Changing Demographics” will take place on Thursday, October 7, 7pm-8:30pm at Powers Hall, St. John the Evangelist Church, 9 Glen Road, Wellesley, MA.

Members of the public are invited to attend in person (masks required), or register via Zoom at this link.

More information about Dr. Bueker

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Save the date: Wellesley Historical Society craft beer tasting event is Sept. 26th

September 13, 2021 by admin Leave a Comment