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Historic New England year-end giving
Backed by seventeen friends and a bank balance of $180, William Sumner Appleton founded Historic New England in 1910. Recognizing that this milestone comes only once every one hundred years, we have not altered our ambitious centennial plans in the face of a challenging economy. Our centennial year will feature initiatives that reach across the region to broaden participation and engage new members, partners, and communities. To ensure success, however, we must rely on donations that are a critical funding stream for our preservation and education programs. Will you please consider making a gift to the Annual Fund in honor of Historic New England's centennial year? Another way to support far reaching centennial initiatives is through your estate plans. This is a convenient way to make a significant commitment that will have a lasting impact. Establishing a planned gift to Historic New England entitles you to membership in the Otis Society. We would be pleased to include you in this special group. Call Kimberlea Tracey at 617-227-3956 for more information. |
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Drawing Toward Home opens at BU
Guests enjoyed a special opening of Historic New England's latest exhibition, Drawing Toward Home: Designs for Domestic Architecture from Historic New England at Boston University on November 17.  Don't miss the exhibition, featuring one hundred drawings selected from the rich holdings in Historic New England's Library and Archives, or the gallery talk with Historic New England Curator Lorna Condon on Tuesday, December 15, at 4:00 p.m. The gallery is open Tuesdays through Fridays, from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., and on weekends from 1:00 to 5:00 p.m. |
Road trip to Winter Antiques Show
Travel with other members to the 56th Annual Winter Antiques Show for a special tour of the exhibition with President and CEO Carl Nold and Curator Nancy Carlisle at 1:30 p.m.
Round-trip coach transportation from the Lyman Estate or the Otis House Museum, general show admission ticket, light breakfast and afternoon snacks, and a copy of the exhibition catalogue is $100. Space is limited. Registration required by January 2.
Two special add-on options:
A before-hours tour with one of the show's premier dealers, followed by a buffet luncheon in the elegant landmark-designated Tiffany Room, 11:00 a.m. - 1:30 p.m., for $65.
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Holiday shopping
with Historic New England
The Lyman Estate Greenhouses have an assortment of swags and other holiday greenery for sale, plus have discounted many gift items like books, pottery, and note cards for the holidays.
 Heirloom Cooking with the Brass Sisters by Marilynn and Sheila Brass, who have spent a lifetime collecting handwritten "manuscript cookbooks" and "living recipes." One hundred thiry-five of the very best of these represent nearly one hundred years of the best-loved and most delicious dishes from all over North America. The Brass sisters include the wonderful stories behind the recipes. $29.95. Holiday special for Members: $25  World of Ornament - Special PurchaseA compilation of history's most elegant and beautiful patterns and designs at your fingertips - to use, peruse, admire, and be inspired by. World of Ornament brings together the two greatest encyclopedic collections of ornament by Auguste Racinet's L'Ornement polychrome Volumes I and II and M. Dupont-Auberville's L'Ornement des tissus. Artists, historians, art lovers, interior designers, and patternmakers will be delighted that all of the designs may be used and reproduced without restriction from the accompanying DVD containing scans of all individual ornaments. $100. Holiday special for Members: $85
Give the gift of membership
For a limited time, Historic New England gift memberships are being offered at these special prices:
Household $50 (Regularly $55)
Garden and Landscape $65 (Regularly $75)
Contributing $85 (Regularly $100)
Supporting $225 (Regularly $250)
Call 617-227-3956 or email Membership@HistoricNewEngland by December 31 to take advantage of these special membership discounts.
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Recipes of the month
 Throughout the Year of the Kitchen, Historic New England has offered recipes of the month to share its efforts in preserving stories about food and foodways.
Our final recipes highlight the impact of foods brought to New England by immigrants during the twentieth century. Two pies, one French Canadian, the other Italian, are traditional recipes that evoke memories of celebrating the holidays. |
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100 Years 100 Communities update
"The Farmer's Cow: A Modern History of Dairy Farming in Connecticut" is a 100 Years 100 Communities collaborative project with The
Farmer's Cow, a cooperative of six Connecticut
family-owned dairy farms. This project is moving out of the planning stage and
into development. We are now in the process of collecting oral histories from
the cooperative's members, whose farms milk 2,300 cows and manage over 6,000
acres of Connecticut
farmland. A small group of dedicated
Roseland Cottage volunteers will help to transcribe the oral histories, which
will be archived at Historic New England and by The Farmer's Cow. The collected
oral histories will be used in developing an illustrated panel exhibition, providing
an overview of Connecticut's
twentieth-century dairy farming industry, with a look towards the future of the
agricultural industry in the state. The exhibit will debut at Roseland
Cottage, in Woodstock, Connecticut, during the summer of 2010.
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Links to recent media coverage
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Program highlights Enjoy an afternoon of music and holiday cheer at the Phillips House Holiday Open House.
Visit Langdon House to celebrate a Historic New England and Blue Ocean Society Open House.
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Historic New England Web 2.0
Download Podcasts for behind-the-scenes glimpses at Historic New England.
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Join Historic New England for our Centennial Gala celebration on January 8, at the Fairmont Copley Plaza Hotel in Boston. Tickets are $650 per person. Please RSVP by December 30 by calling 617-227-3956, or emailing
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