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Calendar of Upcoming Events
2009 - 2010 Program
Tuesday evening lectures begin at 7:30 p.m.
at Arlington Heights Nursery School (formerly St. James School) 10 Acton St. (off Appleton Street). Entrance is at the rear, on the ground floor.
Google Maps link.
Then & Now is this season's special theme, complementing our principal speaker's topic with a
featured presenter who will relate it to an earlier or current era.
Uncle Sam: Son of Menotomy
Paul Hogman, Historian and Educator
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
Now: "Town Day's Uncle Sam Roots"
presented by Patsy Kraemer, Program Chair
Arlington's Vanished Mill Ponds
Ed Gordon, Site Administrator, Old Schwamb Mill
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
Now: "Visions for a Mill Brook Linear Park"
presented by Lisa Decker, Open Space Committee
Town Hall Scavenger Hunt
Sunday, January 31, 2010 at 2:00 p.m.
A fun afternoon of discovery! Enjoy refreshments
and test your knowledge of Arlington history in
our beautiful Robbins Memorial Town Hall.
Arlington's Photographers of Yesteryear
Jeanne Meister, Chair, Collections Committee
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
Now: "An Arlington Photographer of Today"
images by Chuck Kraemer
Tales of 56 Years of Local Medical Practice
Bob Carey, M.D.
Tuesday, March 30, 2010
Then & Now: "Arlington's Hospitals"
presented by Richard A. Dufjy, Historian
A Visit from Mrs. Isabella Stewart Gardner
Jessa Piaia, Character Reenactor
Tuesday, April 27, 2010
Now: "Arlington's Cultural Scene Today"
presented by Rosemarie Smurzynski
Pairing Past & Present Views of Arlington
Richard A. Duffy, Author and Photographer
Tuesday May 25, 2010
Previously unpublished image pairs will be
presented this evening, to conclude our special
season of "Then & Now" programs.
Sunday Stories
2:30 p.m. At the Smith Museum, 7 Jason Street. Handicap accessible.
Of course you may come even if you haven't read the book! And,
this year we're adding a new feature: Book Reviews. All participants are welcome to bring and share book reviews
or reading suggestions that may interest the Sunday Stories group.
Books are available at the library, may be ordered from bookstores,
or try websites for bargains.
Paul Revere's Ride, David Hackett Fischer.
October 18, 2009 Facilitated by John Gearin.
Rise to Rebellion, Jeff Shaara.
Nov 15, 2009 Facilitated by Amy Rogers.
Mistress Bradstreet, Charlotte Gordon.
April 11, 2010 Facilitated by Doris Birmingham.
Hemingses of Monticello, Annette Gordon Reed.
May 2, 2010 Facilitated by Doreen Stevens.
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