New NHS Director Starts Dec. 3

At their October 29, 2012 Board meeting, the Natick Historical Society voted Mr. Roberto Rodriguez to the position of Executive Director.   Mr. Rodriguez has experience in successfully leading museum organizations, both strategically and administratively, as well as a proven ability to create organizational and process efficiencies and to be a confident, visible, influential and inspirational leader. 

He started his museum career in Canada, first as an exhibition designer with the National Museums of Canada, and finally as Deputy Director of Installations at the Canadian Museum of Civilization during its design and construction. The last nineteen years were spent in full time executive directorships in a wide variety of specialized museums. 

Prior to "retiring" Roberto was the Executive Director of Seal Cove Auto Museum, located on Mount Desert Island in Maine.  He also served as the Executive Director of the Revelstoke Railway Museum in Revelstoke, B.C.: as Manager of the Precision Valley Corvette Museum in Springfield, VT: Director of the Fort at No.4 Living History Museum in Charlestown, NH; Director of Park-McCullough House in N. Bennington, VT and Director of the American Precision Museum in Windsor, VT.

Arab Spring...Where is it Going?

Sunday, February 10 at 2pm
Morse Institute Library, Lebowitz Room
14 E. Central Street. Natick

Presented by Wilfrid Rollman, Ph.D., professor at Wellesley College and Senior Fellow at the Center for International Relations at Boston University.  He will address this critical topic in all its aspects.  With a degree from the University of Michigan and specialization in North Africa, Middle Eastern and Islamic history, religion, politics, and culture he teaches in the History Department at Wellesley College and Department of International Relations at Boston University.  Bring your confusion, your angst, and your questions - you will leave the program enlightened.

Grant awarded by MathWorks

The Natick Historical Society is pleased to announce that it has received a grant from MathWorks to support the new Henry Wilson exhibit which opened on October 2, 2011. The support from Mathworks will go specifically to designing and developing interactive elements for the new exhibit which may include puzzles, life size cut out figures and an interview game.