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At our 150th anniversary party, we displayed a slideshow of over 250 images from Natick's past. We all enjoyed it and are delighted to share it with you! A big thanks to NHS Researcher and Archivist Jennifer Richards and our high school interns Karina Artemiev and Fred Wang.

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Remembering Natick’s Suffragist, Olive Augusta Cheney (1833-1916)
Remembering Natick’s Suffragist, Olive Augusta Cheney (1833-1916)
Natick’s Johnson Elementary School Collecting Memories
Natick’s Johnson Elementary School Collecting Memories
Join the Natick Historical Society to Celebrate 150 Years of Local History
Join the Natick Historical Society to Celebrate 150 Years of Local History
Rare Civil War-Era Artillery Shell Safely Defused in South Natick
Rare Civil War-Era Artillery Shell Safely Defused in South Natick
Kilroy Brothers Share their Treasures
Kilroy Brothers Share their Treasures
Saving Natick's Historic Concert Hall
Saving Natick's Historic Concert Hall
Check out the recording of our Reading Frederick Douglass program on Juneteenth! Thanks to Natick Pegasus for all their work. Thank you Mass Humanities and the Mass Cultural Council for making this event possible, and Natick Is United and Natick Cent
On this day, 250 years ago, Captain James Mann led a company of Natick soldiers, or Minute Men, to march on Bunker Hill. The muster roll shown here tells us that 42 men from Natick traveled about 30 miles on foot over two days. Privates were paid fiv
If you grew up in New England in the 1950s, ’60s, or ’70s, chances are Boomtown was part of your Saturday morning routine. Hosted by the unforgettable Rex Trailer—cowboy hat, guitar, and all—the show brought adventure, kindnes
Honoring a Local Legacy: The Paul Virdinlia Collection - See Link Below 🇺🇸 We’re excited to announce a brand-new webpage dedicated to celebrating a remarkable piece of Natick’s heritage! In January 2024, the Natick Historical Society wa
Did you know that Frederick Douglass spoke in Natick in 1842? Join us to bring Frederick Douglass' powerful words back to our community on June 19 @ 10:30am on Natick Common. Sign up to read today: https://www.natickhistoricalsociety.org/events/2025
Beautiful Natick, yesterday evening.
We hope you enjoy this rare glimpse of the Old North Brick School. The school house had such a fine location, in a meadow covered in the spring with fragrant flowers, not far from a spring which sparkled in the sunlight, and with a grove of trees nea
Who loves shopping? Throwback to when the Natick Mall opened on April 27, 1966—Greater Boston’s first fully enclosed shopping mall! Located at Route 9 and Speen Street, it featured Sears, Filene’s, and 35 stores including Brigham&r