Bookcase Raffle at Harvest Fair on Sunday, September 16th

Submitted by HHSA
on 9/10/2012

We are delighted to have a special drawing for a unique Holliston-crafted Eastern White Pine bookcase at the Harvest Fair this Sunday, September 16th. Tickets are $5 each or 3 for $10 and will be available at the Fair. Or get your tickets now by stopping at Salone de Bella, 417 Washington Street, or by contacting Arlene Abbott at 508-429-4437.

This bookcase was created in the Workshop at Forked Oaks Farm in West Holliston by long-time Historical Society member Peter MacMurray.

Dates to Remember....

Submitted by HHSA
on 6/19/2012

Save the dates for these upcoming events!

  • September 14 - Pie Night
     
  • September 16 - Harvest Fair (rain date September 23)
     
  • October 26 - Oktoberfest
     
  • November 4 - Asa Whiting House Party

We'll be posting more information on each event as we get closer to the date.

Mark your calendars now. You don't want to miss being a part of Holliston's history!

Cleaning and Cataloging at the Central Burying Ground

Submitted by asawhiting
on 6/17/2012

On Saturday morning June 16, 2012, Friends of the Holliston Historic Cemeteries cleaned and catalogued headstones at the Central Burying Ground (CBG). Susan Heavner instructed the volunteers about the proper methods to clean the headstones.

Mods, Rods, T's Annual Car Show 2012

Submitted by asawhiting
on 6/17/2012

The Annual Car show was held Father's Day, Sunday, June 17th. The event was well attended and the pancake breakfast was fabulous! There were four awards presented by the show officials: the Historical Society, Elm Bank Estate Auto Show, and sponsors Quality Auto Body, and Keystone Auto. Thank you to all the volunteers for the show and breakfast!

The Man With The Signs commended

Submitted by HHSA
on 6/10/2012

On June 9th, filmmaker Max Esposito earned a commendation for his new short, The Man with the Signs. This film concerns Holliston’s Bobby Blair and his 10 years of honoring those lost in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan by hanging signs along the main roads with the rank, name, age (if available) and country of each coalition soldier killed in the wars every Memorial Day and Veterans Day.

Max was presented with a plaque from the American Legion and congratulations from the state House of Representatives in recognition of “bringing new meaning to the losses in the Iraq and Afghanistan wars,” as part of the ceremonies for the Moving Memorial to the Fallen Heroes of Iraq and Afghanistan.

Website honoring Leonard T. Ryerson of 133 Eagle Squadron

Submitted by HHSA
on 5/28/2012

Did you know Len Ryerson?

Leonard T. Ryerson was a resident of Holliston whose love of flying lead him to join the RAF Eagle Squadrons before America was involved in WWII. He is honored not only with a Veterans Memorial at the corner of Washington Street and Johnson Drive, but by a website, http://lenryerson.blogspot.com/ created by his grand-niece, Susan Heavner.

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