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There are all kinds of interesting stories about Sandwich’s history. You can browse the Sandwich Historical Commission articles below.
A View From The Chair – Sand Hill School
Open House and Forum March 24, 2012 at Sand Hill School, 16 Dewey Ave, Sandwich, MA UPDATE - March 24, 2012 Many thanks to everyone who attended the events yesterday. Because of you, the day was a success. Please check back for further updates. I want to thank the members [...]
A View From The Chair – February 2012
Moving into mid-winter, with several feet of snow on the ground and only the heartiest of travelers on the roads, being pulled along in open sleighs while wrapped in thick woolen blankets. The only sounds are the soft clop of horse hooves in the snow and church bells in the [...]
Sand Hill School Clark-Haddad Building Will Not Be Moved!
The Sandwich Board of Selectmen, on January 19, 2012, voted 4-0, with one abstention, to leave the Clark-Haddad building in place. A proposal by the Sandwich Chamber of Commerce to move the Clark-Haddad building and turn it into a visitors center was turned down. Before the vote, Ellen Carlson, a [...]
Historical Commission Recommends Restoration of Historic Artesian Well
January 16, 2012 - Jonathan Shaw, the SHC's representative to the Sandwich Community Preservation Committee, spearheaded the effort to proceed with funding for Phase II of the Town Hall Restoration Project. Guided by his experienced hand, the Commission sent a formal request to the Community Preservation Committee to secure $350,000.00 [...]
A View From The Chair – December 2011
Looking Back As 2011 draws to a close the Sandwich Historical Commission finds itself weighing the merits of two controversial issues and pursuing another that few people considered an issue at all. The request from the Sandwich Chamber of Commerce for the town to give them the Sand Hill [...]
A View From The Chair – October 2011
The Sandwich Historical Commission welcomes its newest member, Don Bayley. His appointment to the commission was approved by the Sandwich Board of Selectmen on Thursday, October 20 for a term of (almost) three years. Don has been doing several projects for us since joining as a volunteer in April of [...]
Town seeks Old Kings Highway District input on Clark-Haddad fate
Town seeks Old Kings Highway District input on Clark-Haddad fate Can building be razed? Can it be moved? Is it historical? SANDWICH BROADSIDER Posted Oct 07, 2011 @ 11:52 AM SANDWICH — Selectmen have directed Town Manager Bud Dunham to approach the Old King’s Highway Historical District to help determine [...]
A View From the Chair – September 2011
The Sandwich Historical Commission is entering an exciting phase. Thanks to the contributions of our members and volunteers, we have recently achieved some notable steps in our mission to document the town’s historical assets. Looking Back Just in the last few months we have seen the following accomplishments: Town Archives General Index [...]
Sandwich Town Archives General Index Available Online
The holdings of the Sandwich Town Archives have been indexed in one single listing for the first time. The listing is available HERE in searchable .pdf format. The index does not include the many volumes of published genealogical works in the Archives because they are already available through the Sandwich Public Library's online [...]
The Saltbox house built by Priscilla and William Allen about 1672 in Spring Hill, demolished after the death of Alden Allen in 1858.
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