On Saturday, October 21 from 11am - 3pm, make your way over to our friends at the Dillaway-Thomas House/Roxbury Heritage State Park for a family-friendly day of fall themed snacks, crafts, vendors, and historical activities. Shirley-Eustis House staff and representatives will be co-hosting the event. The festival will include:

• Crafts such as make-your-own dried herb sachets and rag wreaths

• A mini-exhibit on apple history through botanical art

• Free cider and snacks (including apple cider donuts!)

• A fall themed scavenger hunt

• Resources from local urban farming initiatives (UMass Extension and BFCLT)

• Demonstrations of how to make apple juice and cider on a historic apple press

• AND MORE!

At 6pm, orchardist and pomologist John Bunker will give an hour-long lecture on the history of the Roxbury Russet, and answer attendee questions on the breed. This portion of the event is sponsored by Roxbury Historical Society, and will be held at the Unitarian Universalist Urban Ministry (UUUM), just across the street.

We hope to see you there!

The festival is free to all attendees, and will take place rain or shine. For more information, contact Rachel at programs@shirleyeustishouse.org or (617)-442-2275.

Join the Newmarket Business Improvement District and the Shirley-Eustis House from 4pm-5pm on Thursday, September 21 for a talk by Nancy Seasholes, author of Gaining Ground: A History of Landmaking in Boston. Light refreshments will be served. This talk will take place in the Great Hall of the Shirley Place mansion.

This talk is free. Register Here!

Questions? Contact us at programs@shirleyeustishouse.org

“Why and how Boston was transformed by landmaking.

Fully one-sixth of Boston is built on made land. Although other waterfront cities also have substantial areas that are built on fill, Boston probably has more than any city in North America. In Gaining Ground historian Nancy Seasholes has given us the first complete account of when, why, and how this land was created.The story of landmaking in Boston is presented geographically; each chapter traces landmaking in a different part of the city from its first permanent settlement to the present. Seasholes introduces findings from recent archaeological investigations in Boston, and relates landmaking to the major historical developments that shaped it.”

Co-sponsored by the Center for the History of Medicine, Countway Library, Harvard Medical School.

What were 19th century ideas about sickness and health? How are they different from our medical practices today?

The field of medicine has undergone many changes throughout history. One of the most significant was the so-called "professionalization" of western medicine in the early 19th century. While medical professionals in the 17th and 18th centuries included midwives, surgeons, apothecaries, and physicians, the early 19th century saw the consolidation of the medical field and its evolution into a predominantly male profession. Dr. Olivia Weisser (Associate Professor, UMass Boston) will provide an overview of health and wellness in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, and an academic perspective on the evolution of medicine. From humors to trepanation to at-home remedies, discover how medicine has changed over time in this hybrid event.

This is a brown bag lunch talk - you can either bring your own lunch to eat during the lecture or place an order through your Eventbrite reservation for an additional fee. PLEASE NOTE: All tickets including lunch must be purchased at least two days in advance of the event so that we can place our order in time.

This is a hybrid event. Seating is limited for the in-person audience at the Shirley-Eustis House, and the lecture will also be livestreamed online. Tickets for in-person attendance are $10, livestream attendance is $5. In-person admission including lunch is $15.

Questions? Contact programs@shirleyeustishouse.org or (617)-442-2275.