Dover Historical Society

10/14/2025

06/28/2025

Garden Stele, c. 1955
Cast Stone

On loan to the Dover Historical Society from the Boston Athenaeum, Boston, MA

Exhibited: Boston Athenaeum, happy hippies and others (one-woman show), 1973

Stelai date to ancient times and were often an upright carved-stone slab or column which were typically used as commemorative markers. In her 1925 travel diary, Peabody noted while visiting ruins in Athens that she was particularly taken by the steles she observed there.

The Boston Athenaeum purchased Garden Stele at her 1973 show.

06/21/2025

Captain Charles H. Snellen, c. 1923
Bronze

On loan to the Dover Historical Society from the Marblehead Historical Commission, Marblehead, MA

Exhibited: Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts Annual Exhibition, Philadelphia, PA, 1924
Exhibited: Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA, 1925
Exhibited: Guild of Boston Artists, Exhibition of Paintings by Marguerite Pearson/Sculpture by Amelia Peabody/Mary O. Bowditch, 1930

Snellen (1836-1928) was a legendary Grand Banks fishing boat captain and had served as 1st Gunners Mate aboard the ironclad warship, the USS Monitor, during the Civil War. This is Peabody's only known large portrait bronze.

06/14/2025

Prelude, c. 1941
Wyoming Marble

On loan to the Dover Historical Society from private collection

Exhibited: New England Sculptors, Addison Gallery, Andover, MA, 1942
Exhibited: Museum of Fine Arts Alumni Show and Sale, 1951

“I have no study drawing of this as I cut it out of a piece of glacial stone that I picked up in Wyoming. It was a rough stone, and I had no idea of what lovely blue marble there was inside the rough interior.” -Amelia Peabody

06/06/2025

The Dover Historical Society is in need of docents at both the Sawin Museum and Fisher Barn properties for our incredible Amelia Peabody exhibit.

If you have a few hours to spare, please take a look at our available time slots and see what works best for your schedule!

Please review the available slots below and click on the button to sign up. Thank you!

05/20/2025

If you have not had a chance to experience the Amelia Peabody exhibit yet, there is still plenty of time!

Sawin Museum and Fisher Barn spring extended hours:
Wednesdays 6pm-8pm
Saturdays 11am-4pm
Sundays 12pm-5pm

05/18/2024

Stuart Swiny of the Dover Historical Society telling Open Space walkers about Native American use of the Powisset Rock Shelter on May 11, 2024.

11/02/2023

1816 John Shumway House, later the Pokanoket Club

11/02/2023

1850 East District School House - Strawberry Hill Street

11/02/2023

Circa 1735 John Cheney House at 1 Pegan Lane

09/17/2023

Norfolk Hunt Club

09/06/2023

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