Holbrook Historical Society

Holbrook Historical Society History of Holbrook, Massachusetts We bring together those who have a common interest in the history of Holbrook, Massachusetts.

07/20/2022

The Roberts School (aka the Holbrook Historical Society) will be closed until further notice.

Memorial Day 2021
05/29/2021

Memorial Day 2021

SAVE THE DATE!!!HOLBROOK HISTORICAL SOCIETYANNUAL STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE FESTIVALSTRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE ICE CREAM SUNDAES & ...
06/17/2019

SAVE THE DATE!!!

HOLBROOK HISTORICAL SOCIETY

ANNUAL STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE FESTIVAL

STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE

ICE CREAM SUNDAES & CONES

OLD ROBERTS SCHOOLHOUSE

320 Union Street (Route 139)

SATURDAY, JUNE 22, 2019

1:00 PM – 4:00 PM

Rain or Shine

First day of 1873 Schooldays! Great bunch of students -- parents and teacher 🤩should be very proud!
05/28/2019

First day of 1873 Schooldays! Great bunch of students -- parents and teacher 🤩should be very proud!

Remembering Lt. Walter Heins, young Navy Air Reserves pilot, the father of an infant son, sacrificed his life to avoid c...
05/27/2019

Remembering Lt. Walter Heins, young Navy Air Reserves pilot,
the father of an infant son, sacrificed his life to avoid crashing into
the Kennedy Elementary School and nearby homes in Holbrook
on October 4, 1967.

05/27/2019

Remembering this Memorial Day Elihu Adams (1741-1775) of East Randolph (now Holbrook) killed in Cambridge during the Siege of Boston.

Younger brother of President John Adams.

Travelling Adventures with Toot & PuddleA program offered by Self Help, In.
05/05/2019

Travelling Adventures with Toot & Puddle
A program offered by Self Help, In.

The Holbrook Historical Society will present a talk by author Stephanie Schorow who will discuss her book, “Boston on Fi...
04/03/2019

The Holbrook Historical Society will present a talk by author Stephanie Schorow who will discuss her book, “Boston on Fire: A History of Fires and Firefighting in Boston,” from 1-3 p.m. Sunday, April 7, in the Noel King Meeting Room at Holbrook Town Hall, 50 North Franklin St., Holbrook.

Schorow will speak about fire history and how it shaped Boston, taking a walk down Boston’s “Fire Trail,” including the tale of the burning of the Ursuline convent in Charlestown in the 1830s, the Broad Street Riots and the 1872 Great Boston Fire. She also will examine the Cocoanut Grove Fire of 1942 and the invention of the first fire alarm system.

The event was made possible through a grant from Holbrook Cultural Council, supported in part by the Massachusetts Cultural Council.

Sara C. Stinson Seeks Re-Election To Holbrook Housing Authority Board Sara Caroline Stinson has announced her camp...
03/20/2019

Sara C. Stinson Seeks Re-Election
To Holbrook Housing Authority Board

Sara Caroline Stinson has announced her campaign for re-election to the Board of Commissioners of the Holbrook Housing Authority. She has served on the Board for six years. Elections will be held on Saturday April 6, 2019.

Sara earned her Associates Degree in Business Administration and her Bachelor of Science Degree in Finance from Northeastern University. Her employment history includes working for the Internal Revenue Service, Boston; State Street Bank and Trust, Boston, as a Trust Administrator; David L. Babson Co., Cambridge as an Investment Administrator and Fiduciary Trust Company, Boston, as an Investment Administrator.

Her education and work experience has served the Housing Authority and the residents of Holbrook Court well during her term in office. During her term on the Board, several major projects have been successfully completed at Holbrook Court properties. Projects include installation of air conditioning units for each of the residential units, while a planned reroofing of several of the residential buildings will be undertaken soon along with repaving of the housing area drives and parking areas.

“Between my education, work experience and service as a Commissioner, I feel highly qualified to carry out the necessary duties for the welfare of the residents living at Holbrook Court. This development is an essential part of the Town’s commitment to our residents. I feel experience counts when dealing with the needs of the residents and complying with the State Housing Commission oversight requirements”, Ms. Stinson stated recently.

Born and raised in East Weymouth, MA, Ms. Stinson has resided in Holbrook for 38-years and has been involved in various public programs in the community. She is Chair of the Holbrook Historical Commission and has also served as President of the Holbrook Historical Society. In addition, she is a Town Meeting representative for Holbrook’s Precinct 2. As part of her duties with the Historical Commission, Sara led the campaign to recognize Navy Lt. Walter Heins, a Naval pilot from South Weymouth Naval Air Station, who was killed in a Holbrook plane crash in 1967. She obtained funding for the memorial plaque located near the crash scene at the Pine Street-Weymouth Street intersection and organized the dedication ceremony.

She also spearheaded a campaign to restore the grave marker of Elihu Adams, brother of President John Adams, at the Union Cemetery.

For several years, she organized the Annual Christmas Party for local children and also serves as a Eucharistic Minister at St. Joseph’s Church. Sara is also a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) and the Mayflower Society.

FREE ADMISSIONVOLUNTARY Donation to the Holbrook Food BankHolbrook Historical Society Children’s Christmas PartySaturday...
12/07/2018

FREE ADMISSION

VOLUNTARY Donation to the Holbrook Food Bank

Holbrook Historical Society Children’s Christmas Party

Saturday, December 8, 2018

Roberts School -- 320 Union Street

1:00pm – 3:00pm

Children 12 Years of Age and Under

Santa

The Great Scott – Magician and Ventriloquist

Christmas Stories

Gifts From Santa

Refreshments

Hope you can attend!

Address

320 Union Street
Holbrook, MA
02343

Telephone

(781) 767-5885

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