05/23/2026
Sudbury Through Time
Sudbury’s third-grade students recently enjoyed their field trip to the historic Sudbury Town Center for 'Sudbury Through Time'. This engaging program, organized by the Sudbury Historical Society, teaches students about the rich history of Sudbury.
At the Sudbury History Center and Museum, students learn about the Native Americans, the Nipmucs, who lived in the area for thousands of years before the arrival of English settlers, who arrived in 1638. They also learned about Sudbury’s Revolutionary soldiers who marched to Concord on April 19, 1775 to fight for their country’s freedom.
In the garden of the History Center, the students meet Mary Loring, who once lived here with her family. She shared the hard-working details of her daily life in the 1700s and how she and her seven children worked in the house, gardens, and farm.
At the First Parish Meeting House, Reverend Israel Loring welcomes the students inside where he shares stories from his years of religious service to the town. They did not like to hear that children needed to stay for his services for over five hours! But he made it up to them by having them ring the bell in the steeple. Always the trip favorite!
In the Revolutionary War Cemetery, the students read old gravestones and learn about individuals buried there, including Simeon, an enslaved young man who lived in the Loring household, Deacon Josiah Haynes, who at age 78, marched to Concord on April 19, 1775, Sarah Noyes, who is the first known person to be buried in the cemetery, and Colonel Ezekiel How, a Revolutionary soldier who once owned the Wayside Inn.
At the Town Pound, students meet the pound keeper who explains how he cared for stray cows, sheep, and goats until their owners came to retrieve them. Sudbury was once such a small town, that he often knew whose animal was lost.
The Hearse House was opened for the first time this year after renovations. The towns sexton explained how he helped the minister with burials of the towns people who passed away. Some students told us that they have always wondered what was inside that small building near the parking lot. Now they know.
Ask a third grader what their favorite stop was. Stop by the History Center with your student so they can proudly share what they learned.
![Sudbury Town Center (1895)[Sudbury Historical Society Archives, Gift of John Young, inv. no. 2000.009.0001]](https://img4.museums1.com/246/151/1596681152461514.jpg)
