Your weekly historical fact, courtesy of the Easton Historical Society
DID YOU KNOW that April 10, 1865, news of the surrender of General Lee resulted in all labor being stopped in the Shovel Shop and the men started marching through North Easton.
Members from the Massachusetts 22nd infantry set up camp at Ames Free Library Saturday
Members from the 22nd Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry set up camp at Ames Free Library Saturday. Reenactors participated in training excersises, showed off Civil War artifacts and firearms, and held a fashion show at Queset Gardens.
An action-packed Easton fall weekend is ahead.
It’s Thursday and you’ve got no idea what you’ll do for the weekend. Patch is coming to the rescue. We’ve got the best bets for your done-work-outta-here time. Check our picks for the activities to hit and new events to explore. We'll feature events from Easton and things to do within driving distance. 1. Hockomock Film Club Showings Where/When: Natural Resources Trust/ Friday 6:30 p.m. Why Go: The next meeting of the Hockomock Film Club will be held Friday, Oct. 14, featuring "The Lost Son of Havana" about Boston Red Sox legend Luis Tiant and his return to Cuba. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. for coffee and the movie starts at 7 p.m. at National Resource Trust at the Sheep Pasture in Easton. 2. Friday Nite Fever Adult Dance to Benefit Parkview …
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11:43 am on Thursday, October 13, 2011
Attending Paws in the Park on Sunday, October 16th at Borderland State Park from 11-1. Come out and support the Animal Protection Center of Southeastern Massachusetts. more ›
A shortened week is capped off with a busy weekend.
1. Monday at Easton Country Club, Play Fore Kids Family Golf Tournament will be held to benefit the Children's Museum in Easton. For more information on the event, visit the Children's Museum website. 2. Wednesday night at Immaculate Conception Church, there will be a Daughters of Isabella Pajama Party at 7 p.m. For more information on the event, click here. 3. Thursday night at Ames Free Library, there will be a Movie Night. The event starts at 6 p.m. and will be in the main library area. 4. Friday Night Fever - an Adult Dance to Benefit Parkview Elementry School will be Friday night at 7 p.m. at 31 Hampshire Street, Mansfield. Admission is $25. 5. There will be a busy day in Easton on Saturday, beginning with Civil War-Living History Day…
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It's What Makes America Exceptional
The terrible Civil War was almost over when, on March 4, 1865, Pres. Abraham Lincoln took the oath of office for the second time. Even the most sensitive and inquiring and reflective mind could not begin to estimate the death and suffering that the war brought to the land. Brother at the throat of brother. As I have written in this space, 47 men from Easton gave the ultimate sacrifice while in the service of the Union during the war. Lincoln would be dead in a little more than a month – a martyr for our republic. When he stood to deliver his second inaugural address, he looked toward reconciliation and healing – not toward vengeance and reprisal. Our president looked for our nation to be whole again. In terms of vision, wisdom, poetry…
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The order and rule of law. If we follow it,can lead us to peace. more ›
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8:37 am on Sunday, October 16, 2011
Make sure you all check yourself for ticks. Thus town is having an epidemic of Lyme and there are ticks everywhere... I've got it twice, my fiance too. Neighbors, my father in law, and countless others have got lyme. Its vicious and very hard to diagnose, and you don't have to vet a target rash to be infected. Just look at how many dogs have got it. 50 % at any vet. So beware and be vigillent … more ›