Please Join Us in Lawrence for Trails & Sails Weekends! September 21-22 & 28-29, 2012
The Lawrence History Center is delighted to be among an impressive group from Lawrence participating in the Essex National Heritage Area Trails & Sails Weekends!
The following 3 events are Open Door Events and, therefore, do not require pre-registration. Come one, come all!
 Blacksmithing Weekend in the Essex Company ForgeSponsored by Lawrence History Center Located at 6 Essex Street, Lawrence, 978-686-9230 Friday, September 21, 2012 - 10:00am-3:00pm Step back in time with us for a weekend of blacksmithing in the forge of the former Essex Company, the company that built the City of Lawrence! Richard Wright and Steve Ash, of the Granite State Hammer Alliance, will be demonstrating the craft of traditional blacksmithing methods, forging both iron and mild steel to create items for the Lawrence History Center gift shop and for practical use in our historic courtyard. The forge was first in use in the early 1880's when the Essex Company complex at 6 Essex Street in Lawrence was constructed. Thanks to Chet Sidell and Dick Purinton for sponsoring the clean-up, Richard Wright (Granite State Hammer Alliance) for sharing his expertise as a blacksmith historian, Rosa Pina (Groundwork Lawrence) for organizing the Brook Street Team, Sam Facella (Flametech Steel, Lawrence) for helping us identify tools and implements and their purpose, Amita Kiley and Jenn Williams (LHC staff), and the Kathy Flynn (LHC Volunteer) for keeping the project on track! Click here for BEFORE and AFTER photos. |
 Short pay! All out! The Great Lawrence Strike of 1912Sponsored by Lawrence History Center Located in the Everett Mill, 15 Union Street, 6th Floor, Lawrence Friday, September 21, 2012 - 11:00am-3:00pm The Lawrence History Center is pleased to present the bilingual exhibit, "Short pay! All out!" The Great Lawrence Strike of 1912" to commemorate the Centennial of the Bread & Roses Strike. The Strike prompted the nation to confront conflicting visions of community identity and struggle, civic culture, immigration and industrialization. It influenced public policy, helping construct some of the current social safety nets. Come to Lawrence and join the community conversation that began on January 12, 2012 when the exhibit opened! |
 The Lewis Hine Project: Stories of the Lawrence ChildrenSponsored by Bread and Roses Centennial Committee Hosted by the Lawrence History Center Located in the Everett Mill, 15 Union Street, 6th Floor, Lawrence Friday, September 21, 2012 - 11:00am-3:00pm In the exhibit, "The Lewis Hine Project: Stories of the Lawrence Children," Joe Manning has pieced together the lifetimes of ten children -- subjects of 1911 Lewis Hine photographs taken in Lawrence, Massachusetts -- through detailed interviews with their extended families. He acquired many photographs and personal stories that bring Hine's 1911 subjects to life. |
For a full listing of events in the area, please visit the Essex Heritage Web Site.
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