DRHS NEWS
New Archaeological Exhibition at the King Caesar House
We invite you to visit the King Caesar House Museum, tour the house and view our exciting new exhibition, “Digging Duxbury: The Brewster Homestead’s Archaeological Past.” The King Caesar House opens for the summer on Saturday, July 6 at 1 pm. Thereafter, the house is open Wednesdays through Sundays, 1-4 pm. In the fall of…
New Online Historic Photos Collection!
The Duxbury Rural and Historical Society has established an online archive of historical Duxbury photographs through Flickr, a photo-sharing website. The site currently features over 250 photographs of Duxbury ranging from the late 19th to mid-20th century. Many, many more photographs will be added to the site in the coming weeks. There are some fascinating images…
New Publication, “Duxbury Ancient and Modern”
In celebration of Duxbury’s 375th Anniversary, the Duxbury Rural and Historical Society presents an updated and revised edition of a key source on Duxbury’s earliest home sites and by-ways. In 1924, Henry A. Fish of Duxbury self-published Duxbury Ancient and Modern, a pamphlet and map detailing the locations of Duxbury’s oldest homesteads and roads. Fish worked…
“Patriot Ledger” Coverage of our Archaeological Dig
By Sue Scheible The Patriot Ledger Posted Nov 09, 2012 @ 02:50 PM DUXBURY — Down a narrow grass lane near the ocean, a group of archaeological detectives is digging for the truth. For some of the volunteers, the chance to lie on the ground for hours, beside narrow rectangular holes, poking in the soil…
DRHS to Conduct Archaeological Dig at Brewster Site
September 14, 2012 – The Duxbury Rural and Historical Society will conduct, during the last week of October and the first week of November, an archaeological testing procedure at what is alleged to be the site of the home of Elder William Brewster, a Mayflower passenger and one of the first settlers of Duxbury. Among the many…
Wicked Wicket Croquet Tournament a Success!
Our second annual Wicked Wicket Croquet Tournament was a great success! Congratulations to our winning team who claimed the Weston Cup, Jeremy and Katie Mason and Jesse and Karoline Martin. The “shoot out” competition to determine the best individual player was won by Robert Pierce. And the “best dressed” award went to Andrew and Christy Strawbridge. In…