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Oct 09 2017

Historic New England celebrates its 2017 author and collector awards

Oct 09, 2017

On Tuesday, November 14, Historic New England presents its twenty-third annual Book Prize and its eighth Prize for Collecting Works on Paper at the Lyman...

Oct 09 2017

Historic New England awards six preservation grants

Oct 09, 2017

Each year, Historic New England’s Community Preservation Grants program awards $1,000 grants in each of the six New England states. The grants support projects...

Oct 06 2017

Experience a Historic New England Halloween

Oct 06, 2017

Since Colonial times, New Englanders have observed some version of the eerie autumnal holiday we now know as Halloween. The spooky celebration came to...

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