Events

Program for 2007 - 2008

OPEN HOUSE AT THE MELLEN LAW OFFICE

Sunday, October 14
Grout-Heard House    2-4 p.m.

That little building on the town green, the one you have driven by so
many times, will be opening its doors on the afternoon of October 14.
Come see the inside-two beautifully-paneled rooms, the lawyer’s high
desk and Early American legal artifacts. But first, meet at the
Grout-Heard House for talks on the Mellen Law Office history by
Curator Lois Davis and Author Evelyn Wolfson. Then browse the Campbell
and Draper Rooms for Law Office exhibits, enjoy refreshments and
stroll down to the Law Office where exhibits about the users of the
last half century will be on display.

Hostess is Janet Schmidt


LOST (AND FOUND) WAYLAND

Sunday, November 18
Wayland Public Library
Raytheon Room    2:15 p.m.

We once again welcome back Preservation Planner Gretchen Schuler,
whose profound knowledge and love for her subject will be displayed in
a Powerpoint presentation and discussion of historic resources in
Wayland-some lost, and others “found” in their place. All Wayland will
be covered, providing fresh insights into Wayland old and new.

This program has been rescheduled from last year. Many people have
been asking about it.

Lois Davis will be hostess.


LEVIATHAN: THE HISTORY OF WHALING IN AMERICA

Tuesday, December 4
Raytheon Room
Wayland Public Library   7:30 p.m.

In Leviathan, historian Eric Jay Dolin chronicles the epic battle
between man and the sea-and, in this case, between man and beast- an
often violent struggle that animates the imagination
and stirs our emotions. Dolin studied environmental policy and biology
at Brown, Yale, and M.I.T. where he received his Ph.D. This program is
co-sponsored with the Wayland Public Library.

Minnette Harrington will serve as hostess.


HOLIDAY OPEN HOUSE

Sunday, December 9
Grout-Heard House    2:00-5:00 p.m.

Come celebrate the holiday season at our annual Open House. Once
again, the Wayland and Woodridge Garden Clubs will
transform each of our Grout-Heard House rooms with decorations
appropriate to the period. The Girl Scout troops in Town will
contribute hand-made ornaments to dazzle our alcove.
Live music, the Madrigal Singers and home-baked goodies are among the
treats promised by Co-chairs Aida Gennis and Mary Alice Hoes. The
Wayland Library and Depot also plan events for that afternoon. Bring
family and friends and enjoy a ‘warm’ winter afternoon in Wayland Center.


EXHIBIT ON SLAVERY IN COLONIAL WAYLAND

January & February, 2008
Wayland Town Building

In celebration of Martin Luther King Day and Black History Month,
Curator Lois Davis and Jane Sciacca have put together this exhibit
made possible by a grant from the Wayland Cultural Council. A kick-off
gallery talk by Jane Sciacca who has researched this often-neglected
chapter of local history will be held January 17 at 7pm in the Town
Building exhibit space.


FATAL FORECAST:
AN INCREDIBLE TALE OF DISASTER AND SURVIVAL AT SEA

Thursday, January 24, 2008
Raytheon Room, Wayland Public Library    7:30 p.m.

Author Michael Tougias will chronicle how in November, 1980, two
fishing vessels, the Fair Wind and the Sea Fever, set out from Cape
Cod to catch offshore lobsters at Georges Bank. This story is of
particular interest to Wayland citizens as the main character, Ernie
Hazard, grew up here in town. One monstrous 90- to 100-foot wave soon
capsized the Fair Wind, trapping the crew inside. Waylander Ernie
Hazard was tossed overboard and managed to crawl inside a tiny
inflatable life raft, only to be repeatedly thrown into the ocean. He
fought to endure over fifty hours adrift in the storm tossed seas.

This program is co-sponsored with the Wayland Public LIbrary.

Mary Alice Hoes will be hostess.


THE NAKED QUAKER : TRUE CRIMES AND CONTROVERSIES FROM THE
COURTS OF COLONIAL NEW ENGLAND

Sunday, March 9, 2008
Raytheon Room, Wayland Public Library    2:30 p.m.

What do Naked Quakers have to do with Wayland???? Award-
winning author and attorney Diane Rapaport will enlighten us with a
spirited talk on her new book by that name. As strange as it may seem,
this book does have a Wayland connection as it features
colonial Sudbury and the controversy over siting the church at the
location of today’s First Parish Church in Wayland. Could we possibly
have had naked Quakers here as well? Perish the thought!

Pauline DiCesare will host.


MUSICIANS OF THE OLD POST ROAD PRESENT:

TRANSATLANTIC CROSSINGS


Friday, April 11, 2008
First Parish Church
Wayland Center   8:00 p.m.

The concert will feature fascinating Classical-era chamber works
by some of the first composers in the American colonies and
states, including John Antes, J.F. Peter, J. Gehot, and J.C. Moller.
Also, fine music by Haydn and other European composers known
to have received performances in colonial America. The Musicians
of the Old Post Road is an award-winning chamber music
ensemble specializing in the period instrument performance of music
from the Baroque, Classical, and Early Romantic periods.

Refreshments hosted by Dick Hoyt and Lynn Poisson.


ANNUAL MEETING

THE SEARS FAMILY ALBUM


Tuesday, May 13, 2008
Grout-Heard House    7:30 p.m.

After annual meeting reports and elections, members will have a
rare glimpse inside the photo album of a well-known Wayland
family. The exhibit will feature family photos, pictures of a WWI
encampment on Pelham Island and some never-before-seen
landscapes-all by Wayland’s famous photographer, Alfred Wayland
Cutting, who was a relative. Introducing us to the exhibits will be
two of Rev. Edmund Hamilton Sears’ great, great, great
grandchildren, Leslie Karpp and Edmund Hamilton Sears V.

Dawn Davies will be hostess.