About The Lincoln Historical Society
The Lincoln Historical Society was founded in 1961
with the mission to preserve the town’s rich history. In recent years education
has become an additional focus for the Society. Much of the Society’s efforts
are aimed at the development and presentation of educational programs for the
public each year. The programs cover a range of historical topics, and often
emphasize how the town has evolved from a rural, agricultural town to the unique
community it is today In addition,
the Society creates engaging exhibits on local history displayed at the Lincoln
Library. The Society has also sought to convey local historical knowledge
through the installation of commemorative plaques at various historically
significant sites throughout the town.
Preservation continues to be a major focus of the
Society. Many items of historical import that have been bequeathed by
townspeople are displayed and stored in the Lincoln Historical Society Room at
the Pierce House, as well as in the vault in the Public Library. Other
preservation efforts have included professional restoration of significant
publicly owned artifacts. The Society’s most important recent preservation
effort has been to financially support the Lincoln Library in the project to
professionally archive invaluable historical items in the library vault.
Over the decades the Society has expanded its
mission to include the vigorous development of a collection of historical
publications including: The Chamber-Russell-Codman House, A Rich
Harvest, Inheritance, Lincoln Libraries, Heroes of the
Battle Road, Voiceprints, and The Smiths of Sandy Pond Road.
To commemorate the Town’s 250th anniversary in 2004, the Society has
published an extensive photographic history of Lincoln, entitled
Images, published by Arcadia Press.
The Society has also embarked on the production of audiovisual publications to
document town history. In addition to lending financial support to local
filmmakers, the Society produced its own video, “Townies – The Living History
Project,” capturing for future generations the vivid memories of 26 lifelong
town residents born before 1940.
Finally, the Society is a regular participant in
several traditional Town celebrations: The New Year’s Day Open House at the
Pierce House; hosting the annual ceremonies commemorating the events of April 19
with the Lincoln Minutemen; the production of festive floats in the yearly 4th
of July parade.
The many projects and events sponsored by the
Lincoln Historical Society are funded by the sales of the Society’s publications
and by generous contributions from its members.
Membership
Individual
Family
Sponsor
Benefactor |
$25
$50
$100
$250 |