Upcoming Events

Thursday, May 8, 2008: Annual Meeting at 6:00 PM (Members Only)

Museum members are invited to attend our 112th Annual Meeting.  The meeting will be called to order in honor of Diane Shephard, former Librarian and Archivist of the Lynn Museum & Historical Society for nearly 20 years.

Thursday, May 8, 2008: "Old Faces, New Places" at 7:00 PM (Free Public Program)

The community is invited to view this film, which represents the latest project by the Peabody Essex Museum's Museum Actions Corps (MAC) program.  MAC provides opportunities for a culturally diverse group of students, ages 16 to 21, to learn about museums firsthand and to gain valuable professional work experience.  The team responsible for creating Old Places/New Faces includes Sokleang Keo (senior, Lynn Classical High School), Janelle Louis (junior, Beverly High School), Melissa Miranda (sophomore, Salem State College), Geraldy Olea (junior, Salem High School) and Martin Ozoria-Polanco (junior, Salem High School).  This year, the program has created an oral history of immigrant communities on Massachusetts' North Shore.  The current project focuses on a variety of North Shore immigrants from the 19th century to the present, and on perceptions and misconceptions about the nature and contributions of such groups. 

The film was produced by the Peabody Essex Museum (PEM).  Film editor is Mark Wood, a valued MAC intern in the Audio-Visual and New Media departments.

This project was made possible in part by a grant from the Ludcke Foundation.  The MAC program is funded by Education through Cultural and Historical Organizations (ECHO), administered by the United States Department of Education, Office of Innovation and Improvement.

Thursday, May 15, 2008: Opening of "Preservation Then and Now" at 5:30 PM

Historic New England and The Lynn Museum & Historical Society present an exhibition that tells the story of the preservation movement in New England, on view at the Lynn Museum from May 15 to August 30.

Independence Hall and Mount Vernon are architectural symbols of our nation’s history; threats to these and other historic buildings were the catalyst for the preservation movement. In Boston, the battle to prevent the demolition of the John Hancock House in 1863, though unsuccessful, spurred the local preservation movement. “It became a sort of battle cry for many subsequent preservation efforts -- people always say, 'Remember the Hancock House,'" said Historic New England Senior Curator Richard Nylander, co-curator of the exhibition. The Preservation Movement Then and Now highlights other areas in New England preservation as well. There is a section on one of the first preservationists, William Sumner Appleton, founder of the Society for the Preservation of New England Antiquities (now Historic New England) describing how Appleton realized that many early building throughout New England were disappearing and was concerned that little would remain. The exhibition also explores how the movement changed from saving historic sites to downtown revitalization, environmental conservation, land and shoreline preservation, and saving not a single building, but whole neighborhoods.

Thursday, May 15, 2008: Third Thursdays in Central Square

After enjoying delicious hot pizza during Central Square's "Great Pizza Bake-Off," be sure to visit the Museum for "Favorite Restaurants and Diners in Lynn," a mini-exhibit highlighting, well, favorite restaurants and diners in Lynn!  Come see if we have a photograph, menu, or other memorabilia from YOUR favorite eatery on display.

Wednesday, May 21, 2008: Lynn Revitalization Awards: Click HERE for more details!