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Workshops for 2024

We are excited to announce two workshops for the holiday season. The first one is on November 2nd and we’ll make a Woodland themed Holiday table centerpiece.

The second is on November 23rd and it is our annual Wreath decorating workshop.

Go to our events page for more information and links on how to register.

Tours at Twighlight

Date/Time: Thursday, August 15th, 5-8pm

Location: The eight Cultural Treasures: The Haverhill Firefighting Museum, Buttonwoods Museum, Tattersall Farm, John Greenleaf Whittier Birthplace, Winnekenni Castle, Duston-Dustin Garrison House, the Museum of Printing, and the Rocks Village Hand Tub House.

Tickets: Tickets this year will again be $25/adult and free for kids 17 and under. The profits from ticket support the Cultural Treasures.

Here is the link for ticket sales: https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/6344754

2024 Trails and Sails

2024 Trails and Sails Open House:

Sunday, 9/15/2024 12:00-4:00

Sunday, 9/22/2024 12:00-4:00

Sunday, 9/29/2024 12:00-4:00

Enjoy a picnic lunch overlooking the Merrimack River, then wander through the historic Hand Tub House and the Toll House Museum at your own pace. Try to imagine what life was like here two hundred years ago. The Hand Tub House has been a central figure of the Rocks Village district since it was constructed in 1829. It was an early firehouse, and originally housed a manually operated firefighting pump. This public building has been used throughout its existence as a firehouse, community center, meeting space, and as part of a museum.

Virtual Lecture Series

Rocks Village and John Greenleaf Whittier Birthplace

Lydia Harris and Susan Bailey of the Rocks Village Memorial Association
discuss “A History of the Rocks Village Neighborhood in Haverhill”
during the March edition of Whittier Birthplace’s Virtual Lecture
Series.

Harris and Bailey talk about connecting Whittier to Rocks Village
through the poem, “The Countess.” Topics include Dr. Weld; the countess
herself; the De Poyens; Blacksmiths; witches; toll keepers, the ferry,
the bridge, taverns, churches and the Merrimack River. Some myths will
be also highlighted and claims disputed.

The lecture takes place Thursday, March 28, from 7-8 p.m., online. There
is a suggested donation of $10 per household. There’s more at
whittierbirthplace.org/events.

Register here: 
https://www.whittierbirthplace.org/events/k3ka98ffzclywcepx5lyedkwnwjs2h