Meetings

Thursday November 17, 2011   7:30PM

Envisioning Nashoba village After King Philip's War
Presented by Anne Ipsen

Who was Chief Tahattawan anyway?  how did Philip Metcomb's rebellion shatter the vision of a peaceful village by Nagog Pond?  What happened to the Nashoba Indians after King Philip's War and their exile to Deer Island?  Author Anne Ipsen will briefly introduce the history of Nashoba Village and then share the story of a fictional Indian family from her latest historical novel,  "At the Concord of the Rivers".  This book and Anne's other books will be for sale at the program.

Thursday May 29, 2011  7:30PM
Congregational Church

Roads of Littleton- presented by Carolyn Mueller

Come take a ride with us as we examine the evolution
of Littleton roadways.  From the highways to the avenues, this 
illustrated presentation will trace the beginnings of the roads,
their names, the controversies, and other interesting
anecdotes leading up to the present 62+ miles of town
roads we travel today.

Thursday March 17, 2011  7:30PM
Congregational Church

         Return to Scollay Square
        Slide show presentation by David Kruh

Thursday September 16, 2010  7:30PM
Congregational Church

         Barry M. Curcio, B.A.J.D.
         Indians of the Northeast

This well-researched two-part presentation will cover the culture-dynamics of various New England area tribes, their interaction with Europeans, conflicts and ultimate outcomes.  Also covered will be how stereotypes start and are perpetuated, the Bureau of Indian Affairs and recent Federal Court cases affective Native Americans.

Part two will be held in October.

Thursday May 20, 2010   7:30PM
Congregational Church

         Carolyn Mueller
         Business & Industry in Littleton

         We may think of historical Littleton as an agricultural community but it was also a place where businesses of all kinds sprang up and thrived.  In this illustrated presentation, we will look at a variety of business that have existed over the years-some you may know well and others that aren't quite so familiar.  From saw mills to pickles to bowling pin setters, we'll take a tour through industrial Littleton.

Thursday March 18,  2010
Littleton Congregational Church

         Matt McGrath
         Leathernecks: U.S.S. Constitution's Marines

         Do you know why the U.S. Marines are called Leathernecks?  What exactly is grog?  Historian and re-enactor Matt McGrath answered these questions and discussed the United States Marines aboard USS Constitution and their lessor known, but far flung service during the "forgotten" War of 1812.

Thursday November 19, 2009
Littleton Congregational Church

Daniel Boudillion of Littleton:
1720 Littleton: The Dudley Witchcraft Affair
 
The Town of Littleton was barely 6 years old when it was rocked in 1720 by accusations of Witchcraft. The young daughter of Joseph Blanchard, followed by her two younger sisters, exhibited outrageous afflictions and behaviors that they attributed to the machinations of a witch. Ultimately they accused Mrs. Abigail Dudley, the wife of Littleton's first Town Clerk and Selectman, Samuel Dudley, as their diabolical tormentor.
 
In the almost 300 years that have since passed, fact has faded into fiction, and many peculiar tales have been woven around the so-called "White Witch of Littleton"-- many as outrageous as the contortions of her accusers. And yet, in the words of the youthful Puritan minister, Rev. Ebenezer Turell in 1728 regarding the affair, "Many things that have been dubbed witchcraft, and called the works of the devil, [are] nothing more than the contrivance of the children of men."
 
Told correctly for the first time since it happened, this is the story of the last recorded accusation of Witchcraft in Massachusetts.