Oysterponds Historical Society: Summer of Fun @ OHS: Heritage Day, 7.6th / Multi-Media @ Red Barn ….

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Upcoming: A Summer of Fun at OHS!

——————————

Be sure to visit the new Village House Exhibitions!

Orient’s Naturalist: Roy Latham’s Life & Journals
Please Be Seated! Small Chairs in the OHS Collection
Recent Acquisitions
In the Family Eye: Landscapes by Freddie & Skip Wachsberger
Byron McClintock: The East End Suite

Not to be missed is one of the highlights of OHS’s campus—the 19th century Red Barn, now home to a permanent multi-media exhibition that tells the fascinating story of the East End’s farming and fishing legacy.

—————————-

Click here for more info.

———————————————————–

**********************************

16th Annual Heritage Day

——————

Sun. July 6th @ 12 noon

———————————

Augustus Griffin began a tradition of the reading of the Declaration of Independence every July 4th. Many years later, that simple ceremony has grown into Heritage Day—an annual opportunity to celebrate the innumerable generations who came before us—starting with those who first settled the East End over 17,000 years ago all the way to present-day Oysterponders.

Click here for more info.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

————

Family Night on the Schoolhouse Lawn:

The Incredible Magic of Amore

Free!

Wed. July 16th @ 6pm

Mind-boggling. Mesmerizing. Confounding. For the fifth year in a row, OHS presents the incredible magic of Amore! Join us on the OHS Schoolhouse lawn for an evening filled with fun for children of all ages.

————

Schoolhouse Talk:

“Roy Latham’s Unpublished Journals”

Free!

Sat. July 19th @ 11am

For those of you who missed it, John Holzapfel reprises the talk he gave to a standing-room-only audience back on May 24th. A fascinating overview of the legendary naturalist’s writings, including his journal, field notes, correspondence, and more.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

****************************************

OHS Summer Benefit – Save the date!

Sat. Aug. 2nd @ 5pm – Poquatuck Park, Orient

The Summer Benefit serves as OHS’s most important annual fundraising event. Proceeds support our core activities, including presenting compelling exhibitions and lectures; caring for our collections and ensuring greater public access; and maintaining our seven historical buildings and beautiful grounds.

Click here for more info and to order tickets.