Monday, October 1, 2012
The Barrington Preservation Society sees this option as the most feasible of several for protecting Nockum Hill from development; it's hosting a tour of the area on Wednesday, Oct. 3.
The Barrington Preservation Society wants to protect the historic Nockum Hill area of Barrington from too much development by making it a National Historic Landmark Site. To launch this venture, the preservation society proposes that a “stakeholders workshop” be held with the Town of Barrington “within 60 days to discuss permanent recognition, preservation and protection of Nockum Hill,” according to the preservation society. The preservation society also is holding a tour of Nockum Hill on Wednesday, Oct. 3, at 4 pm to pinpoint the historic area. It will start at the “John Myles monument where George Street takes a sharp left,” said Burton Edwards, a historian with the preservation society. Charlotte Sornberger, a preservation society …
Friday, September 21, 2012
The Town Museum operated by the Barrington Preservation Society has put most of its collection online for your viewing pleasure just about anywhere with an electronic device.
View most of the historic collection of the Town Museum operated by the Barrington Preservation Society just about anywhere with your iPad or Kindle or cell phone. Most of the society's 2,000-piece collection is now on the BPS website, said Carole Villucci, museum curator. The museum uses the PastPerfect collection-management system to handle its collection online. "Just go to the website home page and click on the graphic of the lighthouse on the right," said Villucci. Within seconds, you'll see random images and a menu bar that allows you to search for whatever you want, she said. The museum's collection of objects, photos and books was put online by Linda Blade, a consultant working for the museum over the past two years. Her work isn't…
Friday, September 14, 2012
The Barrington Preservation Society hosts 'Destination Drownville' on Saturday, Sept. 15; hundreds expected to tour one of the town's most historic neighborhoods.
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Friday, September 14, 2012
A year of planning by the Barrington Preservation Society ends Saturday morning. It leads to a tour of one of Barrington’s most historic neighborhoods. “Destination Drownville” is a major fundraiser for the organization. Eight homes and two churches are part of the tour in the Alfred Drown neighborhood in West Barrington. It will run from 10 am to 4 pm. "It's been in the planning stage for about a year," said Carole Villucci, who operates the Town Museum for the Preservation Society and is a member of the planning committee. "We only do it about 4 or 5 years. It takes so much planning." Hundreds of people are expected to take the tour, said Villucci. A similar tour about 5 years ago drew 300 to 400 people. Drownville is listed on the …
An organizational meeting of volunteers who want to join an environmental 'Trails Team' is being held next Wednesday, Sept. 19, in the Barrington Town Hall.
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Friday, September 14, 2012
Volunteer if you can help to improve the parks in Barrington. An organizational meeting of volunteers who want to serve on a "Townwide Trails Team" will be held next Wednesday evening, Sept. 19. The meeting runs from 7 to 9 pm in the Council Chamber in Town Hall. Recent projects and hikes at Veterans Memorial Park have been the work of a partnership with the Barrington Land Conservation Trust, Town of Barrington, Barrington Conservation Commission, Barrington Preservation Society, Bayside YMCA, Boy Scouts, Friends of Legion Way, and the National Park Service's River and Trails Program, said Helen Hersh Tjader of the Barrington Land Conservaton Trust. Now, as the second year of the National Park Service grant wraps up, said Beth Rondeau of …
Wednesday, August 29, 2012
Illustrated talk on summering in Barrington starts at 7 pm in the library; impersonator Mark Fisher to perform at Atria Bay Spring Village.
Relive summers of the past in Barrington in the air-conditioned library auditorium at 7 pm. Jean MacIntyre of Barrington, a historian, educator, author, and past president of the Barrington Preservation Society, will present an illustrated talk on "Summering in Barrington: The Way We Were." Michael Jackson impersonator Mark Fisher returns to Atria Bay Spring Village at 7 pm for an outside show, weather permitting. Bring a lawn chair to the facility at 147 Bay Spring Ave. A weekly farmers’ market operates at Haines Memorial State Park in Barrington from 2 to 6 pm every Wednesday in the summer. The Town Museum operated by the Barrington Preservation Society is open from 11 am to 3 pm for viewing of its current exhibit: “200 Years of …
Tuesday, August 28, 2012
Jean MacIntyre, Barrington historian and educator, presents an illustrated talk in the library on Wednesday, Aug. 29: 'Summering in Barrington: The Way We Were'.
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Tuesday, August 28, 2012
Barrington’s past as a summer community will be brought back to life Wednesday evening, Aug. 29, in the library auditorium. The Barrington Preservation Society presents "Summering in Barrington: The Way We Were" – an illustrated talk by Jean MacIntyre, a lifelong resident of Barrington, historian, educator, author, and past president of the Barrington Preservation Society. It starts at 7 pm. MacIntyre will discuss Barrington’s past as a summer community. She will illustrate her talk with approximately 150 pictures while sharing historical facts and anecdotes, said Carole Villucci, museum director. The presentation will augment the exhibition, “200 Years of Barrington Summers” currently on view at the Town Museum operated by the …
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Sunday, August 12, 2012
The Barrington Preservation Society is hosting a tour of homes and churches in the Afred Drown neighborhood in West Barrington on Sept. 15.
Are you planning to take a tour of Drownville, one of Barrington’s most historic neighborhoods, on Sept. 15? The Barrington Preservation Society is hosting the tour of nine homes and two churches in an event titled “Destination Drownville” in West Barrington's Alfred Drown neighborhood. It runs from 10 am to 4 pm. Click here to go to the society’s website for a ticket order form. Tickets are $25 before Sept. 12 and $30 after that date. You can also print out the PDF above and mail it to the preservation society. Drownville was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005, according to Lynn Kelly of the preservation society. “With marsh and water views, the cohesive neighborhood still retains the charm of the mid 1850s, when …
Thursday, August 2, 2012
Barrington finally receives the sign that will let passers-by know it is a Preserve America community; where should it be placed?
Barrington was named a Preserve America Community in July, 2011, by First Lady Michelle Obama. A sign that lets everyone know of the town's designation has finally arrived. It will soon be erected somewhere in Barrington. If you want to suggest a location for the 3x4-foot sign, in fact, use the comment box at the end of this story. Patch will forward your suggestion to Kent Phillips, president of the Barrington Preservation Society. Or contact Phillips yourself at kentphillips@cox.net. The society applied for the designation on behalf of the town. "We finally got the sign last week," said Phillips. "Funding for it got hung up in Washington." Barrington received the designation because the preservation society is preserving special places …
Thursday, July 19, 2012
The Town Museum operated by the Barrington Preservation Society offers some fun activities for children 5-12 on Saturday afternoon.
The Town Museum hosts a “Summer Fun Family Day” on Saturday, July 21, for children ages 5-12. Children and their families “can take part in a history detective game, create a nautical collage, draw your favorite sea creature, or make a fish puppet,” said Carole Villucci, museum director. The family day will start at 1 pm. “All activities are inspired by the museum’s current exhibition, ‘200 Years of Barrington Summers’,” she said. There will be prizes and surprises, Villucci said. Everything is free. All materials will be provided. The Town Museum is operated by the Barrington Preservation Society. It is located on the lower level of the Barrington library.
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Tuesday, July 10, 2012
Barrington Preservation Society plans 'Destination Drownville' tour of one of the town's most historic neighborhoods in September.
Take a tour of nine homes and two churches in one of Barrington’s most historic neighborhoods in September. The Barrington Preservation Society will present a tour titled “Destination Drownville” in the Alfred Drown neighborhood in West Barrington on Saturday, Sept. 15. The tour will run from 10 am to 4 pm. Drownville was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005, according to Lynn Kelly of the preservation society. “With marsh and water views, the cohesive neighborhood still retains the charm of the mid 1850s, when Alfred Drown divided his farm to capitalize on a new Drownville Railroad Station that turned the area into a popular summer destination,” Kelly said. Included in the tour are homes that sprang up in the …
Gary Morse
12:43 pm on Monday, October 1, 2012
Thank you Preservation Society for promoting this initiative. When this development was being debated before the Planning Board several months back, I asked if they had done a cost / benefit analysis to see whether it would be less expensive to purchase the land, or have it developed it under the current high density, low cost affordable ordinances (translation - minimal property tax revenue to … more ›