Lunenburg Historical Society

06/05/2026

06/04/2026

The family of the late Paul Porter recently donated a collection of photographs to the Lunenburg Historical Society. Paul was a former President of the society. More to come.

05/29/2026

We're excited to announce that our next program will be on June 8, 2026, at 3 pm at the Lunenburg Adult Activity Center. It will feature Lunenburg High School's own AP History teacher Hailee Attorri, portraying Deborah Sampson, who served in the American Revolution disguised as a man. Please join us for this entertaining and informative presentation.

05/25/2026

Happy Memorial Day from your friends at the Lunenburg Historical Society. Here are some pictures from Memorial Day events in 1940.

05/24/2026

In the 1830's, there was a chairmaker in Lunenburg who lived and worked at the site numbered 213 on the map of Lunenburg surveyed by Cyrus Kilburn in 1833. This was at the intersection of West St. and Pratt St.
John Darby Pratt was born in Harvard, MA, and apprenticed with a chairmaker in Sterling, MA, before moving to Lunenburg.
There, he manufactured several variations of the Windsor-style chair, like the one pictured here. The seat of the chair has been shaped from a single piece of pine. His chairs often had
hand-painted designs incorporated into his work.

05/21/2026

Thanks to all who came out and supported the Lunenburg Historical Society
at the car show tonight. One person was behaving quite badly, so she needed to be punished. Luckily the Lunenburg Alumni Association bailed her out!

05/17/2026

We're going to begin a new series of weekly posts focusing on our extensive collection of artifacts from Lunenburg.

This week features a vintage doll buggy from 1870. Helen Brown and her sisters were given this carriage by a cousin of their mother.

This doll buggy was manufactured by Joel Ellis, founder of Vermont Novelty Works, near Springfield, VT. The Brown family lived at "Laurel Bank", off Pleasant St.

05/17/2026

Looking forward to seeing all of our friends at Cruise Night, May 20th, 4 to 8 pm! We'll be there with some new attractions. Our restored antique game from Whalom Park will be there for you to try your luck on. We'll also have our town pillory to put your favorite villain in! Donations will be gratefully accepted to partake in the festivities.
We'll also have copies of Whalom Park, our newest publication available for purchase. We accept Venmo. Hope to see you there.

03/11/2026

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YpU62iQn_fE

If you weren't able to attend yesterday's presentation of "Meet John Adams", it has been uploaded to Lunenburg's YouTube page.
It was very entertaining, and we had a huge turnout! It is also available on our website, www.lunenburghistory.org, along with a library of past programs.

Lunenburg Adult Activity Center