Spring Hours
Thursdays 12:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Saturdays 10:00 am – 1:00 pm
Other days/times by appointment
Upcoming Events
Trading the corporate ladder for a stepladder, Lee McColgan commits to preserving the ramshackle Loring House, built in 1702, using period materials and methods and on a holiday deadline. But his enchantment withers as he discovers the massive repairs it needs. He tells this story in “A House Restored,” and as part of the Sippican Speaker Series.
Lee worked on Boston’s Old North Church, Louisa May Alcott’s Orchard House, and other buildings. His work has appeared in Architectural Digest, Boston Globe, and Wall Street Journal. He lives with his wife in the Loring House in Pembroke, Massachusetts. He can be found on Instagram at HelveHistoricTrades.
She Devils at the Door tells the true story of two formidable sisters, Lucy and Eliza Kennedy, who came of age in Gilded Age Pittsburgh, and became leaders of the suffrage movement. After women won the vote in 1920, they spent 40 years fighting corruption in local government.
An enthusiastic storyteller, Eliza has given lectures and tours for organizations such as the Smithsonian, the National Trust for Historic Preservation, the Frick Art & Historical Center, the Chicago Architecture Foundation, Carnegie Mellon University, and The Colonial Dames.
Discover the mental benefits of doodling in the Memorial Garden. Cara shares the research behind mindful drawing and its mental health benefits. From there, she leads doodling exercises and gives us the chance to try different activities and notice how it impacts our feelings.
Bring a clipboard and pencil, if you have one you like. If not, we’ll have them ready for you. Registration for this event will open in May.
Sippican Historical Society Museum Blog
More 20th Century Marion Women
Marion Girls Friendly Circle
Adieu Andrew Santos
The Sippican Historical Society was founded in 1963 for the purpose of fostering interest in the history of Marion, encouraging historical research and writing, and establishing a museum to preserve and display artifacts, documents, and artwork pertaining to the town. The museum and society are housed in the historic Walton Nye Ellis house at the corner of Main and Front Streets in Marion.
