Speakers' Series
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SouthCoast Women’s Lives, Labors, Loves with Naomi Slipp
Marion Music Hall 164 Front St, Marion, MA, United StatesNaomi Slipp, Douglas and Cynthia Crocker Endowed Chair for the Chief Curator & Director of Museum Learning at the New Bedford Whaling Museum, comes to Marion to give us a special look at one of the Museum's current exhibits: Lighting the Way: SouthCoast Women's Lives, Labors, Loves.
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The Story of Sarah Kidd – Daphne Palmer Geanacopoulos
Marion Music Hall 164 Front St, Marion, MA, United StatesIn her book, The Pirate’s Wife, Dr. Geanacopoulos takes a fresh and feminist perspective on a historical period that’s often written around men. Utilizing a trove of original documents, Dr. Geanacopoulos reconstructs Sarah’s life (1670-1744) in New York.
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A Photo Journey of H.H. Richardson’s New England Architecture
Bryan McSweeney's photography highlights the architectural heritage of H. H. Richardson in New England. This presentation at the Marion Music Hall is sponsored by the Marion Historical Commission and the Sippican Historical Society.
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The Drawings of H. H. Richardson
Marion Music Hall 164 Front St, Marion, MA, United StatesThe drawings of Henry Hobson Richardson (1838-1836) presented by Jay Wickersham, Chris Milford and Hope Mayo offer a unique opportunity to discover the architect whose Shingle Style Cottage influenced late 19th century homes in Marion. This free event is sponsored by the Sippican Historical Society at the Marion Music Hall on June 11, 2025.
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H.H. Richardson’s House for Reverend Browne, Rediscovered
Marion Music Hall 164 Front St, Marion, MA, United StatesMark Wright presents H.H.Richardson’s House for Reverend Browne, Rediscovered on June 17, 2025 at the Marion Music Hall. Cosponsored by the Marion Historical Commission and the Sippican Historical Society
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Tenacious Women: Profiles in preservation in New England
Marion Music Hall 164 Front St, Marion, MA, United StatesElizabeth Paliga brings us these stories of women's participation in preservation through the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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Lauren Wolk – Writing without a Map
Marion Music Hall 164 Front St, Marion, MA, United StatesLauren Wolk returns to Marion for the November 2025 Speaker Series at the Music Hall. RSVP to this free event (donations always welcome) [email protected]
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