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By Carla CharterThe Harvard Forest in Petersham provides a place for environmental research, while its Fisher Museum tells the history of our woodlands past.During World War II, Shaler Hall, the Harvard Forest administration building, provided a...

By Carla CharterLaura Barletta and her husband Vincent’s connection to New Salem began with Vincent’s grandmother Helen Truman, who attended school at New Salem Academy. After the school closed in 1969, the building, which originally housed the home...

By Carla CharterAt Harvard Forest in Petersham, visitors can learn about the forest and its history through dioramas dating back to the 1930s. The dioramas and the museum that was built for them was the idea of Richard T. Fisher, who was named...

By Carla CharterWhile work continues at the new Wendell Historical Society in Wendell Depot, those interested in the history of Wendell and the surrounding towns can view items from the society’s archives in its new digital museum.“We are giving the...