Hingham Anchor

The Gospel of the Gospels, with Dr. Regina Boisclair. A 4-part Bible study
2024-01-10

Bible Study, "Jeremiah," with Dr. Regina Boisclair.
2025-01-08 08:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York) | Glastonbury Abbey
Wednesdays, January 8-29 (in person): Bible Study, “Jeremiah,” with Dr. Regina Boisclair. Suggested donation $50 for the 4 sessions. Registration is required.*

A New Year Guided Retreat, "Loving Our Becoming"
2025-01-20 | Glastonbury Abbey
A New Year Guided Retreat, “Loving Our Becoming” Facilitated by: Patricia Laliberte, Oblate OSB and Denise Patts, Oblate OSB. Through creative methods, prayer and meditation we will explore the questions Where have I been? Where am I Going? Spend this time with scissors, paste and paper as you create a Life Map. Let the prayer time at Glastonbury help you unfold a view for your future. In person only. Suggested donation $450 includes 4-nights’ accommodation and meals. Please register by Jan 15th.*

"From Languishing to Flourishing.." with John Sheff
2025-01-21 08:00 - 17:00 | Glastonbury Abbey
January 21, 28 & February 11: “From Languishing to Flourishing..” with John Sheff. Do you wake up ready to start your day or would you rather go back to sleep? Do you have a sense of purpose, or do you find much of your day to feel meaningless? Based on your answers, you already may have an idea of where you might be on the languishing-flourishing continuum. Presented in person and online (registration required).*

Revisiting the American Revolution: Hingham’s Revolutionary Canteens
2025-01-26 15:00 - 16:00 | Hingham Heritage Museum
Lecture: Hingham’s Revolutionary Canteens
$30.00

1/26/2025 @ 3PM
Speakers will be live at the Hingham Heritage Museum and all programs will be offered via zoom webinar as well
Joel Bohy
Joel Bohy is the director of Historic Arms & Militaria at Bruneau and Co. Auctioneers and a frequent appraiser of Arms & Militaria on the PBS series Antiques Roadshow, an active member of the American Society of Arms Collectors, the Company of Military Historians, The Colonial Society of Massachusetts, an instructor for Advanced Metal Detecting for the Archeologist, and an advisory board member of American Veterans Archaeological Recovery. Growing up in Concord, Massachusetts helped lead to his passion for historic arms & militaria, conflict archaeology, historic arms, and his research into Hingham’s historic Revolutionary War canteens.

LWV Hingham Public Issues Forum with Board of Assessors
2025-01-29 19:00 | Hingham Public Library, Whiton Room
The LWV Hingham invites the public to join our members to learn from our elected officials who manage the value of property in town to determine real estate taxes. Board of Assessors Chair Joshua Ross will share what they do, what they have accomplished the past few years and their goals/objectives for the next few years.
7:00 pm at the Hingham Public Library, Whiton Room.

Celebrate Lincoln Day 2025
2025-02-08 10:00 - 12:00 | Hingham Memorial Bell Tower, 90 Main Street, Hingham, MA, 02043, United States
Hingham Historical Society kicks off the 250th Anniversary of the American Revolution with Lincoln Day 2025 – a community celebration of civic engagement. Lincoln Day celebrates civic engagement and reflects on the lives and legacies of General Benjamin Lincoln (1733-1810) and President Abraham Lincoln (1809 – 1865). Born more than 70 years and 1,000 miles apart yet with shared Hingham roots, General Lincoln and President Lincoln served their country in revolutionary ways. They took up leadership roles in times of extreme political and social polarization when questions about the meaning of freedom, independence, and liberty divided households, communities, and the nation itself. As the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution dawns, Lincoln Day asks us to consider how we can be inspired by the past to serve our communities’ futures.
Lincoln Day activities will begin at 10:00 AM with a muster of the Hingham Militia Company at the Hingham Memorial Bell Tower (90 Main Street) and wreath-laying ceremonies in Hingham Cemetery at the gravesites of General Benjamin Lincoln and Massachusetts’ Civil War governor, John Albion Andrew. The speaking program will begin at 11:00 AM at Old Ship Church (90 Main Street) featuring a keynote address from Jonathan Lane, Executive Director of Revolution 250, as well as remarks by state and local representatives and the presentation of winning essays from the Hingham Middle School Lincoln Day Essay Contest. The Military Order of the Loyal Legion, the 22nd Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Company, Hingham’s Scout Troop 1, and other civic organizations will also participate. All Lincoln Day events are free and open to the public.
As part of the Lincoln Day observation, the Hingham Historical Society’s Benjamin Lincoln House will be open for FREE guided tours from 1:00 – 4:00 PM. Reservations are not required. For more information about the Benjamin Lincoln House, please visit https://hinghamhistorical.org.

Family Field Trip: Investigate the Old Ordinary
2025-02-22 | Old Ordinary House Museum
Have you ever wondered what it was like to live in Hingham during the American Revolution? Take on the roles of real people Hinghamites and explore the Old Ordinary House Museum through their eyes to experience daily life for families on the wartime homefront. This fun and family-oriented experience is perfect for family members of all ages! $20 for members and $25 for non-members with groups of up to 4 people. Tours are available at 1 pm, 2 pm, and 3 pm.

How to Radicalize a Moderate: John Hancock and the Outbreak of the Revolutionary War
2025-03-09
Brooke Barbier is a public historian with a PhD in American History from Boston College. She is the author of King Hancock: The Radical Influence of a Moderate Founding Father (Harvard University Press) and Boston in the American Revolution: A Town Versus an Empire. Because she believes beer makes history even better, she founded Ye Olde Tavern Tours in 2013, a popular guided outing along Boston’s renowned Freedom Trail. $30 per person.

Hingham Farmers Market
2025-03-15 10:00 - 13:00 | Wompatuck State Park, 204 Union Street, Hingham, MA
Hingham Farmers Market held at Wompatuck State Park Visitor Center 204 Union Street, host 25 vendors each Saturday until March 29 10-1. Look for the summer season to start May 3 every Saturday 9-1.

Casino Night
2025-03-22 20:00 | 112 Main Street, Hingham MA
Join us for an evening of gaming, delicious food, drinks, and great company.
Try your luck at poker, Texas hold’em, role the dice at the craps table, or spin the wheel at the roulette table.
Amazing prizes, raffles, and silent and live auctions.
Come join the fun and help support Congregation Sha’aray Shalom’s educational programming

Library Links Golf Fundraiser
2025-04-04 18:00 - 21:00 | Hingham Public Library
Love the Hingham Library? There are just a few more tickets available for Library Links, a mini-golf fundraiser! Join us on Friday, April 4 from 6-9 pm for mini-golf in the library featuring libations, local band Thirsty Boots, and elegant catered hors d’oeuvres.
Get your tickets here: https://buff.ly/wRLGULW

The Declaration of Independence: A Guide for Our Times
2025-04-06 | Hingham Historical Society
Danielle Allen is James Bryant Conant University Professor at Harvard University and Director of the Allen Lab for Democracy Renovation at Harvard Kennedy School’s Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation. She is a professor of political philosophy, ethics, and public policy. She is also a seasoned nonprofit leader, democracy advocate, tech ethicist, distinguished author, and mom. Her many books include the widely acclaimed Our Declaration: a reading of the Declaration of Independence in defense of equality; Cuz: The Life and Times of Michael A.; Democracy in the Time of Coronavirus; and Justice by Means of Democracy. Her many edited volumes include From Voice to Influence: understanding citizenship in a digital age and A Political Economy of Justice. She writes a column on constitutional democracy for the Washington Post. $30 per person.

Rasa String Quartet, presented by Old Ship's Candlelight Concert Series
2025-04-13 16:00 | Old Ship Church, Hingham, MA
Multidisciplinary percussionist Brian Shankar Adler and the Rasa String Quartet present: Redefining Home, a concert that celebrates each artists’ musical roots. Spanning from evocative Indian ragas and mysterious Argentine tangos to spirited Celtic fiddle tunes, this collaboration evokes the feelings of home and comfort inherent in our earliest musical memories, while also exploring the rhythmic connection across a wide array of genres. The program culminates in the world premiere of a new work for string quartet and percussion by Brian Shankar Adler, inspired by this unique collaboration. 4:00 Sunday, April 13 Old Ship Church.

Cars & Coffee Charity Benefitting Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation
2025-04-27 09:00 - 12:00 | 22 Reservoir Park Drive, Rockland, MA
Jacks Drive 55 Foundation (JD55) is hosting a free Cars & Coffee show on Sunday, April 27th from 9:00 AM to Noon, hosted by Hardkore Athletic Performance Center, located at 22 Reservoir Park Drive, in Rockland. The Show will feature a variety of sports cars and antiques supported by local collectors as well as Mclaren Boston and Porsche Norwell. All the proceeds from the event will benefit The Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation.
https://donate.jacksdrive55.org/donate/car-show

Kindergarten Coffee & Conversation - On Campus
2025-05-02 09:30 | Derby Academy
Please join us to learn why our engaging Kindergarten program promotes joyful learning everyday! The conversation will be led by Mary Beth Murphy, Head of our Primary and Lower School. Tours will be offered following the program. Register today! Please note this event is for adults only.
Location: Library in the Mary MacPherson Primary and Lower School. Parking in the Hersey Lot (Main Parking Lot). Click here for the campus map.

Save the Date! Hingham Land Conservation Trust Spring Walk
2025-05-03 10:00 | Webb Memorial State Park in Weymouth
HLCT’s guided Spring Walk will be on Sat., 5/3, at 10 a.m. at Webb Memorial State Park in Weymouth. Led by Andrew Hultin, Weymouth Conservation Administrator, we will explore the three glacial drumlins and the marsh that form this peninsula in the Hingham Bay and keep an eye and ear out for migratory birds.
As our nation commemorates the 250th anniversary of the Revolutionary War, we will also be joined by Commander Perkins from the Hingham Militia. In full uniform, he will discuss the Battle of Grape Island, the only hyper-local battle of the Revolutionary War, as we look across the water to its site. Huzzah!
The walk is just over a mile long and includes uneven terrain; please plan accordingly and dress for the weather. We will gather around the kiosk in the front of the parking lot to begin, and hope that you can join us.

Take-a-Look Tuesdays at Derby Academy
2025-05-06 09:30 | Derby Academy
Join us for a personalized tour of Derby, as well as a chance to peek into our classrooms and speak with an Admission representative.
Check-in at the Admission Office in the Sylvester Building. Parking is available in the Abner Lincoln Lot/Admission Visitor Parking (click here for our campus map.)
Please note this event is for adults only.
Registration is encouraged. If Tuesdays do not work for you, please contact the Admission Office at (781)749-0746, ext 146

Springham 2025!
2025-05-17 | Downtown Hingham
Live Music, family activities, drinks from Vitamin Sea Brewing, and the opportunity to explore our Visitor Center and Museum Shop. Join us as we celebrate SPRINGHAM 2025!
Join popular local performers Tequila Tim and Thirsty Boots for an afternoon of music and community. FREE. Fun for all ages. In partnership with the Hingham Downtown Association and Hingham Anchor
