Wrentham Historical Society

Jane Sciacca will present an insight into the life and home of  Louisa May Alcott and family. Franklin neighbor Horace Mann will also be featured as part of Miss Alcott's family group.

Jim McAllister, Salem historian photographer, author and teacher, will recreate the atmosphere which brought about these infamous trials.

Higgins Museum Outreach Program, led by Heather Feland, will present reproduction armor, talk about knights and their code of chivalry, how it came about and why it finally faded.

At Wrentham's own "Road Show", Ronald Goodrich will talk about printed collectibles - magazines, books, posters, advertising materials, stamps, postcards, letters - anything printed on paper - and coins.  No antiques, porcelain, pewter, silver, etc.

And other stories will be told in vivid descriptive detail by master storyteller, Jay Engel, who teaches the art of storytelling.

Kenneth Brooke reenacts Charles Dickens' speech in Boston in 1842, and presents Dickens' view of  the world.  He will bring to life many of his characters.

Clad in period attire, Jessa Piaia will present a dramatic portrayal of pioneer aviatrix Amelia Earhart - the first woman to fly the Atlantic in 1932.

Calvin Coolidge, 30th President of the United States, one of the most misunderstood and distorted figures in the history of the American Presidency.  Sheldon Stern, Historian and Educational Consultant to the JFK Library, will present an informed lecture on "Silent Cal".  The lecture will explore the origins of the Coolidge stereotype and accurately discuss his record in Massachusetts and Washington.