Historically Speaking, the Natick Historical Society is Tops

Jennifer Hance, the Director of the Natick Historical Society, discusses the latest exhibits, openings on the board of directors and how you can use the society to help trace your family history.

  Historically speaking, Natick is full of information and the Natick Historical Society has put it all in one place. “We exhibit and collect articles and objects that have to do with Natick,” Director of the Natick Historical Society Jennifer Hance said. The society, which was founded in 1870 and housed in the Bacon Free Library since the library opened, is a place for inspiration and exploration. “We want to inspire people to study Natick history and to learn about the things that are relevant to them.” A wealth of fun facts and needed information, the Natick Historical Society can help you with most anything with a Natick tie. Looking to trace your genealogy? Hance and her team can help. Hoping to find more information about the Praying…

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Social Media Saturday

Bacon Free Library is Our Pick of the Week

Here is a look at what is hot in and around Natick on Facebook.

Social Media Saturday is a weekly feature in which Natick Patch highlights some of what people shared on Facebook and other media in the past week. We'll also point you to some new and interesting pages you may not know about. Highlights of the Week Natick Patch has 541 likes on Facebook. We are proud of our ever growing numbers, and we hope you will continue to tell your friends to give us a click. If you have local events or announcements you'd like us to know about, give us a shout and we'll list them on our page and post them on Facebook for you. We also have a presence on Twitter. If you follow us @NatickPatch, we'll follow you back. We believe in spreading the love. Social Media Page of the Week Each week the Natick Patch scours …

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Library Leanings

Return to Sender and Others up for Awards

Here is a quick look at the top ten children's books up for awards in 2011-2012.

Each week we look at the list of top requested books from one of the two libraries in town. This week we looked at Bacon Free Library's top ten children's books up for awards. Here they are: 1. Return to Sender - J. Alvarez 2. The Prince of Fenway Park - J. Baggott 3. Ellen McDoodle: Have Pen Will Travel - R.M. Barshaw 4. If You're Reading This, It's Too Late - P. Bosch 5. The Dodgeball Chronicles - F. Cammuso 6. Lost and Found - A Clements 7. The Girl Who Flew Butterflies - M. Cochrane 8. The Magician's Elephant - K. DiCamillo 9. Operation Redwood - J. Feldman 10. The Year the Swallows Came Early - K. Fitzmaurice

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Library Leanings

Bridesmaids and Explosive Eighteen Top the Charts

Take look at the top ten most requested titles at Bacon Free Library

There is something magical about curling up in front of the Christmas tree, fires roaring, and a chill in the air to read the perfect book or watch a great movie. Transportation to another land seems inevitable and more joyful with the holiday spirit in the air. Here are this week's top ten from the Bacon Free Library: 1. Bridesmaids DVD 2. Explosive Eighteen - Janet Evanovich 3. The Litigators - John Grisham 4. Steve Jobs - Walter Isaacson 5. The Best of Me - Nicholas Sparks 6. Bad Teacher DVD 7. Son of Neptune - Rick Riordan 8. The Affair: A Reacher Novel - Lee Child 9. Water for Elephants - DVD and book by Erin Morgenstern 10. Green Lantern - DVD

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Library Leanings

The Marriage Plot is Still on Top

A list of the top ten most requested titles at the Bacon Free Library.

It's such a lovely time of year to curl up with a good book; a roaring fire, a cup of hot chocolate and the opportunity to transport to another time and place without leaving home. Heck, for a brief time, you can even live someone else's life. Here is this week's top ten in fiction: 1. The Marriage Plot - Jeffrey Eugenides 2. State of Wonder - Ann Patchett 3. The Affair: A Reacher Novel - Lee Child 4. The Night Circus - Erin Morgenstern 5. The Son of Neptune - Rick Riordan 6. "V" is for Vengeance - Sue Grafton 7. Steve Jobs - Walter Isaacson 8. Explosive Eighteen - Janet Evanovich 9. The Litigators - John Grisham 10. Drop - Michael Connelly

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Library Leanings

The Marriage Plot is Number One

A look at the top ten most requested titles at the Bacon Free Library.

Each week the Natick Patch looks at the top ten most requested titles at the Bacon Free Library or the Morse Institute Library. This week we look at the most popular reads at the Bacon Free Library. Here is this week's list: 1. The Marriage Plot - Jeffrey Eugenides 2. State of Wonder - Ann Patchett 3. The Affair: A Reacher Novel - Lee Child 4. The Night Circus -Erin Morgenstern 5. The Son of Neptune - Rick Riordan 6. V is for Vengeance - Sue Grafton 7. Steve Jobs - Walter Isaacson 8. Explosive Eighteen - Janet Evanovich 9. The Litigators - John Grisham 10. Drop - Michael Connelly If you have read any of these books, tell us about them in the comments section. Wish to start a book group ? Let the library know.

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Library Leanings

5 Things You Can Do At the Library

Let us know how you take advantage of the Natick libraries.

The library isn't just for books anymore. Below are just five of the suggested uses of the Morse Institute and Bacon Free libraries. 1) Find and reserve museum passes. 2) Read magazines and journals online. From the comfort of your own home. 3) Find ways to involve your children in the library scene. 4) Doing research? Ask your librarian a question online. 5) Find out some local history.

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Historical Society Reopens with Wilson Exhibit

The Natick Historical Society reopened Sunday after renovations over the summer. An exhibit highlighting Natick's own Henry Wilson, who worked as a shoemaker in town and eventually became the 18th United States vice president.

After a summer undergoing renovations, the Natick Historical Society museum reopened Sunday after restorations this summer, welcoming all to its newest exhibit on Natick's own Henry Wilson. Wilson, who was born into a poor family, worked as servant, then a shoemaker in Natick and eventually became vice president of the United States under Ulysses S. Grant. The exhibit includes information on Wilson's life, along with letters he wrote and other artifacts that belonged to one of Natick's most famous residents. The public may visit the museum for free on Tuesdays from 2 to 8:30 p.m., on Wednesday from 2 to 4:30 p.m. and on Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. For more information on the exhibit and on the Natick Historical Society, visit …

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IMAGE GALLERY: Art for All Goes Angry Birds

Kids enjoy Art for All at the Bacon Free Library.

The Bacon Free Library hosted art for all on Friday afternoon an event where kids can come be creative. This week’s craft was playing with modeling clay. The kids got to tons of colorful clay into whatever they wanted. Several of the kids molded their clay into the ever popular Angry Birds characters, these characters are from a well known puzzle game that was designed for touchscreen based technology. The kids really got into the clay and made their characters look very much like the ones in the game. There will be another Art for All event at the Bacon Free Library on Oct. 21. This upcoming Art for All will be Halloween themed and the kids will get to make all kinds of skeletons.

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Library Suggestions & Trends

Library Suggests These Reads This Week

Each week, we will feature book suggestions from the libraries in town, rotating between the Morse Institute and the Bacon Free libraries.

This week, interim director and children's librarian at the Bacon Free Library, Holley Meyer, suggests the following books: Have you read any of these books or do you have a suggestion of your own? Tell us in the comments section below.  

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