By Donald Hafner In 1730, Samuel Dakin with his brothers and three other investors had high ambitions. They formed a partnership for “searching after, digging, and improving all such mines or ores as may be found in or upon the land of” Samuel Dakin. Iron ores were highly valued, and bog iron ore — which…
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Talk on Lincoln’s Black residents in the 1700s Last spring, the Lincoln Historical Society began to explore Lincoln’s past as a town that included enslaved people with a talk by Elise Lemire (co-sponsored by the Bemis Free Lecture Series) on “Slavery in Lincoln, Massachusetts: Reckoning with Our Past, Planning for a More Honest and Inclusive…
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Build Scarecrows at Stonegate to benefit PTO Show fall spirit for your town and your school by build a scarecrow during the annual Scarecrows at Stonegate fundraiser. Bring a pillowcase for your scarecrow’s head, old clothing (pants with belt loops and long-sleeve shirts – teen to small adult sizes are best), and fun accessories (hats,…
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Film on slave trade The First Parish Racial Justice Advocates will screen “Traces of the Trade: a Story from the Deep North” via Zoom on Thursday, Sept. 30 at 7 p.m. The film is about a Rhode Island family that follows the route of the triangle slave trade through Ghana, Cuba, and Rhode Island and see…
Flints and Hannan spread Lincoln’s farming bounty at dinner
Two farming concerns in Lincoln — one centuries old and one very new — recently collaborated on a farm-to-table event to raise awareness of local agriculture and the Flint Homestead Project. About 65 guests were treated to food made from Hannan Agro Farms produce prepared by Lincolnite Brianno Doo and helpers (both Doo and Mohammed…
What does it take to raise 500 pigs and 100 chickens?
By Gus Browne It’s no surprise that Lincoln’s history as a European settlement began with farming on Thomas Flint’s land in the mid-1600s — land that the Flint family still owns and farms. Agriculture was the lifeblood of the community for 300 years. How did farming families do it? Not easily. A sample day for Joseph Cotoni…
Did you know… Lincoln is home to a Century Farm?
By Sara Mattes To be honored as a Century Farm, a farm must be owned by the same family for at least 100 consecutive years, and a family member must be living on the premises. For the Flint family and their Matlock Farm, these were easy qualifications to meet. The land was acquired by Thomas…
Lincoln’s first inhabitants arrived millennia ago
(Editor’s note: the Wikipedia links in this article were added by the editor for explanatory purposes and were not provided by the author or the Lincoln Historical Society.) By Sara Mattes About 1,000 years ago, the inhabitants of what would become Lincoln were the Algonkin people. The paths created for trade between tribes, in some…
One of Lincoln’s historic house builders started with Sears Roebuck
By Craig Donaldson Did you know… that one of Lincoln’s foremost builders started with house plans from a Sears Roebuck catalog? Robert Douglass Donaldson was born in Tatamagouche, Nova Scotia, in 1870. He migrated to Boston in 1888. Like many immigrants, he came without formal schooling past the eighth grade, but with farming and building…
Smithsonian is streaming Hanscom student film on Ida B. Wells
A short film made by two Hanscom Middle School students Sophie Hrad and Morgan Gibson will premiere nationally as part of a National History Day (NHD) online showcase. “Ida B. Wells: The Princess of the Press” is one of 33 films produced by middle school and high school students that was competing in the 2021…