Three great programs coming up!
We have been working hard to bring you new and exciting programs for your enjoyment this summer. We hope that you, and your friends and family, will join us for these events coming up soon.
Thursday, July 13 - lecture
For all of you home owners -- Alison Hardy, owner of Window Woman, will discuss historic window repair and restoration. Alison has restored and repaired windows in homes both grand and modest on Boston’s North Shore for the past twenty years. After a career in the textile industry, she gave up the clean world of fabrics and color for the dirty, but rewarding world of sawdust and putty. She is a founder of the Window Preservation Alliance and a member of the Preservation Trades Network, Newburyport Preservation Trust, and has appeared on several episodes of This Old House.
Saturday, July 22 - a summer fundraiser
Introducing our first Summer fundraiser! Focusing on Reusing, Recycling, and Repurposing materials to do our part as good citizens, while also raising funds for our programs and operations. Come to the Millyard amphitheater to peruse the Community Yard Sale for bargains and to the IHC for our Makers Market with unique sustainable arts. And, we'll have hands-on activities for the whole family.
Friday, August 4 - a historic home visit
Visit the historic John S. Poyen House, at 177 Main Street, Amesbury! The grand Queen Anne style house was the home of John S. Poyen, a major maker and supplier of carriage findings and cloths. This is an opportunity to visit the lavish private home, which is currently on the market, and step back in time to the heyday of Amesbury’s thriving carriage industry.
ACM will present the story of Poyen’s rise to success, some history of this iconic Amesbury neighborhood, as well as the John Greenleaf Whittier poem that was inspired by Poyen family lore. The homeowners will be on hand to guide visitors through the period features of the home, and visitors can enjoy wine and refreshments while they explore an important local historic home- not usually open to the public.