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Calendar Notes!

--Sunday, June 13th, Open House at the Station, 1-5 P.M. "Discovery Day" tours and activities!

--Sunday, July 4th, Independence Day. Happy 234th Birthday, America!

--Sunday, July 11th, Open House at the Station, 1-5 P.M. Program TBD!

--Sunday, May 9th, Happy Mother's Day! No open house today.

--Sunday, August 8th, 2 P.M. Meeting at Queset featuring Anna Lee Ames Frohlich talking about the Ames Monument.

--Monday, September 27th, Joint Society and Ames Free Library meeting with Ken Gloss with free verbal appraisals.

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The Station Master - President Deborah MacPhee

A Message to Our Members from President Deborah MacPhee - Shovel Shop Update

Last issue we updated you on the situation surrounding the potential development of the former Ames Shovel Shops. We are happy to announce that in April, Town Meeting voters overwhelmingly approved financing for a plan by Beacon Communities to develop the site into housing. The plan, first put forth by the Friends of the Ames Shovel Works in North Easton, leaves the historical structures well preserved, creates important green space, and allows for a reduced number of housing units on the site. The development of this property, and the partnership with the town to make this possible will become a model of preservation for other communities to follow. This is an historic win for all of Easton.

Beacon will now continue to gather the necessary approvals from various town boards. Once that is done, ownership of the property will pass from the current owners to Beacon and the project will get underway. We are very excited to see this wonderful project get underway!

The Station Master
President Deborah MacPhee

Early Easton...

In 1694, the first settler, Clement Briggs established his home near the Easton Green. In 1711, the Taunton North Purchase area became Norton, and in 1713, the twenty-six families settled in Easton and hired Elder William Pratt as their first minister. There was no legal parish in Easton until 1722 when the East Precinct of Norton was recognized. In 1725, the area was incorporated as the Town of Easton; it was so named because it was formerly called the "East End" of the Taunton North Purchase and was shortened by pronunciation to Easton.