Southborough Historical Society

Southborough Historical Society

Southborough, MA

Please join us for a special presentation of a "Brief History of the Hindenburg" on Sunday, April 28th at 2PM. This special presentation is open to the public. Our Museum is also open on Sundays from 1-4PM (except holiday weekends) - please stop by ...........

St. Mark's Church

Before this church was built the congregation held services on Joseph Burnett's property in a small stone building which was known as "the stone chapel". The chapel still stands but is in very poor condition. It is directly across the street from the Deerfoot Rd. dam.
The chapel served it's purpose as a temporary house of worship but they soon needed a larger building. The land St. Mark's Church stands on was purchased by Joseph Burnett from Heman Este in the summer of 1862. The corner stone for St. Mark's Church was laid on August 15, 1862. In a leaden box placed inside the corner stone were two 1862 coins, one gold and one silver, a copy of the King James Bible, and a copy of Joseph Burnett's deed of gift for the land the church would stand on. Construction took until May of 1863 and on June 16th, 1863 the bishop of Massachusetts, the Right Reverend Manton Eastburn, consecrated the building.

Please join a special presentation of "A Brief History of the Hindenburg" on Sunday, April 28th at 2PM at our Museum. Members and non-members are invited. We will also hold our annual business meeting starting at 1:30PM which is open for our members. More information can be found on the Calendar page.

The Southborough Historical Society maintains a museum where objects and documents of local historical significance are collected, preserved, exhibited and interpreted.

Volunteers are welcome. The Society invites you to join us in learning about and preserving the traditions and history of the town of Southborough Massachusetts.

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