2008
May 8, 2008 AHA! - 7 p.m.
YWCA, 20 South Sixth Street
Bruce Barnes of the New Bedford Preservation Society will make an illustrated presentation entitled "Changing Facades – New Bedford in 1892 and New Bedford Today." Using the concept of "repeat photography," images from the volume "New Bedford Illustrated, 1892" will be paired with contemporary photographs to highlight issues in architecture, history and preservation. Light refreshments will be served following the program.

June 22, 2008 - 2 to 5 p.m.
House of Worship Tour: "Architectural Splendor - Built on Faith"
Several of the city's magnificent County Street houses of worship will be featured, with mini-concerts scheduled at various churches throughout the afternoon, a vintage wedding gown exhibit curated by the society at the Rotch-Jones-Duff House and Garden Museum, concluding with an old-fashioned ice cream social catered by A la Carte and The Artisan Kitchen on the porch of the Wamsutta Club (from 4 to 6 p.m.). The tour will wrap up with the calling of the Silent Auction and Raffle, which will be on display at the club during tour hours. Tour admission (payable at the door) is $20 with a $2 discount given to N. B. Preservation Society members.

The self-guided walking tour will step off from the Wamsutta Club, tour headquarters, at 2 p.m., where a pre-tour brunch ($15) will be offered from 11:30 to 1:30 p.m. Please call the club for brunch reservations 508-997-7431.

July and August, 2008 - Summer Walking Tours of historic New Bedford neighborhoods on Wednesday and Saturdays (1 to 3 p.m.) by reservation only for groups of five or more ($5/person)

December 6 and 7, 2008 -
17th Annual Holiday House Tour;

2007
October 11 - AHA! - 7 p.m. - free
at the Rotch-Jones-Duff House and Garden Museum
396 County Street
Bruce Barnes will present
"The Art and Symbolism of Gravestones." 
Cemeteries have been called outdoor museums, windows to the culture of the past. They not only serve as a resting place for the departed, they tell us much about the times in which they lived. Elaborate memorials represent some of the finest sculpture and decorative design of their eras. And what do all those symbols mean! This illustrated talk will introduce this topic to the general audience and make a visit to a cemetery much more enlightening and meaningful.
PDF Download } Gravestone Symbols | Gravestone Resources

October 14 - Rural Cemetery Tour - 1 to 4 p.m.
(Rain date October 21) -
Fifth Annual Cemetery Tour is back by popular demand! -
Tour Rural Cemetery
(Dartmouth Street Entrance, New Bedford) with the Preservation Society and enjoy historic portrayals of New Bedford notables at gravesides along the tour route.  First group tour (approximately 45-minute walking tour) will step off at 1 p.m. from Dartmouth Street entrance, last tour leaves at 3:30 p.m.  Advance tickets $10 (with $2 member/senior discount) are available at Baker Books, Periwinkles, Elaine's T-shirts at the Balck Whale, New York Shoe Repair and The Woodhouse Shop.  All tickets will be $15 at the cemetery gate on the day of tour.

Annual Meeting
Monday September 17
7pm
Levi Standish House (YWCA)
26 South Sixth Street

Business Meeting to approve the *Revised By-Laws; to elect the officers and board of directors; and to transact such other business as may properly come before the annual meeting. Members and guests are cordially invited to attend the meeting, program and reception with light refreshments to follow.

Society’s Bruce Barnes will provide an illustrated talk about Howland Mill Village, (1888-1889). The Howland Mill Village in New Bedford’s South End was one of the most innovative and socially significant attempts at developing comfortable and aesthetically pleasing worker housing. The noble experiment ended in tragedy a mere ten years after its establishment. Much of the village still exists in relative, quiet obscurity (although it has been recognized as an historic site.) This story is one of the most compelling minor chapters in New Bedford’s long and eventful history. } READ

We hope you will make every effort to join us. It is the perfect opportunity to meet the officers and Executive Board and learn more about our programming and upcoming events.

*Change to By-Laws } READ

July & August, Wed. & Sat. afternoons
Summer Walking Tours of historic New Bedford neighborhoods.
By reservation only, 508.997.6425

SAVE THE DATE
Saturday & Sunday, December 1st & 2nd
16th Annual Holiday House Tour