Braintree Historical Society

By Jennifer Lee and Maria Eduarda

 

Originally settled in 1625, Braintree is a place that dates back to the founding of the United States of America. Few people know that there are many historical artifacts kept in this town by the Braintree Historical Society, an organization responsible for preserving many one-of-a-kind artifacts that are still in perfect shape. The CATS Community Service Club had the opportunity to see some of the collection during a tour of the Sylvanus Thayer House on October ____.

Our Club has offered to help the Historical Society catalogue their collection and to assist them with their October 18th re-opening event. Over the past couple of weeks, we have worked to repair some items and helped move some artifacts to where they belong. The Historical Society plans to show more of their collection to the public, and we, the CATS Community Service students, have come in to help them do it.

The plan is to help the Historical Society reorganize their artifacts. Some historical objects have been guarded from the public view, but, now, they are going to be shown. These objects include many common household items from the Thayer House like clothes, cutlery, porcelain, historical documents, furniture, and even an ancient teapot from a thousand years ago. Our club’s goal is to photograph, clean, organize, and make notes about the objects and furniture under the supervision of the Historical Society. Our cooperative group of students are excited to start the work and help this society achieve their ambitions.

On October 18th, the Community Service Club was able to come and help The Historical Society with their reopening event, which was also attended by our Head of School Mr. Angel. We set up food and drinks for the guests and members. While helping, we were able to talk with many current and previous members, and we enjoyed hearing their stories.

Overall for us, the Community Service Club members, the experience of helping the community where our school is located has been very gratifying. We have several different projects with the Historical Society coming up and we couldn’t be happier to be a part of something so important and helpful to our community.