Hingham Historical Society 2008

  • May 31  King Kelly Baseball Bash. Kick off our Vintage Baseball Season at 507 Main Street, the home of Baseball Hall of Famer “King” Kelly. Live music, beer, barbecue, and a chance to meet sports writer and King Kelly biographer, Marty Appel, who will be on hand to sign copies of his book Slide, Kelly, Slide. Other attractions include raffles of sought-after prizes, including, Red Sox tickets, fresh lobsters, baseball artwork, hand-made bats and more. Tickets are $35 each, $40 the day of the event.
  • June 8 The 84th Annual Tour of Historic Hingham Homes. Purchase tickets at the main office at 30 North Street and many other locations around Hingham. Check our website (www.hinghamhistorical.org) for details. Visit us at Old Derby, on tour day where you can pause for refreshments. The Old Ordinary the Out of the Ordinary Gift Shop will be open as well. There you can buy jewelry, mugs, maps and many other unique Hingham-related items that make great gifts for far away friends and relatives.
  • June 10 The Old Ordinary opens for the summer. This distinguished old tavern on the Boston-Plymouth stage line was home to among other things, a privateer captain, a wigmaker, a chairmaker, and an architect. It’s filled with rare and unique treasures that recapture Hingham’s history as a fishing village, a shipping port, an early industrial center, and a farming community. Tours run from 1-4 pm Tuesday through Saturday. $3 per person, children under 12, $1.
  • June 26. Genealogy Workshop. Old Derby Academy, 34 Main St. Learn the basics of doing your family history using computers and historic records in this 3 hour evening workshop. $30 per person.
  • July 5 Join us for our First Annual Summer Classic vintage base ball game. The Hingham Coopers will try to reclaim the laurels ofvictory from their rivals the Derbys, who roundly defeated them last Fall, 10 to 5. Bring a picnic, or sample the fare we’ll have on hand.
  • September 6 The Second Annual Fall Classic Vintage Baseball Fall Classic. Barbecue and beer, vintage baseball gifts for sale, and a contest for the “Most Authentic Victorian Costume”. A limited number of souvenir programs featuring historic photos and articles on Hingham baseball will be available too.