This year’s Stone Soup & Speaker Series, held the last Wednesday of the month from January-April, will look at several key periods in our local history to highlight stories of our past that reveal important connections to our present and future. The series will cover the time of pre-European occupation, the colonial and Industrial Revolution periods, and concluding with a […]

We hope you will join us at our annual holiday open house Dec 8th through 14th. It’s a chance to get into the holiday spirit and see the historic Davenport Mansion decked out in beautiful greens and holiday decorations. The Holiday Open House will kick-off with a reception Thursday, December 8th from 4-8 pm with light refreshments and hot drinks; […]

Once again this holiday season, we are offering our popular hand-crafted, locally-sourced holiday wreaths. The wreaths are 18” inches in diameter and can be hung or used as a holiday centerpiece. Hurry – supply is limited. To order, call 617-333-0924 or email to:

The Wakefield Estate will hold our popular wreath-making workshop Thursday, December 1st from 6:30-8:00 pm. Participants will create a fabulous holiday wreath for their door with locally-sourced fancy evergreens. This workshop will begin at 6:30 pm with a short demonstration by Landscape Director Deb Merriam on how to make a wreath base from locally sourced greens. After that, Lisa Ahern […]

We warmly invite you to join us for our event during Bat Week 2016, an annual celebration dedicated to sharing the importance of those flying, furry mammals we love-and need-so much. We’re excited and you should be, too! On October 22nd, join us starting at 11:00 am for a program of activities that celebrates these valuable and enigmatic creatures. The program […]

The recent cool nights remind us that soon the holidays will be sneaking up. That means it’s time for “Holiday Inspiration with Lisa,” our annual holiday decoration demonstration by Lisa Ahern, floral designer for Cedar Grove Gardens. On Nov. 9th at 6:30 pm, Lisa will share her tips on how to create beautiful and easy floral accents for the holiday […]

The woods are full of fairies! Come out to the Wakefield Estate to build a home for a fairy or elf on the grounds of our beautiful estate. Co-sponsor ArtSpace Milton will be on hand to help out with lots of fun nature art activities and face-painting. Refreshments will be served. Space is limited, so RSVPs requested! Suggested donation of $10 per […]

The public is invited to enjoy our final garden music event of the season on Wednesday, September 28, 6:00pm-7:00pm at the Wakefield Estate. This month’s evening of garden splendor and music will feature a local trio headed by Richie Parsons, a prominent Boston musician known for his catchy tunes whose recent release Honey & Tears can be heard on CDBaby. His […]

This year’s 2016 Summer Archaeology Institute participants found the location of 19th century barn foundation! Other awesome finds included this 1920 Indian head nickel and a very cool miniature fireman’s hat! Thanks to Boston University Ph.D. candidates Sara Belkin and Paulo Medina for directing this years institute. 617-333-0924.

Don¹t miss our first-ever writer¹s workshop, Reading, Looking & Writing that will focus on  poetry-writing with noted poet Gail Mazur. The grounds and collections of the Wakefield Estate will provide the backdrop and inspiration for a lively discussion about the origins and development of poems followed by a time for each to practice new skills and craft and share original poems. The Workshop will run […]