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We're on the map! Actually, Google Earth

Wednesday, 20 September 2017 13:18

During the next year using Google Earth aerial maps, we will be cataloguing our arboretum collection. The map below is an April 2017 GIS Aerial Map viewable on Google Earth program by downloading this KMZ file. Click on the clock icon above the map to view the progressive aerials shot since 1995. Over the next year, we will be adding catalogue records of all trees in our arboretum collection, so check back to see our progress.

February Stone Soup and Speaker with historian Jon Green 2/22

Wednesday, 15 February 2017 13:55

The Wakefield Estate will welcome Jon Green for the second event in its 2017 Stone Soup & Speaker Series on Wednesday, February 22, 6:00-7:30pm. Jon Green, who assumed position of Curator for the Milton Historical Society in 2014, will look closely at the history of a little known Native community, the Middleborough Indians. Their history reveals the political, racial, and religious dynamism which characterized the meshing of Native and English cultures during the late-17th and 18th centuries. Jon Green is a public historian, archivist, and educator and also acts as caretaker for the Suffolk Resolves House in Milton, MA.
This year’s series, entitled "The Stories that Define Us," will look at several key periods of our local history to highlight stories of our past that reveal important connections to our present and future. The series began by covering the time of pre-European occupation, and will continue with the colonial and Industrial Revolution periods, concluding with a review of the area's natural and environmental history over the 20th century.
Soup is served at 6:00 pm followed by the talk at 6:30. $10 suggested donation. Space is limited. Pre-registration is required. This event will be held in the mansion house of the Wakefield Estate, located at 1465 Brush Hill Road. To RSVP or for more information, please call 617-333-0924.
https://wakefieldtrust.org/events-calendar/details/215-february-stone-soup-222-with-mhss-jon-green.html

Order a hand-crafted wreath for the holidays!

Wednesday, 23 November 2016 14:29

Sunday Open Hours May 15th and 22nd 1:00-4:00 pm

Monday, 09 May 2016 12:18

The Mary M. B. Wakefield Charitable Trust is excited to announce that it launched regular public visiting hours on Sunday afternoons beginning Mother's Day, May 8th from 1:00- 4:00 pm. Sunday open hours will continue on all but holiday weekends through July. Open hours will be weather-dependent, so check the website, our Facebook page, or Twitter the day of your visit if the weather is questionable. For more information, call 617-333-0924.

The Wakefield Estate -- which includes over 22 acres of formal gardens, orchards, woodlands and wetlands -- is a beautiful place for an informal stroll. The Wakefield Estate is located at 1465 Brush Hill Road in Milton, MA. If you'd like to print out our beautiful new Pocket Guide, with a map and information about the history of the property and its special features, click here. This guide was formatted to print on 8 1/2" x 11" paper. For a full size guide, please visit the Wakefield Estate and pick on up in in the map kiosk. For more info, call 617-333-0924.