In January, we don’t waste any time before continuing our celebration of Wayland’s 375th anniversary. The first event is New Year’s Day and the second is the following Sunday!
Wayland Walks New Year’s Day Walk/Snowshoe
Pine Brook Conservation Area
Wednesday, January 1, 11:00 AM
Sponsor: Wayland Walks
Join Wayland Walks on a winter walk through a beautiful conservation area. Bring your favorite, song, poem, or activity about winter to share with others. The walk will be led by Katy Allen. If you live south of the conservation area and would like to walk to the trail head, or for more information, contact Katy Allen at rabbikza@verizon.net. Meet at the cul-de-sac at the end of Forty Acres Drive, off Rt. 126 south of Wayland Center.
Lydia Maria Child Domestic Diva
Wayland Public Library
Sunday, January 5, 2:30 PM
Sponsor: Wayland Public Library and Wayland Historical Society
Keith Stavely and Kathleen Fitzgerald, authors of America’s Founding Food: The Story of New England Cooking and Northern Hospitality: Cooking by the Book in New England, will serve up a delicious feast of information and recipes featuring the domestic side of Wayland’s foremost abolitionist and author, Lydia Maria Child. Child, in addition to her incredible efforts on behalf of reform, was the best-selling author of early nineteenth-century advice books, including The Frugal Housewife. Stavely and Fitzgerald will regale you with their own experiences trying to follow Child’s imprecise recipes and send you home with some to tackle on your own. All in all, an appetizing way to start the New Year.
Gardening in Colonial America
Trinitarian Congregational Church
Tuesday, January 21, 9:30 AM
Sponsor: Wayland Garden Club
In celebration of Wayland’s 375th anniversary year, the Wayland Garden Club will take us back to our roots as we discover how our predecessors gardened in the early colonial period. Lecturer Betsy Greco, a past-president of the Tewksbury Garden Club and student of history, will share her knowledge and love of gardens of the period—kitchen gardens, orchards/fields, and pleasure gardens—most of which were originally designed after the controlled, geometric styles of those in England and France. However, after the American Revolution, garden design shifted to a more naturalistic approach, emphasizing simplicity and freedom, reflecting the new American spirit.
This lecture is open to the public as one of the Wayland Garden Club’s contributions to the yearlong celebration of Wayland.
Chinese New Year Celebration
Wayland High School Auditorium
Saturday, January 25 from 2 to 5 PM
Sponsors: Chinese American Association and Wayland PTO
A very special Wayland 375th event, we will celebrate Chinese New Year on Saturday, January 25, 2014 from 2 to 5 pm at Wayland High School Auditorium. Tickets are $8 for adults, $6 for students and seniors, with children under 5 free. The program will begin with hands-on crafts and end with demonstrations by the performers. The performance will begin at approximately 3:15. Co-sponsors are the Wayland PTO, Wayland Chinese-American Association, and the 375th Anniversary Committee. We invite you and your family to join in the celebration of Chinese New Year.
Our two publications are still available. Wayland Historical Tours describes the town during three time periods—the original settlement in 1638, Wayland at the time of the Revolution, and Wayland and Cochituate during the industrial revolution The cook book, 375 Years and Still Cooking, includes more than 250 recipes from your neighbors, friends, and local restaurants. Each publication is $15.
