Medfield History Weekend — Saturday line-up

Medfield History Weekend turns Saturday, April 25 into a town-wide schedule of tours, exhibits and family activities spread across Medfield sites. (patch.com) The Medfield Historical Society says the three-day event runs Friday, April 24 through Sunday, April 26, with Saturday carrying open visitor sites and timed programs across town. Highlights listed by the society include a new King Philip’s War marker, narrated trolley tours, town clock and steeple tours, a former Medfield State Hospital walk and a library scavenger hunt. (medfieldhistoricalsociety.org) Saturday’s museum draw is a John Adams reenactment at the Medfield Historical Society Museum, with timed entry slots at 12 p.m., 1 p.m., 2 p.m. and 3 p.m. TicketSource says each Saturday slot had 12 tickets available when the listing was crawled. (ticketsource.com) Other Saturday stops start earlier. Kingsbury Grist Mill lists hourly entries from 10 a.m. through 3 p.m., while the Town Clock and Steeple Tour at First Parish Unitarian Universalist Church runs at 11 a.m., noon, 1 p.m., 2 p.m. and 3 p.m. (ticketsource.com 1) (ticketsource.com 2) Dwight-Derby House also opens on Saturday with entry slots from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. The Friday kickoff at the house runs from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., according to the society calendar and TicketSource listing. (ticketsource.com 1) (ticketsource.com 2) The weekend is built around places that anchor Medfield’s oldest history. The historical society says Medfield was founded in 1649 and incorporated in 1651, and names the Peak House, Dwight-Derby House and Lowell Mason House among homes that date in part to the 1600s. (medfieldhistoricalsociety.org) That local history stretches beyond colonial houses. The society’s town history says Medfield lost half its homes in King Philip’s War, developed 19th-century industry and became home to Medfield State Hospital in 1896. (medfieldhistoricalsociety.org) The event also has outside backing. The Medfield Historical Society says Needham Bank and Wasabi are presenting sponsors, and says the weekend and the King Philip War sign installation are funded in part by the Medfield Cultural Council and Mass Cultural Council. (medfieldhistoricalsociety.org) For Saturday visitors, the practical detail is timing: some sites begin at 10 a.m., others at 11 a.m. or noon, and several programs use advance ticketing by time slot rather than one all-day admission. (patch.com) (ticketsource.com)