The Foxborough Historial Society is a non profit corporation that promotes the History of Foxborough. Monthly meetings are free and open to the public in the Boyden Public Library. You may contact the society at PO Box 450, Foxborough, MA 02035. The Foxborough Historical Society normally meets monthly, on the fourth Tuesday of each month, except during the summer months of June thru August. Regular meetings are held at 7:30 pm, in the Fuller Room lower level, Boyden Library . Foxborough Historical Society programs can be viewed locally on Foxboro Cable TV on channel 8 on Friday at 5:00 PM, Saturday and Sunday at 9:00 AM and 5:00 PM, and Monday at 9:00 AM
The Foxborough Historical Society has funded much of the move and restoration of the 1790's Paine School. It has recently been updated and completed due to many volunteers and business in Foxboro.
Programs 2008 - 2009
Next Program of the 2009 - 2010 Season starting in September
Current Programs of 2008 - 2009 Season - "last Program of 2008-2008 Season"Tuesday, May 26th, 2009 at 7:30 pm.
On May 26th, town historian Jack Authelet will give the 2008-2008 final historical presentation, "From There to Here in Foxboro - twists and turns in becoming the community we are today.""
Presentations of the Foxboro historical society are free and everyone is welcome to attend.
This will be Foxboro history like you never heard it before as Town Historian Jack Authelet leads a journey into the past to examine that which almost never was and that which could have been.
"Looking back on pivotal moments in our history reveals much about ourselves," said Jack, "and it is interesting and revealing to occasionally ask ‘what if" and to reflect upon the ‘if only' when discussing decisions that were made over the years."
How different would our path from there to here have been? How would it have affected the community we have become today?
During the program, Jack will share some material ranging from the "hard to believe" to "it couldn't have happened here." Audience participation will be encouraged and the author of four books on Foxboro history and countless newspaper articles on local history offers one teaser question to give the audience a head start on the discussion: "What one ballot question answered in the affirmative made the single greatest difference in the Foxboro we know today?"
The historical society will meet in the Fuller Room of the Boyden Library (at the corner of Bird Street and Baker Street in Foxboro center) on Tuesday, April 28th, at 7:30 pm. Presentations of the Foxboro historical society are free and everyone is welcome to attend.
The historical society generally meets on the 4th Tuesday of the month.
Foxboro Historical Society annual scholarship (Evelyn Thomas memorial Scholarship)
The Foxboro Historical Society announces the continued availability of its annual Evelyn Thomas Memorial Scholarship. The scholarship in the amount of $2,000 will be awarded to a Foxboro resident who will be entering his or her sophomore year in a college degree program in the fall. The award is renewable in the same amount for the junior and senior years, thus totaling $6,000.
Applicants need not be history majors, but must have some history courses in their academic programs. For the 2007-2008 academic year students from Foxboro received a total of $8,000 under this program.
Application forms are available at the Boyden Library and Foxboro Town Hall. Completed applications should be submitted to The Foxboro Historical Society, Inc., P O Box 450, Foxboro, MA 02035 by July 15, with copies of freshman year grades. Call 508-543-3728 or 508-543-2245 for information.