Hull Lifesaving Museum Upcoming Events

Upcoming Events   Nantasket Beach Lecture Series   Bob Chessia, Scituate Historical Society Thomas W. Lawson, Scituate's Copper King   Thursday, August 10th, 7 pm Nantasket Beach Resort, 45 Hull Shore Drive, Hull MA Free, Donations Welcome   Join Bob Chessia of the Scituate Historical Society to learn about one of the South Shore's most fascinating figures.  Thomas W. Lawson was a self-made millionaire, the renowned "copper king".    A member of Hull Yacht Club, Lawson commissioned the famous seven-masted schooner the T. W. Lawson, built in 1902 at the Fore River Shipyard. Lawson also dabbled in mining stocks, champion thoroughbreds, bulldogs and chrysanthemums. In the late 19th Century, Lawson bought over 300 acres from various owners in Scituate and set about constructing his extravagant "Dreamwold" estate. Scituate's Lawson Tower remains standing today.               Grandparents Day! at the Museum Sunday, September 10th 10 am-2 pm $50/child* *Includes T12 model boat to build and take home   Sunday, September 10th is National Grandparents Day. Come spend the day with your grandchild at the Hull Lifesaving Museum!   Together, you will learn about shipwrecks & lifesaving in Boston Harbor, explore boat design, and build a T12 model sailboat that sails beautifully--a wonderful keepsake!   Recommended for children ages 5 and older with a grandparent. Preregistration is required.    Please contact Victoria@hulllifesavingmuseum.org or 781-925-5433 to register.       Just a few more weeks to see our Summer Exhibit: Touring New England: 1830-1960.   Come in soon to see: Touring New England The exhibition focuses on early travel and tourism traditions in each of the six New England states from the White Mountains to Mystic Seaport and Plimoth Plantation.  From cities to the seacoast, amusement parks to mountain ranges, Touring New England showcases the worldwide appeal of the region's history, natural beauty, and built attractions.  Stop in and see our special display on early tourism to Hull and Nantasket, with postcards, artifacts, photographs and souvenir albums from our own collection documenting Hull's great Victorian hotels, steamboats and attractions.   Hull Lifesaving Museum | 781-925-5433 | info@hulllifesavingmuseum.org | www.hulllifesavingmuseum.org