Product Description The authors, working members of the Scituate Historical Society, present the first-ever book solely on wealthy and controversial Thomas Lawson and his Dreamwold Estate built in 1902 in Scituate, Mass. This Estate with its magnificent tower, galloping horses, dignified manor melded beautifully with Scituate’s low rolling hills, maritime culture, and simple way of life. Between Boston and Plymouth, Scituate was settled in 1636…. More >>
Product Description This guidebook tells the story of one of the country’s most storied beacons, Scituate Lighthouse on Cedar Point in Scituate Massachusetts. Learn about Rebecca and Abigal Bates — The ‘Army of Two’ — wrecks and storms that impacted the Lighthouse, and how it was saved from destruction and rebuilt…. More >>
Product Description To live in Scituate is to live hand in hand with the past. Over three hundred and fifty years of recorded history makes this small coastal town one of the oldest in the United States. Its miles of coastline, ocean breezes, quiet byways, historic sites, and friendly people deem it one of the country’s most peaceful and special places to visit. Then and Now: Scituate connects Scituate’s past and present in a way that no book has before. Nineteenth-century photographs … More >>
SCITUATE — All that is left of the old Bayfield Shop is a razed, rubble-strewn plot of land, where an aged water well sits pools in a corner as the sole marker of the past. But if you listen closely while walking the grounds, the ghosts whisper: There’s the scraping of knife on wood, as Jesse Parmalee Litchfield works dawn till dusk making street signs in his shop. There’s lively chatter, as the feisty Dorothy Meurch, Litchfield’s daughter, challenges a customer to buy a hand carved crumb tray she’s been hoarding for decades. While the last two of 10 buildings at 675 Country Way went down this week, the memories of this Scituate landmark — a 103-year presence in town — hold strong. Bayfield woodworking shop, founded in 1904 by Litchfield and Henry Turner Bailey, is where the bronze cast “Entering Scituate” signs originated. While you will not see them on roads any more, many longtime residents remember them from their childhood. This is where Meurch, who took over the shop after the death of her father, crowded the rambling sheds and main buildings with antiques ranging from pewter dishes to china dolls. The Bayfield Shop was a must-stop for locals and visitors alike. Celebrities performing at the South Shore Music Circus in Cohasset — Liberace, Bernadette Peters, Johnny Cash, Joan Rivers — would make room on their tours for a call to “Dottie’s shop.” Now, the site is poised to host a single-family home. Priscilla Schultz of Hanson, Meurch’s daughter and the last of …
