Pembroke Historical Society

06/02/2026

✨⭐️ TUESDAY TRIVIA! ⭐️✨
Last week’s trivia question asked which company held its first company outing at Pembroke’s Mayflower Grove in 1916.
We received a number of great guesses, but unfortunately none were correct! The answer was E. Samuel Ward Manufacturing Company of Boston, located on Franklin Street. At the time, the company was best known for its leather-bound travel diaries and address books. More than 100 years later, the company is still in business! Now located in Fall River, it specializes in diploma and certificate covers.

We've included their historic logo and a newspaper article about their 1916 outing at Mayflower Grove. The day featured boat races, foot races, potato sack races, dancing, and plenty of fun. The attendees were known as the Sawaco Club.

🌲🏡 Now for this week’s TRIVIA! 🏡🌲
Mayflower Grove frequently advertised nearby pond homes and cottages available for rent or purchase.

❓ In 1910, how much was a 6-room cottage on Little Sandy Pond being sold for? (Keep 116 years of inflation in mind!)
A. $600
B. $1,100
C. $1,800
D. $2,500
E. $2,950
Drop your guess in the comments below! 👇
Good luck, Pembroke!

📅 UPCOMING EVENTS
📍 Wednesday, June 10
Monthly Open House
🕕 6:00–8:00 PM
📍 The Museum
📍 Saturday, June 20
HISTOR-FLEA Flea Market
🕙 10:00 AM–3:00 PM
📍 The Museum

05/26/2026

✨⭐️ TUESDAY TRIVIA! ⭐️✨
AND
⭐️✨LAST WEEK’s WINNER!!!✨⭐️

Mayflower Grove trivia continues to be one of our most popular themes in Pembroke and our surrounding towns. Its 40-year history, beginning in the early 1900’s as a beloved destination for family entertainment, has certainly left us with plenty of wonderful nostalgia.
Last week, we referred to one August day in 1933, the Plymouth Post of the American Legion invited 20 area posts to Mayflower Grove for a competition featuring drum corps maneuvers. The correct answer was E. Rockland.

📣 📣 Congratulations to Mary Lowe for answering correctly.!! You can pick up your prize at our Open House on Wednesday, June 10th from 6:00–8:00 PM, or during one of our regular Saturday open houses.

Now onto this week’s trivia!! We’re going back 110 years ago to the summer of 1916 ! 🎶🎆
Mayflower Grove often hosted company and organization events along the shores of Little Sandy Pond.

❓ Which company below hosted their first annual event at Mayflower Groove in 1916? 🥇

A. Baker Chocolate
B. Fore River
C. Gillette Company
D. Lever Brothers
E. Samuel Ward Manufacturing Co.

Good luck, Pembroke
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📅 UPCOMING EVENTS:

📍 Wednesday, June 10th
Monthly Open House
6:00–8:00 PM @ the Museum

📍 Saturday, June 20th
HISTOR-FLEA flea market
10:00 AM–3:00 PM @ the museum
((Message us if you’re interested in being a vendor—please be careful to only correspond with us.))

05/23/2026

Hope to see many of you at the Pembroke Summer Expo today , Saturday from 11am to 1pm outside the Community Center.

Pembroke Resolves

250th Pembroke artifacts and historical information

Historic Grave Restoration

Barker Turner and Pembroke ship building

Bryantville’s Mayflower Grove 1900-1940

Native American artifacts over 2000 years old found where our post office is located

We will have merchandise available for sale including our talk of the South Shore 300 year history book.

We hope to have our table next to our friends from the East Pembroke Community Center. Maybe we will have some of their great history to show

Hope to see you there

The Pembroke Historical Society team

05/23/2026

The Pembroke Historical Society is excited to be at Pembroke’s Summer Expo today , Saturday May 23 from 11am to 1pm outside the Community
Center

Please stop by to say hello and ask about Pembroke History and see some of our displays including ;

Pembroke Resolves

250th Pembroke artifacts and historical information

Historic Grave Restoration

Barker Turner and Pembroke ship building

Bryantville’s Mayflower Grove 1900-1940

Native American artifacts over 2000 years old found where our post office is located

We will have merchandise available for sale including our talk of the South Shore 300 year history book.

We hope to have our table next to our friends from the East Pembroke Community Center. Maybe we will have some of their great history to show

Hope to see you there

The Pembroke Historical Society team

Come on out to the Summer expo event this Saturday from 11am-1pm to brainstorm all of your Summer activities 😁☀️🪁

We will have:

Face painting
Kona Ice Truck
Lou’s Balloon Animals
Organizations from all across Pembroke

Pembroke Public Library Pembroke Community Center

05/23/2026

The Pembroke Historical Society is excited to be at Pembroke’s Summer Expo tomorrow , Saturday May 23 from 11am to 1pm outside the Community
Center

Please stop by to say hello and ask about Pembroke History and see some of our displays including ;

Pembroke Resolves

250th Pembroke artifacts and historical information

Historic Grave Restoration

Barker Turner and Pembroke ship building

Bryantville’s Mayflower Grove 1900-1940

Native American artifacts over 2000 years old found where our post office is located

We will have merchandise available for sale including our talk of the South Shore 300 year history book.

We hope to have our table next to our friends from the East Pembroke Community Center. Maybe we will have some of their great history to show

Hope to see you there

The Pembroke Historical Society team

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Come on out to the Summer expo event this Saturday from 11am-1pm to brainstorm all of your Summer activities 😁☀️🪁

We will have:

Face painting
Kona Ice Truck
Lou’s Balloon Animals
Organizations from all across Pembroke

Pembroke Public Library Pembroke Community Center

05/20/2026

190 years ago today a Pembroke MA suffragist was born, Lavina Hatch.

She grew up and spent most of her life in East Pembroke, or Hatchville as they used to call it.

05/19/2026

✨⭐️ TUESDAY TRIVIA! ⭐️✨

Mayflower Grove trivia continues to be one of our most popular themes in Pembroke and the surrounding towns! Its 40-year history, beginning in the early 1900s as a beloved destination for family entertainment, has certainly left us with plenty of wonderful nostalgia.
Last week, we asked:
❓ What Boston radio station was present to record a Mayflower Grove all-star music night during the summer of 1930?
🎉 The correct answer was:�✅ A. WEEI
Congratulations to Linda Porazzo for answering correctly! 🎉. See attached article
Linda, you can pick up your prize at our Open House on Wednesday, June 10th from 6:00–8:00 PM, or during one of our regular Saturday open houses.
And Linda — we hear your lucky streak continues after recently winning one of the raffle baskets at the East Pembroke Community event! 🏆
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Now on to this week’s trivia — once again taking us back to the 1930s! 🎶🎆
Mayflower Grove often hosted company and organizational events along the shores of Little Sand Pond. One August day in 1933, the Plymouth Post of the American Legion invited 20 area posts to Mayflower Grove for a competition featuring drum corps maneuvers.

❓ Which American Legion town post won 1st prize? 🥇

A. Bridgewater
B. Dorchester
C. New Bedford
D. Quincy
E. Rockland
Good luck, Pembroke

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📅 UPCOMING EVENTS:
📍 Wednesday, June 10th�Monthly Open House�6:00–8:00 PM @ the Museum
📍 Saturday, June 20th�Vintage Sale�10:00 AM–3:00 PM @ the Historical Society Function Room

05/12/2026

✨⭐️ TUESDAY TRIVIA!!! ⭐️✨
Mayflower Grove trivia continues to be one of our most popular themes in Pembroke and the surrounding towns! It’s 40 year existence starting in the early 1900s as the go to place for family entertainment has left nostalgia galore. We had 14 responses this week — and 6 were correct! 👏

The first correct response goes to Jane Hodge for answering:

✅ A. Braintree

Congratulations, Jane! 🎉 You can pick up your prize at our Open House on Wednesday, May 13th from 6:00–8:00 PM, or at one of our regular Saturday open houses.

The question was:

❓ What local school came to Mayflower Grove 100 years ago?

The answer was Braintree! It seems Braintree truly loved Mayflower Grove, as many of you guessed correctly. Over the years, our trivia has featured church groups, Boy Scout hikes, high school ceremonies, and even Braintree companies that spent fun weekends at historic Mayflower Grove.

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Now on to this week’s trivia — taking us back to 1930! 🎶🎆

Mayflower Grove was once a major entertainment venue near the shores of Little Sandy Pond. On one day in 1930, attractions included:

🎺 Joe Rines and his band
🎷 Mike Sachs and his Miami Peaches
🎭 Theater performances
🎆 Fireworks

One local Boston radio station even recorded some of the events!

❓ Which station was it?

A. WAAB
B. WBZ
C. WEEI
D. WLOE
E. WNAC

Good luck, Pembroke! ⭐️✨

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📅 UPCOMING EVENTS:

📍 Wednesday, May 13th
Monthly Open House
6:00–8:00 PM @ the Museum

📍 Saturday, June 20th
Vintage 10:00 -3:00 @ the Historical Society function room