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Friends of the Middlesex Fells Reservation - Middlesex Fells Lantern Slides of George Davenport

Middlesex Fells Lantern Slides of George Davenport, Tuesday, March 25, 7:00 p.m. (snow date March 26th)
Co-Presented by Mike Ryan, and Kyna Hamill.
Between 1890–93 Medford resident and botanist George Davenport began presenting a series of glass lantern slides to build support for protect the Fells as a reserve of nature. These slides have recently been discovered in the Medford Historical Society’s archives and are once again being shown. The presentation is at Winchester Public Library, 80 Washington St, Winchester. This program is sponsored by the Friends of Winchester Public Library.

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