Historic New England's Roseland Cottage

06/13/2026

To Be or Not To Be, That is the Question for another day! But if you'd like to have a more complete tour, take your time going up the stairs, have more time for pictures, and ask more questions, sign up for the Take Your Time at Roseland Cottage tour, Saturday, June 27 at 11 a.m.
Tickets and more information here: https://my.historicnewengland.org/26498/ros-take-more-time?

06/13/2026

Highly recommended!

Something exciting is happening in downtown Haverhill—and you're invited to celebrate!

Join us as we open the doors to The Historic New England Center, a new cultural destination and the first step in a bold vision for preserving the past while helping shape the future of the city.

Be among the first to experience 𝘚𝘩𝘰𝘦 𝘚𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴: 𝘗𝘢𝘴𝘵, 𝘗𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘵, 𝘍𝘶𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦, explore hands-on activities, enjoy live performances, meet teen shoe designers, hear from innovators in footwear and sustainability, and discover the stories that put Haverhill on the map. Best of all, the celebration spills out onto Essex Street for a day of community, creativity, history, and fun.

🎉 Opening Doors: Ribbon Cutting & Opening Celebration
📅 Saturday, June 27, 2026
⏰ 11:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
📍 The Historic New England Center
143 Essex Street, Haverhill, MA

Come celebrate a new chapter for Haverhill—and for Historic New England.

06/12/2026

Celebrate Connecticut’s Historic Gardens Day, June 28 from noon to 4 p.m. with a visit to Roseland Cottage’s historic parterre garden. Amanda Manzo, Roseland Cottage gardener, will lead tours of the garden on the hour. As part of the celebration, we invite you to make a garden in a teacup in our carriage room. No teacup? We will provide!

06/02/2026

We're back for the season! Beginning June 4, we're open Thursday through Sunday, 11:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.

Join us on Saturday, June 6, for Historic New England's annual Open House, when admission is FREE and all 38 Historic New England sites are open to explore!

05/25/2026

In memoriam, at Roseland Cottage

05/22/2026

The time is almost here! Join us Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, May 29, 30, and 31, from 9:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m. as we plant the garden for the season.

Be a horticultural hero and dig into our historic soil! Stop by for an hour or stay for the day — every helping hand makes a difference. When the work is done, you’ll know you played a part in creating one of Connecticut’s most beautiful historic gardens.

04/23/2026

At the Eustis Estate in Milton--well worth the trip!

As our NE250 exhibition prepares to open, we invite readers to revisit curator Erica Lome's behind-the-scenes post about Myth and Memory.

04/16/2026

We’re looking forward to welcoming you this season. Tours begin June 4, and we hope you’ll join us for Historic New England’s region-wide Open House on Saturday, June 6.

On Saturday, June 6, 2026, our historic sites across the region are open and FREE to the public. Join us for a fun day of fantastic storytelling! Love architecture, history, fantastic stories, great landscapes, fine art, folk art, or interior design? Then join Historic New England on June 6, 2026, f...

04/07/2026

Phew! Finally, I'm rested enough to post the peeps dioramas from the egg hunt I presided over at Roseland Cottage. Great Job, everyone. And it's never too soon to start thinking about next year's peeporama!