Shelf Space: What’s New at the Harvard Public Library, 7/10/26
New for Children They Call Me No Sam! by Drew Daywalt Meet Sam, an insolent pug and incidental hero who will stop at nothing…
Wingin’ It: The birds of Maine and summer in Harvard
A house wren feeding its young. (Photo by David Durrant) An invitation to spend a few days at a camp on Round Pond on…
A Look Back: The way we were…August ’78, ’83, and ’92
August 1978 A Harvard man was arrested and charged with assault with a deadly weapon and intent to murder after allegedly firing 10 shots…
It’s Only Natural: Parenting, common loon style
Common loon parents take turns feeding their young chicks. At first the adults hold the fish until the chick grasps it, but soon the…
A Look Back: The way we were…July ’76, ’78, ’86, and ’88
July 1976 An article profiling the Elm Commission noted that in 1974 Harvard was the first town in the country to establish an elm…
Birding in your own backyard
Oxbow National Wildlife Refuge is a great place to go birding. It is the closest wildlife refuge and is readily accessible on Still River…
A Look Back: The way we were…June ’79 and ’89
June 1979 Commenting on speculation in a congressman’s report that major oil companies were withholding oil, a letter-writer wrote, “This belief in the magic…
A Look Back: The way we were…June ’75, ’84, and ’94
June 1975 Stepping forward as possible new owners of the abandoned Civil Defense Building were the proprietors of the Windsor Coach and Carriage Company,…
It’s Only Natural: About the birds and the bees—and bears
Black bears are on the move during their mating season in May and June. If you encounter a black bear, with or without cubs,…
A Look Back: The way we were…May ’75, ’85, and ’95
May 1975 The Central Mass. Mosquito Control Project planned to come to Harvard to survey, locate, and record mosquito breeding areas and treat them…
Wingin’ It: Just passing through, spring migrants
Red-winged Blackbirds are among the first migrants to arrive in the spring. Several arrived here at the farm on March 7, a little earlier…
