42º 13’06”N 70º 47’16”W

Visit Scituate in every season for the beauty of the natural coastline, the picturesque harbor, the special glow of a sunrise or sunset on the water…

The Haunting Tower and Harbor Haunts Tour

The tower will be lit up for Halloween again this year! Take a not-so-scary trip to the top of Lawson Tower with family and friends. Before you venture up the 123 stairs to the top, you'll meet a few characters and hear stories made famous by Edward Rowe Snow and others retold by members of...

$5 – $20

Bluegrass Night

The Scituate Historical Society welcomes you on February 19th to the GAR Hall in Scituate for a BLUEGRASS NIGHT with the WSU (whoever shows up) band. WSU is a group of friends/musicians who gather together to share good times and the love of acoustic music. It's going to be a great night. $5 donation requested

The Dangers of An Ordinary Night – A Virtual Event

Scituate resident Lynne Reeves Griffin draws on three decades of expertise as an internationally recognized family counselor, and novelist, as well as her lifelong passion for the theater for her riveting new novel of suspense, The Dangers of an Ordinary Night, which The New York Times calls, “a sensitive examination of a dysfunctional family and...

And the Sea Shall Have Them All

And The Sea Shall Have Them All - The Tragic Story of the Steamer Portland A presentation by author Art Milmore, followed by a book-signing. Tickets - $10 per person. Reservations strongly recommended and can be made by emailing garhallevents@scituatehistoricalsociety.org The story of the tragic loss of the palatial side-wheel steamer Portland in the gale that...

$10

Full Moon Tower Tour

The Scituate Historical Society will offer “Trips To The Top” on select full moon evenings. Climb the 121 stairs to the belfry where you will look out over Scituate and take in the starry sky and bright full moon. Scituate Historical Society Trustees will be on hand to give a brief history of the tower...

$5