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State Information
MassHOPE
http://www.masshope.org/
Advocates for Home Education in MA (AHEM)
http://www.ahem.info/HSinMAPage.htm

Events
Massachusetts Homeschool Organization of Parent Educators
18th Annual MassHOPE Christian Homeschool Convention
April 25-26, 2008

DCU Center, Worcester, Massachusetts
www.masshope.org

Local Support Groups & Co-ops
Berkshire Mountains Homeschool Co-op
http://members.tripod.com/%7EBMHC/school.html
berkshires@hotmail.com
Boston Home Education Network
bostonhomeschool@yahoo.com
Cape Cod Homeschoolers
http://angelfire.com/ma2/CCH/
lisawood@aol.com
LEAF Home Learners Network
kingsdaughterthe@aol.com
South Shore Home Learners Network (SSHLN)
no.mads4@verizon.net
Haverhill Area Homeschoolers
For more information, please email lisbill@express56.com


Field Trips

Adams National Historical Park
617-770-1175
www.nps.gov/adam
135 Adams St. Quincy MA

American Textile History Museum
978-441-0400
www.lowell.org
491 Dutton St. Lowell, MA

Appleton Farms
978-356-5728
www.appletonfarms.org
219 County Road, Ipswich MA 01938
appletonfarms@ttor.org
Afterschool programs

Arcadia Wildlife Sanctuary
413-584-3009
www.massaudubon.org/arcadia
127 Combs Road Easthampton, MA 01027
arcadia@massaudubon.org

Army Core of Engineers
800-865-8337 (Volunteer Line) 601-634-3772 (Info)
www.education.usace.army.mil
Dena Dickerson CEERD-EE-W 3909 Halls Ferry Rd. Vicksburg, MS 390180
dickerd@wes.army.mil

Arnold Arboretum
617-524-1718
www.arboretum.harvard.edu
125 Arborway Jamaica Plain, MA 02130-3500
arbweb@arnarb.harvard.edu

Battleship Cove
508-678-1100
www.battleshipcove.org
Fall River, MA 02722

Belle Isle Marsh Preserve
www.winthropchamber.com
Winthrop Chamber of Commerce 207 Hagman Rd. Winthrop, MA02152

Berlin Orchards
978-838-2400
www.berlinorchards.com
200 Central St. Berlin, MA Thomas O'Brian

Blue Heron Farm
413-339-4045
www.blueheronfarm.com
Warner Hill Rd. Charlemont, MA William, Norma and Jubal Coli

Blue Hills Trailside Museum
617-333-0690
www.massaudubon.org/bluehills
1904 Canton Ave Milton, MA 02186
bluehills@massaudubon.org

Boarding House Site
978-794-1655
http://www.state.ma.us/dem/parks/lwhp.htm
1 Jackson St. Lawrence, MA

Boston African American Nat'l Hist. Site
617-742-5415
www.nps.gov/boaf
46 Joy St. Boston MA

Boston Common and Public Garden
Park St. Boston MA

Boston Harbor Islands
617-223-8666
www.nps.gov/boha 408 Atlantic Ave. Boston MA

Boston Symphony Orchestra
617-635-3470 ext. 236
www.bso.org

BSO Education and Community Programs
301 Mass. Ave. Boston MA 02115

Boston Nature Center
617-983-8500
www.massaudubon.org/boston
500 Walk Hill Street Mattapan, MA 02126
bnc@massaudubon.org

Broad Meadow Brook Wildlife Sanctuary
508-753-6087
www.massaudubon.org/broadmeadowbrook
414 Massasoit Road Worcester, MA 01604
bmbrook@massaudubon.org

Broadmoor Wildlife Sanctuary
508-655-2296
www.massaudubon.org/broadmoor
280 Eliot Street Natick, MA 01760
broadmoor@massaudubon.org

Breakheart Reservation
Forest St., Pine Tops, Elm and Hemlock Rds., Saugus

Brooksby Farm
978-531-7456
38 Felton St., Peabody MA

Brush Gallery and Studios
978-459-7819
www.thebrush.org
256 Market St. Lowell, MA

Children’s Museum in Easton
508-230-3789
www.childrensmuseumineaston.org
The Old Fire Station 9 Sullivan Ave. N Easton, MA 02356
cme417@yahoo.com

Children's Museum Lowell
978-459-9899
Lowell MA

Clarkdale Fruit Farms
431-772-6797
Upper Rd., West Deerfield MA
Ask about tours during maple sugar season.

Commonwealth Museum
617-727-9268
www.state.ma.us/sec/mus
220 Morrisey Blvd. Boston, MA 02125
commonwealthmuseum@sec.state.ma.us
Located in the State Archives Building on Columbia Point

Concord Museum
978-369-9609
www.concordmuseum.org
Cambridge Turnpike Concord, MA

Davis Museum and Cultural Center
781-283-2051
www.davismuseum.wellesley.edu/
106 Central Street Wellesley, MA 02481-8203

DeCordova Museum and Sculpture Park
781-259-8355
www.decordova.org
51 Sandy Pond Road, Lincoln, MA 01773

Dept. of Conservation & Recreation
617-626-1250
www.mass.gov/dcr
251 Causeway St Boston, MA 02114
mass.parks@state.ma.us
Campgrounds, playgrounds and swimming pools

Drumlin Farm Wildlife Sanctuary
781-259-2200
www.massaudubon.org/drumlin
208 South Great Road Lincoln, MA 01773
drumlinfarm@massaudubon.org

Edaville Railroad
877-EDAVILLE
www.edaville.com
P.O. Box 825, Carver, MA 02330

Felix Neck Wildlife Sanctuary
508-627-4850
www.massaudubon.org/felixneck
Felix Neck Drive Edgartown, MA 02539
felixneck@massaudubon.org
(off Edgartown-Vineyard Haven Road)

Garden in the Woods
508-877-7630
www.newfs.org
180 Hemenway Rd. Framingham MA

Gloucester Museum School
978-283-5300
P.O. Box 6046 Gloucester MA 01930

Gloucester Visitor Center
800-649-6839
www.gloucesterma.com
Stage Fort Park Gloucester, MA
For sights and interesting info in Gloucester

Greenwood Farm
413-498-5995
www.greenwoodapples.com
Rout 63, Northfield MA

Habitat Wildlife Sanctuary
617-489-5050
www.massaudubon.org/habitat
10 Juniper Rd. Belmont, MA 02478
habitat@massaudubon.org

Harvard Museum of Natural History
617-495-3045
www.hmnh.harvard.edu
26 Oxford St. Cambridge, MA

Heritage Museums & Gardens
www.heritagemuseumsandgardens.org
Pine and Grove streets
Sandwich, MA 02563

Heritage State Park
508-888-3300
www.heritagemuseumsandgardens.org
67 Grove Sts. Sandwich, MA 02563

Historic New England Headquarters
617-227-3956
www.historicnewengland.org
141 Cambridge St. Boston, MA 02114
Historic places to visit all over New England

Institute of Contemporary Art
617-266-5152
www.icaboston.org
955 Boylston St. Boston, MA 02115

Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
617-566-1401
www.gardnermuseum.org
280 The Fenway Boston, MA 02115

Ipswich River Wildlife Sanctuary
978-887-9264
www.massaudubon.org/ipswichriver
87 Perkins Row Topsfield, MA 01983
ipswichriver@massaudubon.org

JFK Library and Museum
617-514-1589 or 800-JFK-1960
www.jfklibrary.org
Columbia Point, Boston, MA 02125

Joppa Flats Education Center
978-462-9998
www.massaudubon.org/joppaflats
1 Plum Island Turnpike Newburyport, MA 01950
joppaflats@massaudubon.org

King's Chapel
617-523-1749
corner of Tremont and School Streets, Boston, Massachusetts
Offices and the Church School are located at 64 Beacon Street, Boston, MA 02108

Louisa May Alcott’s Orchard House
978-369-4118
www.louisamayalcott.org
399 Lexington Road PO Box 343 Concord, MA 01742
info@louisamayalcott.org

Lowell National Historical Park-Boott Cotton Mill
978-970-5000
www.nps.gov/lowe/loweweb/slides2.htm
115 John Street, Lowell, MA 01852

Mapaparium/Mary Baker Eddy Library
888-222-3711
www.marybakereddylibrary.org
200 Mass Ave. Boston, MA 02115

Maudsley State Park
978-465-7223
Curzon Mill Rd. Newburyport MA

MIT Museum
617-253-4444
http://web.mit.edu/museum
265 Mass. Ave. Cambridge MA02139

Moose Hill Wildlife Sanctuary
781-784-5691
www.massaudubon.org/moosehill
293 Moose Hill Street Sharon, MA 02067
moosehill@massaudubon.org

Museum of Afro-American History
617-725-0022
www.afroammuseum.org
14 Beacon St. Suite 719 Boston, MA 02108
history@afroammuseum.org

Museum of Fine Arts
617-369-3306
www.mfa.org
465 Huntington Ave. Boston MA 02115
Family Night Out Wed 5:30-8:30
Books Bring Art Alive Tues & Wed 3:30-4:30
Children's Room program Tue-Thurs 3:30-4:30
Teen to Teen Art Talks Wed 4:30-6:30

Museum of Science
617-723-2500
www.mos.org
Boston, MA
Also has IMAX and Planetarium

National Heritage Museum
781-861-6559
www.monh.org
33 Marrett Rd. Lexington, MA 02421
info@monh.org

New Bedford Whaling Museum
508-997-0046
www.whalingmuseum.org
18 Johnny Cake Hill New Bedford, MA 02740

New England Conservatory
617-585-1122 Concert Line
www.newenglandconservatory.edu
290 Huntington Ave. Boston, MA 02115
All concerts are free in the Jordan Hall, but please see website or call for updated info.

New England Sports Museum
www.sportsmuseum.org
At The TD Banknorth Garden, Boston MA

New England Quilt Museum
978-452-4207
www.nequiltmuseum.org
18 Shattuck St. Lowell, MA

New Salem Orchards
978-544-3437
67 South Main St. New Salem, MA

Newton History Museum
617-796-1450
www.newtonhistorymuseum.org
527 Washington St. Newton, MA 02458
At the Jackson Homestead. Also houses the Newton Historical Society.

Norman Rockwell Museum
413-298-4100
www.nrm.org
9 Glendale Rd. Stockbridge, MA 01262
inforequest@nrm.org

North River/South Shore Wildlife Sanctuary
781-837-9400
www.massaudubon.org/southshore
2000 Main St. Marshfield, MA 02050
southshore@massaudubon.org

North Shore Community College Kids to College
978-236-1211
www.northshore.edu
North Shore Community College Enrollment & Records Office
1 Ferncroft Rd. P.O. Box 3340 Danvers MA 01923

Oak Knoll Wildlife Sanctuary
508-223-3060
www.massaudubon.org/oakknoll/
1417 Park St. Attleboro, MA 02703
oakknoll@massaudubon.org

Old State House
617-720-1713
www.bostonhistory.org
206 Washington St. Boston, MA 02109-1713
oldstatehouse@bostonhistory.org

Old South Meeting House
617-482-6439
www.oldsouthmeetinghouse.org
310 Washington St. Boston MA 02108
Kids under 6 are free

Old Sturbridge Village
508-347-3362 ex 285
www.osv.org
1 Old Sturbridge Village Rd. Sturbridge MA

Parker River National Wildlife Refuge
978-465-5753
www.parkerriver.org
6 Plum Island Turnpike
Newburyport, MA 01950

Paul Revere House
617-523-2338
www.paulreverehouse.org
19 North Square Boston, MA 02113

Peabody-Essex Museum
978-745-9500
www.pem.org
East India Square Salem, MA 01970

Pine Hill Orchard and West County Winery
413-624-3325 (Orchard) 413-642-3481 (Winery)
www.westcountycider.com
Route 112, Colrain MA

Pleasant Valley Wildlife Sanctuary
413-637-0320
www.massaudubon.org/pleasantvalley
472 West Mountain Rd. Lenox, MA 01240
berkshires@massaudubon.org

Plimoth Plantation
www.plimoth.org
137 Warren Avenue
Plymouth, MA 02360

Red Apple Farm
www.ciderday.org
Philipston, MA

River-Maple Farm, Inc.
413-648-9767
520 Brattleboro Rd. Bernardston MA

Salem State College (Starting Early At)
978-542-6331
Salem State College, Non-Traditional Program,
Sullivan Building Room 100, Salem MA 01970

Shirley-Eustis House
617-442-2275
www.shirleyeustishouse.org
33 Shirley Street Roxbury, MA 02119
"Royal Governor William Shirley's house is the only remaining country house in America built by a Royal British Governor."

Shelburne Falls Trolley Museum
413-625-9443
www.sftm.org
trolley@sftm.org

South Face Farm Sugarhouse
413-628-3268
www.southfacefarm.com
Watson-Spruce Corner Rd. Ashfield, MA
info@southfacefarm.com
Tom McCrumm, Judy Haupt

Southwicks Zoo
800-258-9182
4 Miles off Route 16 at 2 Southwick Street, Mendon, MA 01756
www.southwickszoo.org

Springfield Museums at the Quadrangle
800-625-7738
www.springfieldmuseums.org
220 State St. Springfield, MA 01103

Stony Brook Wildlife Sanctuary
508-528-3140
www.massaudubon.org/stonybrook
108 North St. Norfolk, MA 02056
stonybrook@massaudubon.org

The Children's Museum Boston
617-426-8855
www.BostonKids.org
300 Congress St. Boston

The Discovery Museums
978-264-4200
www.discoverymuseums.org
177 Main St. Acton, MA 01720

The Freedom Trail
617-242-5642
www.nps.gov/bost
15 State St. Boston MA

The New England Orienteering Club
781-648-1155
www.newenglandorienteering.org
Orienteering in MA, CT & RI
info@newenglandorienteering.org

The Mount, Edith Wharton’s Estate and Gardens
413-637-1899
www.edithwharton.org
2 Plunkett St. Lenox, MA 01240

Trinity Church
617-536-0944
www.trinitychurchboston.org
206 Clarendon St. Boston, MA
Guided tours for a fee

USS Constitution
617-426-1812
www.ussconstitutionmuseum.org
Building 22 Boston National Historical Park
Charlestown Navy Yard Boston, MA 02129

Visual Arts Center
781-821-8853
www.massaudubon.org./visualarts
963 Washington St. Canton, MA 02021
visual-arts@massaudubon.org

Wachusett Meadow Wildlife Sanctuary
978-464-2712
www.massaudubon.org/wachusettmeadow
113 Goodnow Rd. Princeton, MA 01541
wachusett@massaudubon.org

Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary
508-349-2615
www.massaudubon.org/wellfleet
291 State Highway, Route 6 P.O. Box 236 South Wellfleet, MA 02663
wellfleet@massaudubon.org

Whistler House Museum of Art
978-452-7641
www.whistlerhouse.org
243 Worthen St. Lowell, MA

Zoo New England (Franklin Park Zoo and Stone Zoo)
617-541-LION
www.zoonewengland.org
1 Franklin Park Rd. Boston, MA 02121
info@zoonewengland.com


Educational Book & Learning Stores

The Learning Tree Stores for educators
(schoolteacher stuff) 
62B Montvale Ave., Stoneham, MA and 125 Liberty Street, Danvers, MA
http://www.tltree.com/

CBD (Christian Book Distributors) has a warehouse sale twice a year in Peabody, MA.
http://www.christianbook.com/

 


Church Related & Umbrella Schools

 


State Facts  
Capital: Boston
Entered Union (rank): Feb. 6, 1788 (6)
Motto: By the sword we seek peace, but peace only under liberty
Flower: Mayflower
Nickname:  
Land Area: 7,840 sq mi. (20,306 sq km)
Geographic Center: In the town of Rutland in Worcester Co.


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