Fessenden’s Spice Mill: A Pioneer in Boston’s Victorian Botanical Medicine Renown
May 27, 2027 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
$10
This colorful, illustrated lecture on the Fessenden water-powered spice mill—which operated on Arlington’s Mill Brook in the mid-1800s—delivers surprising insights into the products, processes, and people of this long-forgotten enterprise.
Arlington Historian Richard A. Duffy will present examples of both medicinal and culinary botanicals to anchor this business history, engaging the audience with aspects ranging from the unbelievable to the highly relatable today.
Tuesday, May 25, 2027
Time: TBD
7 Jason Street
Richard A. Duffy
AHS Members: FREE
Non-members: $10