2025 Amos Fortune Forum - Paul Wainwright

Colonial Meeting House Expert Paul Wainwright presents:

             New England's Colonial Meetinghouses: A Little-Known
                                  Chapter of American History
 

New England’s Colonial Meetinghouses stand as monuments to the formation of our nation and our culture.  In the 17^th and 18^th centuries, every New England town had one – it was a requirement for receiving a Town Charter from the Colonial Governor.  In them, our forefathers and mothers shaped and formed many of our civic and religious foundations, and they were at the center of our communities, both figuratively and literally.   Using photographs of the few remaining meetinghouses, this presentation will tell their story.