A few Saturdays ago, my husband called me a true Renaissance woman. My day started photographing stately horseback riders from the Old North Bridge Hunt as they lined up waiting for their hounds to be released into the woods behind Stearns Farm on Edmands Rd. This group of equestrians from Concord stages their hunt from Edie Overly’s Millwood Farm every fall carrying on the tradition of the Millwood hunt dating back to 1866. This hunt, one of the oldest in the country, was disbanded in 1969 and their hounds were given to the Concord group – hence the annual visit. I felt compelled to photograph this event as one never knows if they will return next year. If not, this was a historic moment
After the horses disappeared, I dashed down to the Edgell Memorial Library to meet Mike Tracy, an FHC volunteer who built a huge easel to display the old Shoppers’ World sign which was coming up from the basement for our upcoming exhibition. This is one heavy sign and Mike built quite a structure for its display. 
I rushed back to Edie’s for the traditional post hunt luncheon and a bowl of delicious chowder. After a nice visit with old and new neighbors it was time for a rest before another trip back to Edgell to rehearse my part as a witch in Tales of Terror. My acting debut that evening was quite exciting but paled in comparison to Libby Franck’s storytelling, Jim Parr’s spooky poetry recitation and Fred Wallace’s captivating reading of the Legend of House Rock. You could have heard a pin drop.
All in a day’s work at the Framingham History Center…