April 19, 2021, Submitted by Eileen McIntyre, Chair, Hingham Land Conservation Trust
The Hingham Land Conservation Trust will celebrate the 30th Anniversary of Jacobs Meadow, a HLCT conservation area and parkland in South Hingham, at the trust’s Thursday, May 6 annual meeting. The program starts at 7pm via ZOOM.
After a brief business meeting conducted by Vice Chair Art Collins, including the election of the HLCT board slate for 2021, HLCT Chair Eileen McIntyre will begin the Jacobs Meadow anniversary festivities by sharing fascinating history about the meadowland and adjacent Glad Tidings Plain Historic District. This history will highlight the lasting legacy of Hingham’s Jacobs family – descendants of 1633 English immigrant Nicholas Jacob (no “s” then.) The program also provides an opportunity to recall Helen Burns, a founding HLCT trustee, whose gifts of multiple parcels to the HLCT and the Hingham Conservation Commission created this remarkable conservation and parkland. Ms. Burns died in 1993.
HLCT board member Zak Mertz will continue the evening’s festivities with the online premiere of the HLCT’s Spring 2021 Walk—“A Walk at Jacobs Meadow.” This virtual walk features the popular South Shore guide and wetlands expert Steve Ivas, who will describe some of the special features of Jacobs Meadow that walkers can enjoy on future visits to the property.
Spring. Photo by Rick Rohleder, member HLCT Board of Trustees.
The 30-acre Jacobs Meadow is part of 100 acres of contiguous open space and protected wetlands, including the 50-acre town-owned Lehner Conservation Area and additional Hingham Conservation Commission parcels. Visitors to Jacobs Meadow can park behind Wilder Memorial Nursery School on weekends, or when the school is closed, and enter the property via the Jacobs Meadow gate.
To register for the free ZOOM program on May 6, send an email request to: AnnualMeeting@hinghamlandtrust.org.
To learn more about the Hingham Land Conservation Trust, go to www.hinghamlandtrust.org
My name is Christine Jacobs Dewey. I am a direct descendent of Nicholas Jacob. My brother Brandon found this article and sent it to me. We are trying to find things from our ancestors that we could share with our family. If there is any stories of our forefather Nicholas Jacob that you could share with us, we would be forever grateful! Sincerely, Christine