Mark Schneider will be launching his new book Colonial Weymouth: The Forgotten Second Settlement about the first 150 years of Weymouth's history. Join us for a lecture, followed by a book sale and signing. Cash and checks will be accepted. 

Mark Robert Schneider is a retired history professor who has taught at many Boston-area colleges. He is the author of books on African-American history, and biographies of Massachusetts congressmen Joe Moakley and Gerry Studds. He lives in Weymouth, where he is a member of the town Historical Commission.

This event kicks off the Weymouth History Lecture Series, co-sponsored by the Weymouth Public Libraries and The Weymouth Historical Commission. Supporting partners include Weymouth 400, The Abigail Adams Historical Society, and Weymouth Historical Society.