Worth Noting: NEW!!! Winter 2011-2012 NEWSLETTER Articles Include: Georgetown's Paul Revere bell, the history of the Adams-Kimball barn on Central Street, the Boston Post Cane, and other articles relating to the activities and research being done by the Society.      *CIVIL WAR EXHIBIT AT THE BROCKLEBANK MUSEUM!*                            The Georgetown Historical Society has a new exhibit, Georgetown in the Civil War, at the Brocklebank Museum.  The exhibit features Civil War uniforms and weapons, along with many other interesting items relating to the men and women from Georgetown who served in the war.  Learn about the bullet (on display) that killed two men!                                                         The Brocklebank Museum has a rich history with strong ties to the Civil War.  Reverend Charles Beecher and his wife Sarah, owned the house from 1859 - 1869.  Reverend Beecher's stories of the horrors of slavery that he witnessed while living in Louisiana helped inspire his sister, Harriet Beecher Stowe, to write the book Uncle Tom's Cabin.  President Abraham Lincoln, upon meeting Harriet Beecher Stowe, called her "the little woman who wrote the book that made this great war."  Charles and Sarah's oldest son, Frederick, was wounded at Fredericksburg in 1862, and was severely wounded at Gettysburg n 1863.     The Brocklebank Museum is open from 2 - 5 PM on the second and fourth Sunday of each month through October 23rd and other times and days by appointment.   Admission is $5 for adults, $3 for seniors (65+) and students (under 18).                                                   Please Visit the Society's Online Web Store (link above) - A wide range of Georgetown historical books, woodblocks, historical maps and postcards.