Admission is free.
Take Exit 8 off the Massachusetts Turnpike, then follow Rte. Right after the Congregational Church take a right, then the next right, and an immediate left onto Ely Road. A Civil War encampment will be set up on the grounds the weekend of Sept. 18-19. A candlelight house tour takes place 7 to 9 p.m. that Saturday. Like many an old New England family, the aptly named Keeps kept practically everything, even the bills.