Wednesday, May 20, 2026, 6:00 pm. Greenfield Public Library, sponsored by the Greenfield Historical Society. Patrick McGreevy,
Beneath the Interstate: Uncovering the Story of Nash’s Mills.
Saturday, May 23, 2026, 10:00am-1:00pm. Heath Historical Society, Open House. Old Townhouse and Center Schoolhouse.
Sunday, May 24, 2026, 2:00pm. “Hill Cemetery: What’s Old and What’s New,” by Joe Judd. Hill Cemetery, located on Old Village Rd. in Shelburne Center, is the original burial ground of the town. The site dates from 1768, and is the final resting place for many notable early citizens. The original Shelburne meetinghouse was near this site, which heard the first reading of the Declaration of Independence in Shelburne. In this presentation Joe Judd will discuss the old and new history of Hill Cemetery.
Monday, May 25, 2026, Memorial Day, 8:00am-10:00am. Buckland Historical Society. Hat and sock parade. Museum only open.
June 17, 2026, 6:00 pm. Greenfield Public Library, sponsored by the Greenfield Historical Society. Drew Lopenzina, William Apess, Indigenous Prophet of Democracy.
Sunday, June 20, 2026, 1:00pm-4:00pm, Buckland Historical Society Open House, Museum on Upper Street and the Wilder Homestead both open. Antiques appraisal in the barn.
Friday, June 26, 2026, 7:00pm, Buckland Historical Society. Pie Social. Museum open at 6:00pm.
Saturday, July 4, 2026. Shelburne Falls parade.
Saturday, July 18, 2026, 10:00am-3:00pm, Buckland Historical Society, Summer Day on the Buckland Common, Museum only open.
Saturday, July 18, 2026, 12:00-3:00 pm, Greenfield Historical Society, 43 Church Street, Greenfield. Ice Cream Social.
Sunday, July 26, 2026, 1:00pm-4:00pm, Buckland Historical Society Wilder Homestead. 250th Celebration. Ice cream, reading of the Declaration of Independence, games, and more.
Saturday, August 1, 2026, 10:00am-4:00pm, Hilltown History Trail. Mark it on your calendar. Tag sale in the Wilder Homestead barn.
Saturday, August 1, 2026, 5:30 pm, Heath Historical Sociey. Annual Meeting, Potluck dinner. Dining with History, Oxen in Heath.
Sunday, August 23, 2026, 1:00pm-4:00pm, Buckland Historical Society Open House, Museum on Upper Street and the Wilder Homestead both open. Exhibit on textiles.
Wednesday, September 16, 2026, 6:00pm, Greenfield Public Library, sponsored by the Greenfield Historical Society. Sandra Haynes, The Value of Keeping a Diary: Preserving the Old, Writing the New.
Sunday, September 20, 2026, 1:00-4:00pm, Buckland Historical Society. Talk by Larch Purinton on Robert Strong Woodward.
Sunday, October 11, 2026, 2:00pm-5:00pm. Colonial Sampler,
Wilder Homestead only open. Morris dancers and bake sale.
October 14, 2026, 6:00 pm. Greenfield Historical Society. Annual Meeting. Tim Blagg, Greenfield’s Guns: Militia Firearms in the Revolution.
Saturday, November 28, 2026, 11:00-3:00. Christmas at the Wilder. Wilder Homestead only open.
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