Wednesday, April 15, 2026, 7:00pm, Whately Town Hall. “History of Fish Passage on the Connecticut River,” by Caleb Slater, Hatchery Supervisor, Mass. Department of Fish and Wildlife, and “River Stewardship: What’s the latest with the Connecticut River and what can we do to take care of it?,” by Nina Gordon-Kirsch, River Steward in Massachusetts for the Connecticut River Conservancy.
Friday, April 17, 2026, 2:00pm, Shelburne Historical Society. The next meeting of the local historical society leaders sponsored by Hilltown History. Save the date!
Sunday, April 19, 2026, 2:00pm, Episcopal Church of Saints James and Andrew, 8 Church Street, Greenfield, and Sunday, May 3, 2026, First Church of Deerfield (also known as the Brick Church) at 71 Old Main Street, Deerfield. The Historical Society of Greenfield will hold two readings of a new play, “Revolution in the Valley: A Tale of Two Towns” by Kay Lyons, in two churches on two Sunday afternoons in April and May. Greenfield was a supply hub during the Revolution, and both Greenfield and Deerfield, her mother town, were microcosms of the conflicting views of English settlers on the brink of revolution. The readers’ theater style play celebrates the everyday people living their lives through the Revolution, and the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. Admission is free, with donations welcome.
Thursday, April 30, 2026, 7:00pm, Whately Town Hall. “A Brief History of Maps of the Connecticut River,” by David Bosse, retired Librarian and Curator of Maps, Historic Deerfield, and “Three Generations of the Sunderland Bridge,” by Stephen Mikesell, Whately-based bridge historian.
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.
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 21, 2026, 1:00pm-4:00pm, Buckland Historical Society Open House, Museum on Upper Street and the Wilder Homestead both open.
Sunday, July 12, 2026, 1:00pm-4:00pm, Buckland Historical Society Open House, Museum on Upper Street and the Wilder Homestead both open.
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 Open House, Museum on Upper Street and the Wilder Homestead both open.
Saturday, August 1, 2026, 10:00am-4:00pm, Hilltown History Trail. Mark it on your calendar.
Sunday, August 9, 2026, 1:00pm-4:00pm, Buckland Historical Society Open House, Museum on Upper Street and the Wilder Homestead both open.
Sunday, August 23, 2026, 1:00pm-4:00pm, Buckland Historical Society Open House, Museum on Upper Street and the Wilder Homestead both open.
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, October 11, 2026, 2:00pm-5:00pm. Colonial Sampler,
Wilder Homestead only open.
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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