Thursday, March 5, 2026, 6:00pm, Hatfield Congregational Church. .”Music and Musicians of the 1830s,” a presentation and concert. We’re delighted to welcome Nat Steele, Program Associate, Musical Instruments, Boston Museum of Fine Arts, for our annual joint program with the Hatfield Historical Society. Nat visited the Whately Historical Society last year to take a close look at our 1832 bass viol (WHS 1991.001.001), which was made by Whately’s Jeremiah Wait (1779-1855).
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!
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.
Monday, May 25, 2026, Memorial Day, 8:00am-10:00am. Buckland Historical Society. Hat and sock parade. Museum only open.
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.
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.
Sunday, October 11, 2026, 2:00pm-5:00pm. Colonial Sampler,
Wilder Homestead only open.
Saturday, November 28, 2026, 11:00-3:00. Christmas at the Wilder. Wilder Homestead only open.
Franklin County History Events 