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.
Saturday, May 23, 2026, 10:00am-1:00pm. Heath Historical Society, Open House. Old Townhouse and Center Schoolhouse.
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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