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Clark Chapman Festival | Southampton | June 4

May 31 2022
Clark Chapman Festival Saturday, June 4, 1-5pm
Southampton Historical Society & Clark Chapman House, 234 College Highway, Southampton, MA
Free and open to the public
Event Details :
Come tour the Clark Chapman House to see all the new updates and displays. Enjoy music from Ravenwood and light refreshments [continue reading]

Back in business: Porter-Phelps-Huntington Museum in Hadley to reopen

May 19 2022
Back in business: Porter-Phelps-Huntington Museum in Hadley to reopen The museum opens again on June 1. “And when it does, museum officials say they’ll be offering new tours of the historic 18th-century house that will tell a more complete story of the people who lived and worked on the property, from Native Americans who predated [continue reading]

Styling: Historic Hair and Beauty Practices (in person and virtual) | April 29

Apr 26 2022
Styling: Historic Hair and Beauty Practices Friday, April 29, 9:30am-5:00pm
Hosted by  Historic Deerfield
In person and online: https://www.historic-deerfield.org/styling-historic-hair
Event Details :
A one-day in-person and virtual forum that explores the visual and material culture of hairdressing in the 18th – and 19th – [continue reading]

Most common jobs 150 years ago in Massachusetts

Apr 7 2022
Published by under History, Local News Feeds
Most common jobs 150 years ago in Massachusetts “With the  COVID-19 pandemic continuing to impact the global economy , the current job market is a hot topic in the news cycle. But while the pandemic itself is, historically, something of an economic aberration, the U.S. economy that we know today has a long and [continue reading]

The History of Black American Artists | Online | March 8

Mar 4 2022
The History of Black American Artists Tuesday, March 8, 7pm
Hosted by  Forbes Library  and  Northampton Senior Services
Free, online, preregister at: https://forbeslibrary.libcal.com/event/8905493
Event Details:
Discover more than 200 years of the history of Black American artists. Explore the earliest known portraits [continue reading]

Under the Pines: A Celebration of The Black Experience: Walking Tour, Film Screening, and Discussion | Florence | February 12

Feb 9 2022
Under the Pines: A Celebration of The Black Experience: Walking Tour, Film Screening, and Discussion Saturday, February 12, 2-5pm
Hosted by Bombyx Center for Arts & Equity
Register at: bombyx.live/events/under-the-pines
Event Details:
Under The Pines’ carefully curated programming will include the screening [continue reading]

Shot heard ’round the world? Russell teen’s cannonball discovery raises questions about hilltown site

Apr 30 2021
Shot heard ’round the world? Russell teen’s cannonball discovery raises questions about hilltown site “Eighteen-year-old Zackary Cernak stumbled — literally stubbed his toe — on a mystery wedged under a rock on a hillside overlooking the Westfield River valley.
A senior about to graduate from Westfield Technical Academy, Cernak was working on his network [continue reading]

River Stories: How colonist John Pynchon acquired Deerfield and environs

Dec 7 2020
Published by under History, Local News Feeds
River Stories: How colonist John Pynchon acquired Deerfield and environs “The last installment of the Nolumbeka Project’s series, “River Stories 2020: Recovering Indigenous Voices in the Connecticut River Valley,” on Nov. 29, focused on the suspicious transactions that allowed Massachusetts to incorporate the land stretching from present-day Deerfield to Leverett, Sunderland and Montague.” Read the [continue reading]

Red Poppies: The Flower of Memorial Day

May 25 2020
missing imageRed poppies are associated with Memorial Day. Do you know why? Find out in this article, The Significance of Poppies and download this worksheet to supplement learning with young children.

Photo credit: (cc) “Poppies” by Susanne Nilsson [continue reading]

Dandelion’s Place in History

May 20 2020
missing image World History and the Dandelion
Once respected around the world for its nutritional value and medicinal properties, today, the common dandelion ( Taraxacum officinale) is seen by many as a noxious weed. Why? We have the rise of “lawn culture” to thank whose origin stems back to 17th century England where lawns [continue reading]

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