Sheffield Historical Society
Membership 
Our members are at the heart of what we do here. Click the button to the left renew your membership or to become a member
Annual Meeting
Click HERE to 
view the annual meeting
Donate to our scholarship fund for Mt. Everett Seniors. Click the icon above to be brought to the paypal donation page. 
  Exhibits
Outdoor exhibit celebrating the life and legacy of Elizabeth Freeman
At the Historical Society Grounds, next to the Town Hall Parking Lot.   
We will  make sure family groups or individuals stay spaced and require all attendees to wear masks.  
Although we are not sponsoring the Mum Bett Walk to Freedom this year, we welcome walkers to enjoy the exhibit. Please note that at the end of the walk (around 11am Sunday 8/23) there may be a short delay in entry into the exhibit as we maintain social distancing. 
To sign up for the walk, please click here  to email walk organizer Jana Laiz.
​Antique Lighting Exhibit
View our current exhibit now on display in the windows of the Old Stone Store 
Click HERE to view the Virtual Exhibit 
  Programs
For the time being our monthly programs have been
POSTPONED.

​New dates to be announced.
 Newsletters
  Mark Dewey Research Center
Our  volunteer archivists can research your genealogy, house, or general history questions. 
​The research center is  is closed to the public, but email or call with your request. ​
​CLICK HERE 
to visit the Research Center website or contact us at the email address or phone number below 
mdrc@sheffieldhistory.org
413-229-3682
    SHS in the News
Click the icon to the left to WATCH the  "Main Streets and Back Roads" segment on the Sheffield Historical Society.
Like us on Facebook and  share in the discussion of our events, exhibits and Sheffield history  
 Old Stone Store
The Old Stone Store will be opening in August for limited Saturday hours, an announcement will be made once we know the open date. 
We are working hard to make shopping there safe. 
We also will be debuting online sales in early August. For now we are limiting those sales to curbside pickup at the Old Stone Store.  

Dan Raymond House Museum / Mark Dewey Research Center /
Old Stone Store / Barnum Tool Museum 
​137-161 Main Street | P.O. Box 747 | Sheffield, MA 01257
The society is closed to the public due to COVID-19. But we are still there to answer your questions and connect with you by phone or email.  
Dan Raymond House 
Jennifer Owens, Administrator 
sheffieldhistoricalsociety@gmail.com
413-229-2694
Office Hours (not open to public but call or email)
Tuesday 10:00 am- 3:00 pm
Mark Dewey Research Center
James Miller, Archivist
K.C. Clow, Volunteer
mdrc@sheffieldhistory.org
413-229-3682
Office Hours (not open to public but call or email)
Monday 1:30pm-4:00pm
Friday  1:30pm-4:00pm​