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Programs 2022
Join us for program on Saturday, February 5 from 2-3pm for kids ages 4-12 where they can make their own Victorian style Valentine. It is in collaboration with and will be held at the Bushnell-Sage Library. While they create with paper and embellishments, led by a paper craft artist and an art educator, we will talk about the tradition of exchanging cards and how greeting cards changed over the years. Examples of late 19th & early 20th C. greeting cards from the museum collection will be shown. The young artists will have the option of taking their cards home or having them displayed as part of the greeting card exhibit in the Old Stone Store. The program is free and open to the public, masks are required and social distancing will be followed. Historic Sheffield Winter Wonderland Lights will be on every night through Jan 9
On New Year's Eve from 4-6 pm join the Sheffield Historical Society for a First Night Celebration at the Winter Wonderland Light Display. At this family-friendly event, musician Willy Welch will be performing songs for kids and adults alike amidst the holiday light display. Mum Bett Monument
Click Here to donate to the fund. The "Elizabeth "Mum Bett" Freeman Monument Fund" is a fund of Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation. The Mohican Journey
Homelands, History, and Hope
This interactive, multimedia exhibit breaks down the history of the Muhheconneok, the “People of the Waters that are Never Still.” From their ancestral homelands in the Berkshires, to their present home in Wisconsin, their journey is told through the collective lens of the Stockbridge-Munsee Band of Mohicans, in collaboration with the Sheffield Historical Society and the Mount Everett Regional School Art Department. The Stockbridge-Munsee Band of Mohicans have worked for decades in research, preservation, education, and governance to promote equality and programs that strengthen their culture and community heritage. Making connections to their ancestral homelands continues to be of sacred value. The exhibit combines a variety of art forms, artifacts, audio and video elements, including content from Dorothy David’s "A Brief History of the Mohican Nation" as well as many personal narratives. ********************* This exhibit is available to be displayed free of charge in schools, residential facilities, and organizations. Contact us for more information. sheffieldhistoricalsociety@gmail.com 413-229-2694 Mark Dewey Research Center
The research center is OPEN Mondays & Fridays from 1:30-4 pm or by appointment. Masks required please. We can also assist you in your research you by email or phone. 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 |
Old Stone Store
Members get 10% off all taxable items the first Saturday of every month. Just tell the cashier you are a member.
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ONLINE GIFT SHOP Select items from the Old Stone Store are available to purchase at online for pickup at the store during open hours or by appointment. Apologies, we cannot ship at this time. Email us if you are looking for a particular item that is not listed on the online store. sheffieldhistoricalsociety@gmail.com Exhibits
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Dan Raymond House Museum / Mark Dewey Research Center /
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Dan Raymond House
Jennifer Owens, Administrator sheffieldhistoricalsociety@gmail.com 413-229-2694 Office Hours (not open to public but call or email) Monday -Wednesday-Friday 10:00am-2:00pm |
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 |