For the next few days, Historic Deerfield will offer a hands-on paper marbling activity! Stop by the History Workshop today, Thursday, and Friday between 12 and 4:30 p.m. to try this colorful craft. All ages welcome! Included with general admission.

Bake with us! "Hands-On Hearth Cooking Workshop: Let’s Bake!" provides the ideal time to learn new recipes for the winter baking season. On November 23 from 1p.m. to 5p.m., come to this workshop to learn how to use a bake kettle and the beehive oven. historic-deerfield.org/events/hands-o…

This mauve paint in the Wells-Thorn House at Historic Deerfield is modeled off an earlier layer made of Prussian blue mixed with red lead. The upcoming virtual & in-person Fall Forum (Sept 13 & 14) will feature experts in pigment, including paint. historic-deerfield.org/events/fall-fo…

Learn about what prompted one Deerfield family to move to New York in the blog post, "Go West Young Man, Go West" by Associate Librarian Heather Heather Harrington and Senior Guide Harry Sharbaugh. historic-deerfield.org/go-west-young-…

Can you spot where in Deerfield this is? The works of James Wells Champney will be on view at the Flynt Center starting on August 31 in, "In Pursuit of the Picturesque: The Art of James Wells Champney." historic-deerfield.org/events/in-purs…

One focus of this year's Fall Forum on September 13-14 will be the history of color in textiles. This deep blue dress, which may look to have been made in the early 19th century, is believed to have originally been the 1776 wedding dress of Miriam Lord. historic-deerfield.org/events/fall-fo…

The newly reopened Wilson Printing Office invites visitors every Sat 9:30-1 p.m. & 2 p.m.-4 p.m. to learn about early 19th century American book history from Historic Deerfield's printer-in-residence Martin Antonetti! Included with general admission. historic-deerfield.org/events/wilson-…

Stop by Memorial Libraries every first Saturday of the month during Fall (Sept. 7, Oct. 5, Nov. 2) to browse the library shelves and meet our librarians from 9 a.m.–noon and 1–5 p.m., in addition to regular weekday hours: Tuesdays–Fridays, 9 a.m.–noon, and 1–5 p.m.

Our mannequins are feeling very demure and very mindful thanks to textiles curator Lauren Whitley and some excellent summer interns who tackled a complete reorganization (new shelving and all) of the Flynt Center workroom!

On Sept. 13–14, our Fall Forum will explore the history of #color in historical #clothing. Surprisingly, this vivid red wool cloak would have been much more practical than fashionable, mainly used to cover the wearer. Learn more at our event page. historic-deerfield.org/events/fall-fo…

Join us tomorrow (Saturday, September 7th) for a special living history event by the Ladies' Association of Revolutionary America portraying Deerfield in 1774, on the eve of the #AmericanRevolution. historic-deerfield.org/events/special…

In a new blog post, Museum Education and Interpretation Intern, Ella McDaniel, helps us understand what people in the late 18th century felt when wearing garments in the summer & why they preferred certain fabrics over others. historic-deerfield.org/keeping-your-c…

Don't miss your last opportunity to attend the Fall Forum this Friday and Saturday! In-person registration closes tomorrow (9/11) at 5 p.m. (Virtual registration will stay open through the duration of the event.) Secure your spot by signing up here: historic-deerfield.org/events/fall-fo…

The Cooks' Garden honors the memory of Margaret Quinn Orloske and the nearly 3,000 individuals who perished at the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001. Margaret, a museum member passionate about open hearth cooking and gardening, is commemorated through this garden.

This fall (and end of summer), many events are included with general admission! Enjoy our historic trade and open hearth cooking demonstrations, the Wilson Printing Office, historic house tours, as well as our exhibitions with a general admission ticket. historic-deerfield.org/events

"Reawakening Materials: American Art, Empire, and Material Histories in Historic Deerfield’s Collection," on Nov 7–8 will ask how empire, materials, & settler colonialism recontextualize HD in #NewEngland history, art, & culture. Registration opens soon! historic-deerfield.org/events/reawake…

Welcome Dr. Nym Cooke, our first scholar of the 2024/2025 Memorial Libraries Research Fellowship cycle! Dr. Cooke will examine Justin Hitchcock's role as a musical leader in Deerfield, which will be incorporated into a book on Protestant sacred music in New England 1720–1820.

There's still time to submit a paper for the 2024 Deerfield-Wellesley Symposium, "Banned in Boston: Histories of Artistic #Censorship in New England." Submissions are due by October 4, 2024. For more information, go to our website at historic-deerfield.org/call-for-paper….

In celebration of fall's arrival, take a close-up look at this painting of an early autumn landscape of the Connecticut River Valley in Historic Deerfield's Collection. This 1870 painting by Nelson Augustus Moore depicts a view of the Connecticut River in Springfield, MA.

Throughout the fall season, Historic Deerfield will host a variety of free-with-admission #historictrade demonstrations. This weekend, we'll have #leatherworking, #chairmaking, #printmaking and more! See our events calendar for details: historic-deerfield.org/events