Pelham has been an inspiration for birders and naturalists, both in the past and present. Hampshire Bird Club expert David Spector together with several members of the Pelham Historical Society will introduce us to several of those birders and naturalists as well as bird-related objects from our Collection.

Join Members of the Hampshire Bird Club in small groups of 8 to 10 as we carpool to various Pelham locations to learn about birds and explore nature together. Sign up in the Pelham Library ASAP so that we can plan enough group leaders.

Meet at the Quabbin Park Cemetery to commemorate individuals removed from their original resting places for the building of the Quabbin Reservoir.
Refreshments beginning at 10 a.m. will be followed by a parade and service at 11 a.m.

The museum is open for the season! Do you find clues intriguing? Are you ready to get off the
beaten path? Come join us at 2:00 pm for our first letterboxing event! Learn about the history of
letterboxing and how you can get started on this outdoor adventure
Museum is OPEN TODAY 1:30 -4:30 pm

Join Linda Campbell Hanscom and David Boyden as they lead us on a walk along historic Robinson Road to rediscover the abandoned cellar hole of namesake Amaziah Robinson and other historical sites.

Meeting place still TBD

Enjoy a special tour of the Hadley Farm Museum, http://www.hadleyfarmmuseum.org/. The Hadley Farm Museum includes four floors of exhibits covering farm life from the late 1700s to the early 1900s.
Meet at Hadley Farm Life Museum

Join us for a traditional New England boiled dinner of corned beef, cabbage and vegetables catered by David Jean. Following dinner, bid on a homemade pie auctioned off by Stan Rosenberg, whose wit and humor have delighted us for over 30 years. Purchase your tickets at the Pelham Library, Pelham Historical Society Museum or online at www.pelhamhistory.org. Tickets go on sale June 2, 2024 and must be purchased before the Harvest Supper.

For thousands of years, people have been keeping honeybees. From clay pots to flow hives,
beekeeping continues to evolve. Join National Park Ranger and Beekeeper Susan Ashman as she discusses the history of beekeeping and the backyard beekeeper of today.

Native American communities in Nonotuck (now called Amherst, Pelham, Hadley, and Northampton), in the Kwinitekw (Connecticut River) Valley, were long supported by reciprocal trade and diplomacy with their Native neighbors, including Nipmuc to the east, and Abenaki to the north. Yet, the increase in colonial warfare during the late 1600s-1700s forced many Native families to relocate.

This talk by Dr. Margaret M. Bruchac, Professor Emerita of Anthropology at the University of Pennsylvania, offers insights into regional Native histories by critically revisiting colonial records, antiquarian histories, and Native memories.
This program will begin at 7:00 pm after the conclusion of the 6:30 pm 2024 Annual Meeting (all are welcome to attend)

Early in the last century, Eugene Bartlett, CEO of the Pelham Fishrod Factory, funded an annual December celebration at Pelham’s Community Hall. Join us in continuing this tradition with a social hour and a sit-down potluck dinner, followed by old-fashioned games. ALL ARE WELCOME. For more information contact David Boyden at 860-653-4140.

The Pelham Historical Society Museum is always FREE and is OPEN select Sunday Afternoons (1:30 to 4:30 p.m.) From June 2 through September 29 2024.
Check our website for updated information on special Sunday Museum activities for young and old alike!

The Historical Complex grounds are open year round dawn to dusk.