Longtime sugarhouse owner/operator Howard Boyden will explain and demonstrate how maple sap is gathered today and the steps necessary to become the various grades of maple syrup and candy. Afterwards, we will tour the nearby fully restored one-room Boyden Schoolhouse, similar to our very own Community Hall, and hear how it was salvaged and moved to its present location.

Meet at Boyden Bros. Sugarhouse on Rte. 116 in Conway (carpooling encouraged)

Many gardeners today value both the beauty and environmental benefits of native American plants. New Englanders of the 1700s and 1800s also admired native plants alongside their favorite Old World flowers and shrubs. Join Christie Higginbottom, former coordinator of the historic horticulture program at Old Sturbridge Village, as she recommends a variety of native plants for the home garden with information about their historic use and cultivation

Meet at the Quabbin Park Cemetery to honor individuals removed from their original resting places for the building of the Quabbin Reservoir. Refreshments at 10 am will be followed by a parade at 11 am. Walk with us behind the Pelham banner.

The museum opens for the season. Come visit to explore old and new exhibits.
A new exhibit illustrating Pelham’s Townsfolk – Seeking & Defending Freedom will be on display to honor our Nation’s 250th anniversary.

Museum Opens 1:30 – 4:30 pm
Pelham Historic Complex Tours of the Complex at 2:00 and 3:00 pm ***
Tours of Exhibit Pelham’s Townsfolk – Seeking & Defending Freedom at 2:30 and 3:30 pm

The Historical Complex grounds are Open EVERYDAY Sunrise to Sunset.

Join the celebration with a participatory reading of the Declaration of Independence, old-fashioned games, an ice cream social and more.

Visit the Pelham gravesites of soldiers who fought in the American Revolution and Daniel Shays Rebellion.

Join us for a traditional New England boiled dinner of corned beef, cabbage and vegetables (vegetarian option available upon prior request
only) catered by David Jean. Following dinner, bid on a homemade pie auctioned off by Stan Rosenberg, whose wit and humor have delighted
us for decades.
Purchase your tickets at the Pelham Historical Society Museum, by contacting
Laura Hall at 413-256-6082, or online at www.pelhamhistory.org.
Tickets will not be sold at the library this year.
Tickets go on sale July 1, 2026 and must be purchased BEFORE the Harvest Supper by Friday, September 18.
Adults $20/children (under 12) $10; check or cash only.

This is a special opportunity to visit Daniel Shays’ homestead site located in an area of the Quabbin normally closed to the public.
We will drive and then walk to the remains of Shays homestead (formerly part of Pelham).
Space is limited so you must register prior to the event.
Quabbin Visitors Center Interpretative Services Supervisor Maria Beiter will lead our tour.
Dress for the weather, wear long pants and bring bug spray.
This excursion will take approximately 3 hours.

Meet at Pelham Historic Complex to carpool

Historian Dennis Picard will describe and demonstrate the ice harvesting trade which by the 1890s was the 9th largest industry in the United States.
He will share the tale of this once massive enterprise, including Pelham’s participation. He will display some antique tools of that trade and invite interested attendees to handle some of them.

Early in the last century Eugene Bartlett, CEO of the Pelham Fish rod Factory, funded an annual December celebration at Pelham’s Community
Hall. Join us in continuing this tradition with a social hour and sit-down potluck dinner.
ALL ARE WELCOME!

The museum opens for the season. Come visit to explore old and new exhibits.
A new exhibit illustrating Pelham’s Townsfolk – Seeking & Defending Freedom will be on display to honor our Nation’s 250th anniversary.

Museum Opens 1:30 – 4:30 pm
Pelham Historic Complex Tours of the Complex at 2:00 and 3:00 pm ***
Tours of Exhibit Pelham’s Townsfolk – Seeking & Defending Freedom at 2:30 and 3:30 pm

The Historical Complex grounds are Open EVERYDAY Sunrise to Sunset.