Welcome to Historic Deerfield
Spend a day in old New England. Visit Historic Deerfield, an authentic 18th-century New England village in the Connecticut River Valley of Massachusetts. Tour beautifully restored museum houses with period architecture and furnishings. See yankee ingenuity at work in demonstrations of colonial-era trades. And explore our world-famous collection of early American crafts, ceramics, furniture, textiles and metalwork. It’s a celebration of New England heritage.
“The people were incredible, the museum a gem… Thank you so much for a truly wonderful experience.”
- Scott F. from East Hampton, CT
Plan Your Visit Around These Upcoming Events
Natural Selections: Flora and the Arts
February 27, 2016 - February 12, 2017 | 9:30 am - 4:30 pm
"Natural Selections: Flora and the Arts" explores through more than 20 objects how nature has inspired, impressed, and enlightened society long before the publication of Charles Darwin’s On the Origin of Species in 1859. » Learn More
Open Hearth Cooking Demonstration: Tavern Fare
October 01, 2016 | 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Come see the 1786 kitchen at the Hall Tavern and see what’s on the Bill of Fare for the day. » Learn More
Historic Trade Demonstrations: Dressmaking with Linda Oakley and Shoemaking with Peter Oakley, and Dressing and Spinning Flax with Gina Gerhard
October 01, 2016 | 10:30 am - 4:00 pm
See how Early New England fashions and shoes were made, and learn about spinning flax. » Learn More
Historic Trade Demonstrations: Stoneware Pottery with Mark Shapiro and Dressing and Spinning Flax with Gina Gerhard
October 02, 2016 | 10:30 am - 4:00 pm
Watch Mark Shapiro craft stoneware and see Gina Gerhard dress and spin flax. » Learn More
Wonderful Weaving
September 10, 2016 - November 20, 2016 | 12:00 pm - 4:30 pm
Weekends. Learn the basics of weaving at the History Workshop this fall. » Learn More
Lecture: "The Future of Historic Preservation: Saving the Places that Matter"
October 06, 2016 | 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Free. Presented by David J. Brown, Executive Vice President and Chief Preservation Officer, National Trust for Historic Preservation, Washington, DC. » Learn More