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Accessibility

Thank you for your interest in visiting Historic Deerfield.  

Wheelchairs:
Visitors with mobility challenges should start their visit at the Hall Tavern Visitor Center, where wheelchairs are available.  Visitors in wheelchairs are able to gain access to the first floors of several museum houses, the Cooks’ Garden, the Memorial Libraries, the Flynt Center of Early New England Life, the White Church Community Center, the Deerfield Inn, and the Museum Store.  

Restrooms with handicapped facilities are located behind the Hall Tavern Visitor Center, at the Flynt Center of Early New England Life, at the Deerfield Inn, and behind the Williams House.

Assisted Listening Devices:
Visitors may request that assisted listening devices be issued and used during guided tours. Assisted listening devices are available at the Hall Tavern Visitor Center.  

Please call Historic Deerfield at (413) 775-7214 if you have any questions.

We look forward to your visit!

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    2010 Open Hearth Cooking Classes Announced

    Historic Deerfield will offer instruction in open hearth cooking for those who are interested in historic foodways and hearth management.  A series of seven one-day classes has been scheduled for Saturdays in February and March 2010.

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    Winter Lectures to Make Heads or Tails of Colonial Numismatics

    The 2010 winter lecture series is titled “A Freshly Minted Democracy: Coins and Medals in Early America.” All of the lectures will be offered at 2 p.m. at the White Church Community Center, and are free and open to the public.

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    Winter Hours 2009-2010 : Flynt Center Open Weekends

    The Flynt Center of Early New England Life is open Saturdays and Sundays, Dec. 5, 2009–April 11, 2010, 9:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m. The museum will reopen for the 2010 Regular Season on Saturday, April 17, 2010. Enjoy current exhibitions (see box at lower right) and “The Museum’s Attic” gallery. Seasonal Winter Admission (except where noted for Special Events): $7 Adults, $5 Youth (ages 6-17), under 6 and members free.

Programs

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    New England Self-Fashioning: Portraits and Presentations, 1700-1950

    This one-day symposium will be held at Collins Cinema, Wellesley College.  Free and open to the public, but seating is limited.

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    The Medals of the American Congress 1776-1780: A History of George Washington's Personal Set at the MHS

     

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    Paul Revere and Beyond: Understanding 18th-Century New England Silver

    Join curators and a master craftsman for a day of exploration of Historic Deerfield’s lustrous treasures, the art and mystery of silversmithing, and the manufacturers of early New England silver, especially focusing on the work of Paul Revere.  Click here for an information and registration form.

Exhibitions

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    Hadley Sampler: An Anniversary Celebration [Winter Hours]

    The town of Hadley, Massachusetts is celebrating its 350th Anniversary and to help observe this occasion, Historic Deerfield will showcase objects from the town. Hadley Sampler: An Anniversary Celebration is on view at the Flynt Center of Early New England Life through January 31, 2010. Included with general admission.

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    Celebrating the Fiber Arts: The Helen Geier Flynt Textile Gallery [Winter Hours]

    Examine one of the finest collections of early American textiles and costumes ever assembled!

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    Into the Woods: Crafting Early American Furniture [Winter Hours]

    Explore a dazzling array of masterworks by famous American cabinetmakers including Duncan Phyfe and Honoré Lannuier, Samuel McIntire, John and Thomas Seymour, and John Townsend.   Included with general admission.

Museum Store

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    Images of America: Deerfield, Massachusetts

    A compilation of photos from Deerfield’s past with a brief history of the town.

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    Historic Deerfield Baseball Cap

    Support Historic Deerfield with this 100% cotton twill cap.

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    American Heritage Chocolate - Chocolate Block

    Grate or shave the Chocolate Block on your favorite dessert, or melt and drizzle on a bowl of ice cream.  Also great for baking.

    American Heritage Chocolate - from the Historic Division of Mars, Inc.

    5.13 oz.Block

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    Doorways of Deerfield Poster

    New! Doorways of Deerfield features 16 historic houses and buildings throught the village of Old Deerfield. Under each doorway is the name of the house or building. Photographer Dan Dougherty. Poster comes rolled ready for you to frame.  18” x 24”

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    Old Deerfield Massachusetts

    80 pages of full color photos by Richard Cheek celebrating the four seasons in the historic village.

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    Wool Rug- Deerfield Village Scene

    Hand hooked wool rug depicting 7 of our village buildings in Springtime. Taken from a painting by Anne Bell Robb, a MA artist.  2’ x 3’.

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    Landscape and Material Life in Franklin County Massachusetts

    Examines the choices open to people living in an agrarian culture and how they adjusted to the coming of an industrial order.

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