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
Asher Benjamin Society
Join the Asher Benjamin Society!
The Asher Benjamin Society, named for one of the early 19th century’s most influential practitioners of domestic architecture in the Connecticut River Valley, recognizes members making gifts at the leadership level to support the full range of Historic Deerfield’s preservation, research, and education activities.
Categories for support are named for the Asher Benjamin’s popular pattern books:
| Country Builder’s Assistant | $1,000 |
| American Builder’s Companion | $2,000 |
| Practical House Carpenter | $5,000 |
| The Architect | $10,000 or more |
True partners in the museum enterprise, members of the Asher Benjamin Society are given the all member privileges outlined in the Membership page, as well as invitations to special events and “behind the scenes” tours, as well as a quarterly Insider’s Letter from President Philip Zea.
Please contact Karen Dionne, Assistant Director of Development, at kdionne [at] historic-deerfield [dot] org or 413-775-7178 to inquire about joining the the Asher Benjamin Society.
All gifts to Historic Deerfield are tax deductible to the extent allowed by the Internal Revenue Code.
Click here to make your Asher Benjamin Society gift today!
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News
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.
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.
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
This one-day symposium will be held at Collins Cinema, Wellesley College. Free and open to the public, but seating is limited.
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
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.
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.
Examine one of the finest collections of early American textiles and costumes ever assembled!
Museum Store
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”
Examines the choices open to people living in an agrarian culture and how they adjusted to the coming of an industrial order.
A compilation of photos from Deerfield’s past with a brief history of the town.
80 pages of full color photos by Richard Cheek celebrating the four seasons in the historic village.
Support Historic Deerfield with this 100% cotton twill cap.
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’.
