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Outdoor Activities

Historic Deerfield offers access to several outdoor activities including:

 

Channing Blake Meadow Walk:  A fully accessible footpath open seasonally, the Channing Blake Meadow Walk takes visitors past a working farm and through meadows to the Deerfield River.  Interpretive panels along the one-third mile walk describe local geology, natural history, and Native and European presence.  The path is open May 1–December 1.

The Cooks’ Garden:  This kitchen garden serves as a source of fresh ingredients for the museum’s open hearth cooking demonstrations and classes. The garden contains an assortment of useful plants commonly found in New England during the 18th and early 19th centuries.  The Cooks’ Garden was dedicated in 2006 in memory of Margaret Quinn Orloske, a member of the museum who enjoyed open hearth cooking and gardening, and with thousands of others died on September 11, 2001. Funds from the Margaret Quinn Orloske Endowment are used to replenish heirloom plants, for general garden maintenance, and for support of the open hearth cooking program.

Walking Tours:  Guided walking tours of Deerfield are offered daily at 10:30 a.m. for ticketed visitors. They depart from the Hall Tavern Visitor Center.  Three printed walking tours (Old Burying Ground, Pocumtuck: A Native Homeland, and Deerfield, An English Settlement) are available for purchase at both ticketing locations and Historic Deerfield’s Museum Store.

 

Old Burying Ground: Located at the end of Albany Road is open to the public during daylight hours, and offers a wealth of information about the early settlers of the area.  It is owned and operated by the Town of Deerfield, Massachusetts, and contains many unique and beautiful grave stones.

 

 

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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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    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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    Images of America: Deerfield, Massachusetts

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

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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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    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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    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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    Historic Deerfield Baseball Cap

    Support Historic Deerfield with this 100% cotton twill cap.

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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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