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The Village Broadside

The Blog of Historic Deerfield

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It’s a Bird! It’s a Plane! It’s…a table-desk?

For the Love of Honeybees: A Tale of Two Beekeepers in 19th -century Franklin County

“Why Does Sap Flow?” Epaphras Hoyt Knows!

Taking a Proactive Approach to Keeping the Bugs Out

Hoyt Family Documents Return to Deerfield

New Light on Mysterious Wells-Thorn Curtain

2015 Heritage Baking Contest Recipes and Stories

The 2015 Wreaths of Deerfield

Historic Deerfield to Participate in Statewide “StoryWalk® Day,” Saturday, November 7

“Drowned While Bathing:” The Hazards of Swimming in the 19th century

Submit’s Silver: the Curious Case of the Missing Coins

The Root of the Matter

Scaleboard Bindings in the Henry N. Flynt Library

Poison Control: Insecticide and Drug Sales in late 19th Century Charlemont, Massachusetts

2014 Historic Deerfield/King Arthur Flour Recipe Contest

History or Hoax?: The Strange Tale of the Society for the Prevention of Fruit Stealing

Historic Deerfield Takes the Pulse of Its Environment for Historic Artifacts

It Begins with a Firm Foundation: Corset and Collar Mounts at Historic Deerfield

The End of the Line

Spectacular Bed Hangings from Historic Deerfield’s Collection on Display in Frary House