Calendar of Events 

The exhibition celebrates both Chippendale’s legacy and the iconic style he helped promote through a number of English and American Rococo decorative art forms from Historic Deerfield’s rich collection. 

Saturdays and Sundays

Make progress on your gift list by making a special gift by hand. Visitors may choose one of two simple hand-crafted gifts.

Saturdays and Sundays

Make your own hot chocolate mix to take home that is inspired by a colonial chocolate recipe.

Saturdays and Sundays

Join us and experience a cozy winter day in the tradition of early New Englanders who used indoor time to socialize, play games, and do handwork. 

Saturdays and Sundays

Sit down and enjoy a game of checkers, fox and geese or merelles. Try your hand at table top nine pins, Jacob's ladder, and ball and cup.

Join our Hearth Cooks as they explore the sugar and spice that make the holidays nice. 

Free Admission with Donation

Bring an unwrapped toy or gift donation for the Community Action Family Center in lieu of museum admission for the day.

The beautiful horses will greet you at the Visitor Center, and provide a lovely tour down our historic street. **weather permitting**

Join our Hearth Cooks as they explore the sugar and spice that make the holidays nice. 

Join our Hearth Cooks as they explore the sugar and spice that make the holidays nice. 

Let’s be honest – it’s hard to find anyone that doesn’t like chocolate. Think how fast that office candy dish of chocolate is devoured! And what’s the go-to present for Valentine’s Day? That heart shaped box of chocolate, of course. But how did America come to consume 2.8 billion pounds of chocolate each year? Let us take you on a learning adventure, from the civilizations of the ancient Maya and Aztecs, to Europe and North America, during Historic Deerfield’s “Chocolate Detectives” program, to be held February 11-14, 2019.

The Connecticut River Valley is one of the best places to study geology in the world. It displays an amazing array of dramatic and even unique geologic events. The Valley’s geologic heritage also creates the environment for diverse human achievements. During this 5-day program, you will learn about the the amazing story found in the rocks.