Events
Calendar of Events
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By posing new questions about fashion’s relationship with class, race, and gender, Dressing the Revolution: Fashion and Politics 1760–1789 places clothing at the center of the political debates, shedding light on dress as a powerful tool that communicated not just status and identity, but political affinities during this volatile period. 
While many associate the Revolution with Boston or battlefield sites, A Town Divided brings the promises—and contradictions—of the Revolution to life through the lens of a deeply divided rural town in western Massachusetts. 
During the American Revolution, spies used methods like invisible ink and secret codes to carry important information. |
5 events,
Come and see what was on the menu for families during the Revolutionary period. 
Join us for chairmaking with Charles Thompson. |
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5 events,
Join us for a guided walking tour of some of the Witness Stones that commemorate the lives of enslaved individuals who lived in Deerfield during the 18th century. |
6 events,
Join us for 18th-century chest carving with Sharon Mehrman, an artisan woodworker and historian of material culture, historic woodworking trades, tools, and technology. 
Join us for 1770s carving and chair details with Craig Farrow. |
5 events,
Historic Deerfield presents Songs of Slavery & Emancipation at The Bombyx Center. Join us for an unforgettable performance of music, led by Dr. Kathy Bullock. More than a concert, it is a living tribute to resilience, faith and the unbreakable spirit of a people. |
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5 events,
As this year’s seminar looks forward to its own future, we will contemplate ways residents of the region (broadly construed) have envisioned, foretold, and worked to shape various futures over the region’s long history. |
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