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- Call for Papers — “The Local and the Global in New England”
This one-day symposium aims to gather scholars and researchers who explore the nature of local, regional, and global networks in New England from the seventeenth to the twenty-first centuries. - Call for Papers — 2026 Dublin Seminar for New England Folklife
In June 2026, the Dublin Seminar for New England Folklife will mark its 50th anniversary by looking both backwards and ahead. As this year’s seminar looks forward to its own future, we will contemplate ways residents of the region have envisioned, foretold, and worked to shape various futures over the region’s long history. - Restoring the Sheldon Shed, 2024–2025
Last year, a major restoration project at Historic Deerfield ensured the continued preservation of an important agricultural building on our campus. The Sheldon Shed is the sole surviving structure from a larger barn complex that was built over the course of a century behind the Sheldon House.
Cooking Events
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Free Winter Lecture Series: “Expansive Histories of the American Revolution”
In observance of the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution, we invite you to tune in to our free, virtual Winter Lecture Series, featuring three distinguished scholars. This series will […]
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Candlelight Tavern Night
Step back in time for a candlelit evening of fun and frivolity in the historic 1786 Hall Tavern!
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Candlelight Tavern Night
Step back in time for a candlelit evening of fun and frivolity in the historic 1786 Hall Tavern!
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Fun in February: School Vacation Week at Historic Deerfield
February 19th -24th, 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. each day. Come have fun at the History Workshop during February Vacation Week! Play historical tavern and schoolyard games. Color and fold a puzzle purse and send a secret message. Pretend to cook a meal on a hearth in our play kitchen. Write in cursive or draw…
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Envisioning America: Deerfield Academy’s Collection of Paintings and Drawings
Deerfield Academy, a private boarding school located in Old Deerfield, possesses a rich collection of American art, ranging from colonial American portraiture to early 20th-century modernism. This exhibition highlights significant works of art from the Academy’s collection, many of which have not been on public view for decades.
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Body by Design: Fashionable Silhouettes from the Ideal to the Real
This exhibition will explore the enduring interest in clothing our bodies to achieve fashionable shapes. It will feature twenty-five ensembles from the 18th to 21st centuries drawn predominantly from Historic Deerfield’s renowned clothing collection. Displayed along with the historical garments will be the understructures – stays, corsets, hoops skirts, and bustles – that helped shape,…
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Wreath Walk
Take a walk, enjoy the wreaths! If you are visiting Historic Deerfield in December, we invite you to take the Deerfield Wreath Walk! For 25 years, volunteers have gathered at […]
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2025 Wreath Making Workshops
This workshop is sold out.
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Winter Frolic 2025
Come learn English country dancing with local ensemble Merry Company. Make an apple pomander and a rolled beeswax candle to take home, have fun stringing popcorn and cranberry garlands, and help our hearth cook make a recipe. Sip hot apple cider, play board games, and have fun playing dress up in old fashioned costumes.