The most heartening lesson of preservation history is that one person can make a difference. George Washington’s Mount Vernon was saved by a woman. Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello was rescued by a ...

A Mediterranean-style villa built in 1915 and considered by many to be one of Deerfield’s few remaining important historic sites is slated for demolition as preservationists complain that the pace of ...

Waxing nostalgic lately? Your occasional bouts of wistful remembrance have nothing on those of the Society of the 17th Century, a group of re-enactors who see our past as a thing of the present. This ...

DEERFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – A rare wedding chest crafted by a Deerfield woman will be on display after being recently discovered. In celebration of Women’s History Month, Historic Deerfield announced ...

And check out North Shore Artisan Market - this Sat-Sun, Jun 27-28 - Northbrook (Village Green Park) on the Deerfield Patch calendar ...

A curator who treated all of Deerfield as a museum to be carefully tended, Peter Spang once said that “if the story isn’t with the items, the items have no meaning.” As the founding curator and first ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. DEERFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – Historic Deerfield is inviting thrill-seekers and history enthusiasts to experience its eerie past this ...

Historic Deerfield, in partnership with Witness Stones Project, unveiled 19 memorial plaques along the museum’s mile-long street. Inspired by the Stolpersteine Project in Germany which commemorates ...

This shows the face of the Stebbins tall clock recently purchased by Historic Deerfield. The clock was made by Aaron Willard (1757-1844), Boston, Massachusetts. DEERFIELD - A historic tall clock, ...

The Deerfield Area Historical Society is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year, and the village is coming together to help the organization throw a party that aims to showcase Deerfield’s history ...

The Consortium's upgraded website connects collections from Smith, Amherst, Mount Holyoke, UMass, Hampshire College and Historic Deerfield in a single database. ‘In Service, United States of America’: ...