Northfield Historical Society
Summer Open Hours: Sundays from 12:00-2:00 in July and August
13 Pine Street, P.O. Box 151
Northfield, Massachusetts
01360
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Your donation keeps the Northfield Historical Society running. We need your help to maintain our historic schoolhouse, provide information to community members, and continue programs and exhibits.
Upcoming Events
Monthly Meeting
The NHS board meets monthly. If you’d like to learn more, email us at northfieldmahistoricalsociety@gmail.com.
Northfield History Events
Be on the lookout for history events in Northfield. We typically have events every season. Next up is a tour of First Parish Church. Stay tuned for details.
“If Stone could Speak…” Northfield Quarries
If the granite blocks that serve as footings under the bridges along the Connecticut River or granite that was used in the construction of buildings, such as those on the Northfield campus or the Dickinson Memorial Library, if those stones could speak, they might tell us from where they came. We understand that the granite…
“If Stones Could Speak…” Mount Hermon Cemetery
There are eight public burying grounds in the town of Northfield. That doesn’t count Round Top where D.L. Moody and his wife, Emma, repose, or Evelyn Hall’s resting place next to Our Lady of Perpetual Help Chapel (formerly Sage Chapel) to name only two other gravesites. One in particular holds special interest to anyone who…
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