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Historic Northampton

Museum and Education Center
Museum Hours
Wednesday - Sunday 12 noon to 5 pm

Face masks are required for all visitors age 2 and older, even if you are vaccinated.
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Special Performance by the Fiddle Orchestra of Western Massachusetts
Saturday, July 16, 2022 | 6 pm - 8 pm | Free
​On the Grounds of Historic Northampton

Fiddle Orchestra of Western MA
Come see the Fiddle Orchestra of Western Massachusetts on Saturday, July 16, 2022
Historic Northampton and the Fiddle Orchestra of Western Massachusetts (FOWM) invite you to tap your toes, bob your head, and let your feet dance along with some Midsummer Melodies on the lawn.  

Our tunes bring the joy of old-time music into modern times. The repertoire includes music from the New England, American South, Celtic, Quebecois, and Scandinavian heritages, along with original compositions by contemporary musicians.

Free Admission.  Donations will benefit Historic Northampton and the Fiddle Orchestra of Western Massachusetts.
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Les Boulevardiers at Historic Northampton
Friday, July 22, 2022 | 6:30 pm | Free
​A Free Concert on the Grounds of Historic Northampton
Les Boulevardiers
Les Boulevardiers will offer a concert on the grounds
of Historic Northampton on July 22, 2022

Join us for a fun, jazzy evening of music.
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Les Boulevardiers, an ensemble with diverse musical backgrounds, is united by a shared love of swinging vintage jazz, sultry tango, and fresh arrangements of the great American songs.

​The cabaret and café-concert instrumentation is accordion, clarinet, cello, piano, guitar, mandolin, string bass, and percussion. Les Boulevardiers often collaborate with singers and dancers to create unforgettable events. Les Boulevardiers are based in Massachusetts.

Jubilant & Joyful! Learn a Tune & Play Along with the Fiddle Orchestra of Western Massachusetts
Saturday, July 30, 2022 | 9:30 am - 11 am| Free
​On the Grounds of Historic Northampton
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Fiddle Orchestra of Western Massachusetts
Bring your acoustic instrument and find how easy it is to learn a tune by ear!
 

FOWMers (as we call ourselves) play not only fiddles but other instruments as well. Or, relax on the lawn and listen as we celebrate the Jubilant & Joyful days of summer swooning along with traditional tunes from the New England, American South, Celtic, Quebecois, and Scandinavian heritages, along with original compositions by contemporary musicians.

Free Admission.  Donations will benefit Historic Northampton and the Fiddle Orchestra of Western Massachusetts.
Online resources to explore Northampton history at home
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Online Collections

Search the online collections catalog for historic photographs and artifacts
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lOCAL History Websites

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with primary source documents

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mAPS & ATLASES

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live on a 19th century atlas

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  • About
    • About Historic Northampton
    • What's On View >
      • Main Street Exhibit
      • The Sarah Strong Chest
    • Hours and Directions
    • Board-Staff
    • Employment Opportunities
    • Legal/Financial
  • Programs
    • Upcoming Programs
    • Past Programs 2022
    • Help I am not receiving email messages
  • Explore
    • Collections & Research
    • History at Home >
      • Videos
      • Interactive Witch Trial
      • Paper Dolls
      • Hidden Histories
      • Scavenger Hunts
      • Coloring Pages
      • Brain Teasers
      • Peg Doll Hunts
      • Jonathan Edwards Prayer Requests
    • Properties >
      • Parsons House
      • Damon House
      • Shepherd House
      • Shepherd Barn 2020
      • The Bridge Street School Sprouts
    • Educational Websites
    • Historic Highlights
    • COVID-19 Stories >
      • Vaccination Photos
      • Submit Your COVID Story
      • Children React
      • Family and Neighborhood Fun
      • It's a New World
      • Hope and Togetherness
      • Images
      • How Illness Feels
      • Brings Forth Memory
      • Blessings and the New Busy
      • Fear and Worry
  • Indigenous Native History
    • Native Histories in Nonotuck
    • Nonotuck Histories Essay by Margaret M. Bruchac
    • Recovering Nonotuck Histories Photo Essay
    • Profiles of Native People
    • Extended Biographies of Native People
    • Nonotuck to Northampton Maps
    • Native LIves Bibliography
  • History of Slavery
    • About the Slavery Research Project
    • Black Enslaved People
    • Free Black People
    • Native Enslaved People
    • Enslavers of People
    • Relationship Map
    • Timeline of Slavery in Northampton
  • DONATE
    • Make a Donation
    • WAYS TO GIVE
    • Join the Email List
    • MEMBERSHIP
    • IRA Giving
    • Stock Giving
    • Donate to the Collection
    • Volunteer