Upcoming Programs
In fall 2020, Historic Northampton is offering virtual programs on Zoom
Rediscovering Northampton: Local History Viewed Through an Ecological Lens
A six-part series on Zoom by co-director & naturalist Laurie Sanders
A six-part series on Zoom by co-director & naturalist Laurie Sanders
Back by request! This fall and winter co-director and naturalist Laurie Sanders will present a multi-part lecture series that examines the interrelationship between Northampton’s human history and the natural world.
As a way to keep our programs accessible to all during the COVID-19 pandemic, we offer a sliding scale basis. If you are able to pay more on the scale, please consider it as a way to support making programming available to everyone who wants to attend our programs. The sliding scale is $5 to $15. Select "sliding scale - $0" for a waiver of the admission fee.
Wednesday, October 28, 2020 | 7 pm | Zoom lecture
Understanding Northampton's Landscape: A Sense of Place
A Zoom Presentation by co-director and naturalist Laurie Sanders
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Why is Round Hill roundish? When was part of Florence an island? Where and why were many of the bricks that built Smith College made in Northampton? Why is downtown Northampton "down" in elevation?
In this hour-long Zoom presentation, Laurie Sanders will answer these questions and more as she takes us on a tour of the City’s landscape history, providing a closer look at the geology and patterns that underlie and define Northampton's neighborhoods, natural areas and open spaces. Fee
Sliding Scale $5 - $15 |
Tuesday, November 17, 2020 | 7 pm | Zoom lecture
Burt's Pit, Peat Fever, Abolitionists and Avarice
A Zoom Presentation by co-director and naturalist Laurie Sanders
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Every piece of land has a story to tell, and that's definitely the case when it comes to a 15-acre wetland in Florence that includes Northampton's only extant bog, Burt’s Pit. Not only is the site's geology and ecology interesting, but its human history connects topics ranging from 19th-century agricultural trends and attitudes about slavery and abolition to the impact of out-of-control development and wetland regulation in the 20th century. There aren't many places in America where 15 acres can connect so many different strands of history, but this is one of them.
Fee
Sliding Scale $5 - $15 |
Wednesday, December 9, 2020 | 7 pm | Zoom lecture
Northampton's Poor Farm & the Barrett Street Marsh Conservation Area
A Zoom Presentation by co-director and naturalist Laurie Sanders
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Just a ten-minute walk from downtown Northampton, the Barrett Street Marsh is one of Northampton's oldest conservation areas and one of its most accessible. Located adjacent to Barrett Street, the bike path, Super Stop & Shop and other King Street businesses, this 15-acre marsh is the last remnant of what was once a much larger wetland that extended across King Street and all the way to North Street. During the last 200 years it has been ditched, drained, filled, farmed and manipulated dozens of times. And yet, in spite of that long history of alteration, this rejuvenated wetland is a haven for wildlife and has played an important role in the City’s history.
Fee
Sliding Scale $5 - $15 |
In partnership with Congregation B'Nai Israel's Abundance Farm & the Northampton Survival Center