Upcoming Programs and Events
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Saturday, August 10, 2019 | 10 to 11:30 am
Hydro History - A Family Program Splash your way through history as you make your own water-powered devices! Discover how water has shaped the history of Northampton by creating your own miniature water wheels, participating in a bucket brigade, and looking at 1800s Fire Department gear. Outside on Parsons Lawn at Historic Northampton Kids are free - $5 per adult or $10 per family |
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Wednesday, August 14, 2019 |12 to 1 pm
Collections Spotlight - Main Street Undressed with Kelsy Sinelnikov, Collections Manager Historic Northampton Collections Manager Kelsy Sinelnikov will highlight some of the items that were common on Main Street during the 1800s, but hidden from view. Join her for a close up look at the corsets, stays, stockings and other undergarments worn and sold on Northampton’s Main Street and part of Historic Northampton’s remarkable clothing collection. Cost: $5 members & donors; $8 others |
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Saturday, August 24, 2019 | 10 to 11:30 am
Sylvester Graham Olympics - A Family Program Embrace your inner Graham-ite - compete in a Graham cracker toss, build a Graham cracker tower, and challenge your Graham cracker-wielding dexterity. Learn about Sylvester Graham and how his philosophy influences the food on our plates, then participate in brain teasing events to put that knowledge to the test! Outside on Parsons Lawn, Historic Northampton Kids are free - $5 per adult or $10 per family |
Gravestones of Warham Clapp, Sophia Clapp and Sally Maminash in the Bridge Street Cemetery in Northampton.
Photo by Margaret Bruchac |
Saturday, September 14, 2019 | 4:30 pm
Indigenous Northampton in the 19th Century: Revisiting the History of Sally Maminash by Dr. Margaret Bruchac One of the most intriguing gravestones in Northampton’s Bridge Street Cemetery belongs to Sally Maminash (1765-1853), a Mohegan/Nonotuck woman identified as “The last of the Indians here. A niece of Occum. A Christian.” The facts show that the Maminash family did not live an isolated life on the margins of Northampton’s white society; they were highly visible in its midst. In this talk, Dr. Margaret Bruchac critically analyzes the writings of local town historians and demonstrates how seemingly “unknown” Indigenous histories can often be recovered by dismantling the romantic stereotypes that situated Native peoples in distant times and locales, even when they were living in the houses next door. Learn More |