Welcome to the Hatfield Historical Society website in Hatfield, Massachusetts. Check out upcoming and past Events, virtual exhibits (see below), featured items from the Town of Hatfield's Collections (also below), items to purchase in our museum shop (under the Contact Us tab) and the curator's blog, "bird by bird." We look forward to seeing you!
See MUSEUM REOPENING details below!
(If you're looking for the Hatfield Museum & History Society in Hatfield, Pennsylvania, that's not us!)
See MUSEUM REOPENING details below!
(If you're looking for the Hatfield Museum & History Society in Hatfield, Pennsylvania, that's not us!)
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HISTORICAL MUSEUM REOPENING: Starting Saturday, July 31, the Hatfield Historical Museum will reopen with regular hours (see below) and limited capacity (max. of 8 visitors). Given the CDC's revised guidelines issued July 28, and because the museum hosts visitors from across the country, all those visiting the museum must wear a mask. Ventilation in the museum is very limited. Please limit your stay to 45 minutes, and allow social distance from others not in your party.
Thanks in advance for your cooperation and understanding in keeping the museum a safe space for all as we welcome visitors back!
Whether you can visit in person or not, we encourage you to check out our FIVE virtual exhibits, starting with our latest display:
The Lost Slides of L.H. Kingsley, plus
Nothing But Net - Smith Academy Falcons in 1960 and 1961
Fifty Years Later -- Hatfield Vietnam War Veterans Share Their Stories.
The last two are ongoing projects, and we'd like to add your stories!:
Hatfield Tobacco Stories
and the Hatfield Covid-19 Collection
The Hatfield Historical Society gratefully acknowledges and thanks Hatfield residents for their past support through our town's Community Preservation Act. CPA funding has allowed us to inventory the collection of the Hatfield Historical Museum, rehouse artifacts in archival enclosures, preserve or restore historically significant at-risk items, apply for and administer grants and share the collection with the community in multiple ways.
For Hatfield Historical Society Annual Report (2017-2018), posted October 2018, click HERE.
To visit one of Hatfield's two museums on a day not normally open (see opening info below), please contact us a week or more in advance, and we will do our best to accommodate you. Also, if you are researching a particular family, site or topic, it would be helpful to know that ahead of time. Thank you. We look forward to seeing you!
Hatfield Historical Museum
(Dickinson Memorial Hall (2nd floor of library)
39 Main St., Hatfield, MA 01038 Reopening Sat., July 31! Open Tuesdays (1-2:30 pm), the last Saturday of the month (9:30-11:00 am) and by appointment. Closed in December and January and on holidays. [Check website for holiday, weather or other closures.] Curator: Kathie Gow Collections Assistant: Meguey Baker For queries, click on the "Contact Us" link above, or send an email to: hatfieldhistoricalsociety@gmail.com Recent Exhibits: (+ 5 new virtual exhibits listed up top!) * Booze, Schmooze and News: Remembering Hatfield Taverns and Clubs *Through Marian's Eyes: A Red Cross Canteen Worker Recounts World War I Other Current Exhibits: * Out of the Darkness: A History of Illumination in Hatfield |
Hatfield Farm Museum
Restored tobacco shed between school and cemetery
7 Billings Way (off Main St.), Hatfield, MA Open Saturdays Memorial Day - Columbus Day (12- 2 pm) and by appointment, in season. Curator: George Ashley For queries, click on "Contact Us" link above. 
Support the Hatfield Historical Society by voting for us in Florence Bank's Customers' Choice Community Grants. You don't need to wait until year-end, you can vote right now and be done with it! For more info or to vote, click HERE.
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A Sampling of Items from the Hatfield Historical Museum collections
Click on each image to see a larger version and caption.
Hatfield Historical Society, 39 Main St., P.O. Box 168, Hatfield, MA 01038 hatfieldhistoricalsociety@gmail.com
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