VolunteeringIt takes lots of people to hold the history of a place, including many volunteers! We are working on a Digital Capacity Grant through Mass Humanities, funded by the Mass Cultural Council. The grant's goal is to increase accessibility to the collections of Hatfield's museums and opportunities for folks to be involved with the Hatfield Historical Society on-line. Check out some options below.
Digital Volunteer Program
Last fall, we hosted a series of video presentations on how to get involved as a Digital Volunteer in one or more of these areas. To learn more about the programs, click on the Events tab above, and to view any of the programs or sign up to help, see the links below.
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Click below to hear a Polish folk song!
Smith Academy senior Sofia Panlilio has been translating some of the Polish documents in the museum so they can be shared with a wider audience. She translated some loose handwritten notes tucked inside the book, "Polska" (or Poland), and was surprised what she found. Click HERE to find out, and click below to hear Sofi sing it!! (“Płynie Wisła Płynie”)
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Genealogy
Help create family histories and discover patterns in Hatfield populations by tracing families and family stories through the generations.
We have two videos on this: Thinking Outside the Tree and Roadmap To Research Sign up HERE to volunteer! |
House Research
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Recent News
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Volunteer research can uncover whole new pieces of information!
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This wooden trap on display in the museum caught the eye of a volunteer who wanted to know more. Elliot Baker's research in 2020 revealed it to be a commercially made rat trap made c. 1910 - that we had placed on display upside down!
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Sue Maciorowski has located through
on-line research the newspaper articles covering the 1894 dedication of the Memorial Hall building that houses the museum! 
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