9/11 Remembrance Ceremony
Join Springfield Fire and Police Commissioners to honor the first responders who lost their lives at the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. 11 am Ceremony; Welcome Center Lot 1…
Culture & Cocktails: Oktoberfest – The Art of the Brew
Shake up your museum experience with an eclectic mix of culinary treats and cultural entertainment! Our popular annual beer tasting and homebrew competition.
The ABC’s of Family Research & Genealogy
Learn how to research your ancestry using the extensive resources at the Wood Museum of Springfield History. While you’ll learn a great deal about researching using a variety of genealogical…
Pulling the Person out of the Paper Work: More than Dates & Names
Learn how to research your ancestry using the extensive resources at the Wood Museum of Springfield History. While you’ll learn a great deal about researching using a variety of genealogical…
Family Legacy: Preserving Memories in Print and Video
Why preserve our family stories and life experiences? How do we capture and preserve our legacies to share with others? How can we encourage our parents and grandparents to get…
Spice & All Things Nice for the Holidays!
Once spices were so valued, that merchants and explorers journeyed to distant parts of the world for them. We’ll focus on the history of spices, the places they come from,…
England and the World
England, as an island country, has always had a complicated relationship with lands beyond its border seas. Explore the early history of England’s relationship with Catholic Europe, Islamic Asia and…
Information Session: Discover Southeast Alaska
Learn more about our trip to Alaska planned for June 2017! With expert naturalists, experience Alaska up close as you watch for wildlife and learn about the indigenous peoples of…
A Victorian Holiday: Providence & Fall River Mansions
Register by November 28! The Fall River Historical Society celebrates the holidays in the grand manner of an elegant Victorian mansion. Tour the Historical Society’s 1843 Greek Revival home with…
The Spirit of Christmas Past: Four Centuries of Christmas in New England
This well-illustrated lecture traces the development of the celebration of Christmas from the time it was outlawed in 17th Century New England through the beginning of the 21st Century when…