HISTORICAL SOCIETY MUSEUM Open Dates
Sunday, September 24th, 1:00 – 3:00 p.m.
Tuesday October 3, 7:30 – 9:00 p.m.
Tuesday October 17, 7:30 – 9:00 p.m.
Sunday October 22nd, 1:00 – 3:00 p.m.
Tuesday November 7, 7:30 – 9:00 p.m.
Tuesday November 21, 7:30 – 9:00 p.m.
Sunday November 19th, 1:00 – 3:00 p.m.
Tuesday December 5, 7:30 – 9:00 p.m.
Tuesday, December 19th, 7:30 – 9:00 p.m.
Happy Holidays! 2024 dates to be published soon!
Donations needed!
Our utility bills are mounting! Help us to pay for the anticipated all-time high gas/electric bills and the costs of building maintenance by making a donation: click here.
Find out how to join our organization:
Just click the “Join Us” link in our menu! In addition to membership donations, we are always looking for folks to help us preserve and protect Wakefield’s history! You can make a difference!
To volunteer to staff the museum, please send us an email (click on “Contact” in the Menu!)
Take a Twilight Tour of the Old Burying Ground!
Thanks so much to WCAT for helping us with this task!
We invite you to watch it (paste this URL into your browser): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DKl-T863YtU
If you enjoy the tour, you might consider making a donation to help us support our Museum. (Click here or paste into your browser!) https://www.paypal.com/donate/?token=YQvwRPFDYHRgLLaRy-puvx9FK0SG8c6P1DSWZE0v5xg3szsX3D61QKRnNSSJpRcjLaSXsFsts1C3MeLn&locale.x=US
For more information about the history of the Wakefield Historical Society, click here.
Soon we hope to add a virtual tour or two to help you experience the Museum and the Society’s work. We are also adding to our Wakefield walking tours, available on our other wordpress site.
See our Schedule for more details, as they develop.
To support our work, please click this link to JOIN US, donate to the Society’s support, or donate an object to the collection.
Help us in our mission of preserving the town’s history and heritage! Join the Wakefield Historical Society, established in 1890, and support us via membership dues or donations to the Schoolhouse utilities fund, or let us know you’d like to help out! We are a welcoming group, and would love more people getting involved to help us with our work.
*To join our mailing list, or to have the newsletter emailed to you, please contact us. You can send us a message via the wordpress links (“contact us”) or call us at 857-301-8805.
*Historic Homeowner Signage Program – visit the Wakefield Historical Commission‘s site. There you will find a link to the necessary form.
*Visit our site “Wakefield Historical Society News” (https://wakefieldhistory.wordpress.com) for links to our Historic Wakefield Tours — you can follow the tour as a walking tour onsite on your cellphone or tablet, or you can opt to enjoy them while seated comfortably at your computer.
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*To see Wakefield’s history on WCVB’s CHRONICLE program, and hear the story of how the town got its name, click here.
*To send us an email, click here.
*To learn more about us, visit our Facebook page.
*Curious about Wakefield’s favorite old house? Watch the video history of the Hartshorne House.
*In the mood for a murder mystery? You’ll enjoy this story of the murder of a Civil War soldier from South Reading.
Check back with us to find information about the town’s historic sites, people and our collections.
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