Museums & Historic Sites in Massachusetts

Alphabetical listing of over 100 museums and historic sites including a brief description, web address and contact information for each.
Adams National Historic Park 13 Adams !treet "uinc#, $A 0%1&' (&1)* ))3+11)) www.nps.gov,adam House and grounds of four generations of the Adams famil#, including President -ohn and his wife, Abigail, President -ohn "uinc# Adams, and .ivil /ar .ongressman .harles 0rancis Adams, -r. Addison 1aller# of American Art Phillips Academ# Andover, $A 01210 (')2* )3'+301) www.addisongaller#.org Permanent collection of American painting, sculpture, photograph#, and works on paper from colonial times to the present4 and changing e5hibitions of historical and contemporar# art. Alden House $useum and Historic !ite 6o5 %) 3 7u5bur#, $A 0%331 ()21* '33+'0'% www.alden.org 1)th centur# house, home of -ohn Alden, a Pilgrim who came on the $a#flower to settle in Pl#mouth. American Anti8uarian !ociet# 12 !alisbur# !treet /orcester, $A 01&0' ( 02* ) + %%1 www.americananti8uarian.org 9esearch librar# on the colonial period through 12)&. :ducation programs on colonial printer,patriot ;saiah <homas, and on the e5periences of adolescents growing up in the mid+1'th centur#. American <e5tile Histor# $useum 3'1 7utton !treet =owell, $A 012 3+3%%1 (')2* 331+0300 5 %33 www.athm.org American histor# and the evolution of the cloth+making industr# from the colonial period through the present. Amherst History Museum 67 Amity Street Amherst, MA 01002 (413) 256-0678 www.amhersthistory.org An 18th century building housing artifacts and stories from Amherst history from the colonial period to the present. Art Complex Museum at Duxbury 189 Alden Street Duxbury, MA (781) 934-6634 www.artcomplex.com Collections feature Asian art, American paintings, prints, and Shaker furniture.

Berkshire Country Historical Society )20 Holmes 9oad Pittsfield, $A 01%01 (313* 33%+1)'3 www.berkshirehistor#.org .ollections include manuscripts, photographs, decorative and fine art, clothing, and household goods from the 12 th through %0th centuries, and Arrowhead, author Herman $elville>s home where Moby-Dick was written. <he 6erkshire $useum 3' !outh !treet Pittsfield, $A 01%01 (313* 333+)1)1 www.berkshiremuseum.org .ollections include art of ancient civili?ations, 12th through %0th centur# American art, with special emphasis on the Hudson 9iver !chool. -ohn H. .hafee 6lackstone @alle# National Historical .orridor ($assachusetts and 9hode ;sland* Ane 7epot !8uare /oonsocket, 9; 0%2' (301* )&%+0% 0 www.nps.gov,blac A collection of sites in /orcester .ount#, $assachusetts, and 9hode ;sland4 e5amples of mills from the beginning of the ;ndustrial 9evolution, such as the !later $ill of Pawtucket, 9hode ;sland, America>s first cotton+spinning mill. 6oston African+American National Historic !ite 13 6eacon !treet, 9oom %0& 6oston, $A 0%1%' (&1)* )3%+ 31 www.nps.gov,boaf <his site and walking tour includes 1 pre+.ivil /ar structures relating to the histor# of 6oston>s 1' th centur# African+ American communit#. 6oston AthenBum 10 1,% 6eacon !treet 6oston, $A 0%102 (&1)* %%)+0%)0 www.bostonathenaeum.org 0ounded in 120), the 6oston AthenBum has particular strengths in 6oston histor#, New :ngland state and local histor#, biograph#, :nglish and American literature, and the fine and decorative arts. 6oston Harbor ;slands National 9ecreation Area 302 Atlantic Avenue 6oston, $A 0%110+333' (&1)* %%3+2&&) www.6oston;slands.com Provides information on the histor# and ecolog# of the 6oston Harbor ;slands. 6oston National Historical Park 1 !tate !treet 6oston, $A 0%10' (&1)* %3%+ &22 www.nps.gov,bost <he 6oston National Historical Park includes sites in 6oston (Ald !outh $eeting House, Ald !tate House, 0aneuil Hall, the Paul 9evere House, Ald North .hurch, and the 7orchester Heights $onument* and .harlestown (the 6unker Hill $onument, the .harlestown Nav# Card, and the D.!.!. .onstitution*.

6oston <ea Part# $useum www.bostonteapart#ship.com 6ostonian !ociet#,Ald !tate House $useum %0& /ashington !treet 6oston, $A 0%10' (&1)* )%0+1)13 www.bostonhistor#.org =ocated in the 1)13 Ald !tate House, the 6ostonian !ociet# is the historical societ# for the cit# of 6oston, with collections that date from the 1&30s to the %1st centur# and e5hibitions on the American 9evolution and 6oston>s neighborhoods. 6unker Hill $onument !ee 6oston National Historical Park .ape Ann Historical $useum %) Pleasant !treet 1loucester, $A 01'30 (')2* %23+03 www.cape+ann.com,historical+museum Permanent collection of documents and artwork relating to North !hore maritime histor#, fishing industr#, people, and events, as well as temporar# e5hibitions of .ape Ann artists. .hesterwood /illiamsville 9oad !tockbridge, $A 01%&% 313+%'2+3 )' www.chesterwood.org !ummer home and studio of 7aniel .hester 0rench, sculptor of Abraham Lincoln at the =incoln $emorial in /ashington and The Minute Man in .oncord. <he .hildren>s $useum 300 .ongress !treet 6oston, $A 0%%10 (&1)* 3%&+& 0 www.bostonkids.org Provides interactive e5hibits for children, including a historic -apanese house, institutes and workshops for teachers, a teacher website, and a teacher resource center. .irculates artifact+rich teaching kits on historical and cultural topics, man# on Asia and Native America. !terling and 0rancine .lark Art ;nstitute %% !outh !treet /illiamstown, $A 01%&) (313* 3 2+%303 www.clarkart.edu !ignificant collections of art from 12th and 1'th centur# :urope and America, ;talian and Northern 9enaissance, from old masters to 0rench ;mpressionists, as well as prints, drawings, and earl# photographs. 1aller# talks can be geared to specific themes or interests. <ransportation+reimbursement program offered. <he .ommonwealth $useum and !tate Archives %%0 $orrisse# 6oulevard 6oston, $A 0%1% (&1)* )%)+'%&2 www.state.mA.us,sec,mus,musid5.htm .ollection related to $assachusetts histor#, 1eorge /ashington, the .ivil /ar, and the archaeolog# of the 6ig 7ig in 6oston. <he museum offers field trips for school groups and workshops for teachers.

.oncord $useum %00 =e5ington 9oad, PA 6o5 13& .oncord, $A 01)3%+013& (')2* 3&'+')&3 www.concordmuseum.org .hronicling life in .oncord from Native American habitation to the present, the museum>s collection includes Paul 9evere>s lantern, 9alph /aldo :merson>s stud#, Henr# 7avid <horeau>s desk, and .oncord+made clocks, silver, and furniture.

7avis $useum and .ultural .enter /ellesle# .ollege 10& .entral !treet /ellesle#, $A 0%321+2%03 www.wellesle#.edu,7avis$useum,davismenu.html :5hibits American, :uropean $edieval, 9enaissance, 6aro8ue, 1reek, 9oman, African, Asian, Pre+.olumbian, and contemporar# art. 7e.ordova $useum and !culpture Park 1 !and# Pond 9oad =incoln, $A 01))3+%&'' www.decordovA.org 0eatures modern and contemporar# art highlighting New :ngland artists. Holds teacher workshops and lends e5hibitions to schools. Discovering Justice (Lowell uses this program!) -ohn -oseph $oakle# D.!. .ourthouse Ane .ourthouse /a#, !uite 31%0 6oston, $A 0%%10 (&1)* )32+312 <he -ames 7. !t. .lair .ourt :ducation ProEect operates five civic education programsF .hildren 7iscovering -ustice, a literac#+based curriculum about rules for first and second graders4 Arts and the =aw, a program of educational theatre b# professional actors performed in courtrooms4 a =egal Apprenticeship Program for 6oston public middle school students that engages attorne#s and Eudges to serve as mentors and culminates in an evening of mock trials performed b# the students4 the .ourthouse <ours Program, which introduces students and the public to the $oakle# D.!. .ourthouse and the federal court s#stem4 and a public lecture series for adults. 7reams of 0reedomF 6oston>s ;mmigration $useum Ane $ilk !treet 6oston, $A 0%1&' (&1)* 332+&0%% www.dreamsoffreedom.com ;nteractive e5hibits on immigrants> e5periences arriving through the port of 6oston from the 12th to %1st centuries. :cotarium %%% Harrington /a# /orcester, $A 01&03 ( 02* '%'+%)00 www.ecotarium.org :5hibits about the New :ngland environment.

:mil# 7ickinson Homestead %20 $ain !treet Amherst, $A 0100% (313* 3%+21&1 www.dickinsonhomestead.org <he 1'th centur# home of poet :mil# 7ickinson. :sse5 National Heritage Area 130 /ashington !treet !alem, $A 01')0 (')2* )30+0333 www.esse5heritage.org A collection of historic sites in :sse5 .ount#. :sse5 Historical !ociet# and !hipbuilding $useum && $ain !treet, PA 6o5 %)) :sse5, $A 01'%' (')2* )&2+) 31 www.esse5shipbuildingmuseum.org Histor# of the town of :sse5 and its maritime industr#. 0itchburg Art $useum 12 :lm !treet 0itchburg, $A 013%0 (')2* 33 +3%0) www.fitchburgartmuseum.org ;ncludes ancient, medieval, and 1'th centur# art. 0itchburg Historical !ociet# 0 1rove !treet 0itchburg, $A 013%0 (')2* 33 +11 ) .ollections of artifacts, documents, and photographs relating to 0itchburg histor#, particularl# in the .ivil /ar. 0ramingham Historical !ociet# and $useum 1& @ernon !treet PA 6o5 %03% 0ramingham, $A 01)03+%03% 02+2)%+3)20 www.framinghamhistor#.org Permanent walk+through timeline of 0ramingham>s histor# and changing temporar# e5hibitions. 0reedom <rail 6oston G .harlestown www.thefreedomtrail.org 0ruitlands $useums 10% Prospect Hill 9oad Harvard, $A 03 1 (')2* 3 &+3'%3 www.fruitlands.org <he collections center on New :ngland ;ndians, the Alcotts and <ranscendentalism, !hakers, and 1'th centur# portraiture.

0uller $useum of Art 3 Aak !treet 6rockton, $A 0%301 ( 02* 22+&000 www.fullermuseum.org :5hibits of contemporar# fine crafts. 1ibson House $useum 13) 6eacon !treet 6oston, $A 0%11& (&1)* %&)+&332 www.thegibsonhouse.org A @ictorian house museum that shows how a wealth# 6oston famil# lived in the 1'th centur#. 1olden 6all <avern $useum &&% 6oston Post 9oad (PA 6o5 %%3* /eston, $A 0%3'3 ()21* 2'3+1) 1 www.goldenballtavern.org 6uilt in 1)&2, the 1olden 6all <avern was the home of a prominent 12th centur# /estonian. 0rom 1))0 to 1)'3 the tavern operated as an inn for travelers on the 6oston Post 9oad. <he museum shows the change through time over two hundred #ears of one famil# in one house. Hancock !haker @illage PA 6o5 '%) Pittsfield, $A 01%0% (313* 333+0122 www.hancockshakervillage.org Highlights artifacts of the !haker .ommunit# from the 12th to the mid+%0th centuries. Harnden <avern and /ilmington <own $useum /ilmington, $A 0122) (')2* & 2+ 3) 12th centur# tavern and collections relating to the histor# of /ilmington.

Harvard Dniversit# $useums

6usch+9eisinger $useum 3% "uinc# !treet .ambridge, $A 0%132 (&1)* 3' +'300 www.artmuseums.harvard.edu .ollections of northern and central :uropean art from the 1&th to %0th centuries, with emphasis on the earl# %0th centur#. 0ogg Art $useum 3% "uinc# !treet .ambridge, $A 0%132 (&1)* 3' +'300 www.artmuseums.harvard.edu .ollections of medieval to %0th centur# :uropean and American art. $useum of Natural Histor# %& A5ford !treet .ambridge, $A 0%132 (&1)* 3'&+ 30% www.hmnh.harvard.edu ;ncludes geological specimens from around the world.

Peabod# $useum of Archaeolog# and :thnolog# 11 7ivinit# !treet .ambridge, $A 0%132 (&1)* 3'&+ 30% www.peabod#.Harvard.edu .ollections of art and artifacts of North American ;ndians and Pre+.olumbian civili?ations in !outh and .entral America. Arthur $. !ackler $useum 32 6roadwa# .ambridge, $A 0%132 (&1)* 3' +'300 www.artmuseums.harvard.edu Collections in ancient, Asian, Islamic, and later Indian art. !emitic $useum & 7ivinit# Avenue .ambridge, $A 0%132 (&1)* 3' +3&31 www.fas.harvard.edu,Hsemitic :5hibits on cultures and archaeolog# of Ancient Near :ast. Haverhill Historical Society/Buttonwoods Museum 240 Water Street Haverhill, MA 01830 (978) 374-4626 www.haverhillhistor#.org Museum of Haverhill culture and history; site has 3 historic properties overlooking the Merrimack River. Extensive archaeology and Native American collections. Heritage Plantation P.A. 6o5 && !andwich, $A 0% &3 ( 02* 222+3300 www.heritageplantation.org .ollections of militar# and automobile histor# and historic gardens. Higgins Armor# $useum 100 6arber Avenue /orcester, $A 01&0& ( 02* 2 3+&01 www.higgins.org .ollections of :uropean, 0ar :astern, and ;slamic arms and armor from ancient, medieval, and 9enaissance periods. Historic 7eerfield, ;nc. P. A. 6o5 3%1, 7eerfield, $A 0133%+03%1 (313* ))3+ 21 www.historic+deerfield.org 12th and 1'th centur# buildings and decorative arts collections from central $assachusetts. Historic Northampton $useum and :ducation .enter 3& 6ridge !treet Northampton, $A 010&0+%3%2 (313* 23+&011 www.historic+northampton.org Art and artifacts from Northampton and environs from the 1)th to %0th centuries.

Historic !alem, ;nc. P. A. 6o5 2& !alem, $A 01')1 (')2* )3 +0)'' www.historicsalem.org Activities include preservation of historic architecture in !alem and education about !alem>s histor#. Histor# ;nstitute, Histor# 7epartment Dniversit# of $assachusetts+Amherst )10 Herter Hall Amherst, $A 01003+'31% (313* 3 +&))1 www.umass.edu,histor# Affers institutes for teachers on New :ngland histor#, especiall# the .onnecticut 9iver @alle#. House of the !even 1ables !ettlement Association 3 <urner !treet !alem, $A 01')0 (')2* )33+0''1 5 112 www.)gables.org A 1)th centur# house museum with a focus on colonial New :ngland. Also sponsors a recreated !alem pioneer village of the 1&30s. ;mmigrant .it# Archives & :sse5 !treet =awrence, $A 01230+1)10 (')2* &2&+'%30 www.=awrencehistor#center.org .ollection contains business, individual, and famil# records and photographs from =awrence histor#. ;sabella !tewart 1ardner $useum % Palace 9oad 6oston, $A 0%11 (&1)* %)2+ 13' www.gardnermuseum.org <he museum designed b# ;sabella !tewart 1ardner to hold her collection of medieval, ;talian 9enaissance, and 1) th through 1'th centur# art. Highlights include works b# 6otticelli, <itian, 9embrandt, and -ohn !inger !argent. <he -ackson Homestead $useum %) /ashington !treet Newton, $A 0%3 2 (&1)* )'&+13 0 www.ci.newton.mA.us,Eackson An 120' farmhouse in which lived generations of the -ackson famil#, who were among the earliest settlers of Newton. ;n the 1'th centur#, served as a station on the Dnderground 9ailroad.

-ohn Adams .ourthouse Pemberton !8uare 6oston, $A 0%102 (&1)* )+1113 www.state.mA.us,courts =ocated near the !tate House starting in %003, the historic -ohn Adams .ourthouse will house the .ommonwealth>s most important Eudicial institutions4 the $assachusetts !upreme -udicial .ourt, the $assachusetts Appeals .ourt, and the !ocial =aw =ibrar#. <ours, e5hibits, lectures, and other special events tailored for teachers, students, and the general public will feature the .ommonwealth>s rich legal histor#. :stablished in 1&'%, the $assachusetts !upreme -udicial .ourt, the state>s highest court, is the oldest appellate court in continuous e5istence in the /estern Hemisphere. -ohn 0. Ienned# Presidential =ibrar# G $useum .olumbia Point 6oston, $A 0%1% (2))* &1&+3 '' www.Efklibrar#.org 0ocus on the life and presidenc# of -ohn 0. Ienned#. -ohn 0. Ienned# National Historic !ite 23 6eals !treet 6rookline, $A 0%13& (&1)* &&+)'3) www.nps.gov,Eofi <he birthplace of President -ohn 0. Ienned#. =awrence Heritage !tate Park 1 -ackson !treet =awrence, $A 01230 (')2* )'3+1& www.state.mA.us,dem,parks,lwhp.htm A restored boarding house with interactive e5hibits on the site of one of the nation>s first planned industrial cities and the 1'1% 6read and 9oses !trike. =e5ington Historical !ociet# P. A. 6o5 13, =e5ington, $A 0%3%0 ()21* 2&1+1)03 www.le5ingtonhistor#.org Aperates four historic house museums from the 9evolutionar# /ar period. =ongfellow National Historical Park 10 6rattle !treet .ambridge, $A 0%132 (&1)* 2)&+33'1 www.nps.gov,long Home and propert# of Henr# /adsworth =ongfellow. =owell National Historic Park &) Iirk !treet, =owell, $A 012 % (')2* %) +1)00 www.nps.gov,lowe ;ncludes ;ndustrial 9evolution sites, including 1'th centur# te5tile mills, canals, and boarding houses of the Jmill girls.K <he =#nn $useum,=#nn Historical !ociet# 1% 1reen !treet =#nn, $A 01'03 )21+ '%+%3& www.l#nnmuseum.org <he histor# of =#nn from 1&%' to the present.

$apparium $ar# 6aker :dd# =ibrar# for the 6etterment of Humanit# %00 $assachusetts Avenue 6oston, $A 0%11 (&1)* 3 0+)000 www.mar#bakeredd#librar#.org ;nteractive e5hibits celebrate the transforming power of ideas. :5plore the $appariumL the Hall of ;deasL, the "uest 1aller#L, and the $onitor 1aller#L, which can be used with the curriculum of :nglish =anguage Arts, Histor#,1eograph#, and the Arts. $arblehead Historical !ociet# 1)0 /ashington !treet $arblehead, $A 01'3 ()21* &31+1)&2 www.esse5heritage.org,EeremiahMlee.htm <he museum is in the mansion of an 12th centur# shipbuilder, and collections include artifacts of maritime histor# and decorative arts. $arine $useum at 0all 9iver )0 /ater !treet 0all 9iver, $A 0%)%1 ( 02* &)3+3 33 www.marinemuseum.org <he collections include ship models, photographs, and artifacts related to maritime histor#, including e5hibits on the Titanic, 0all 9iver =ine, Dnited 0ruit .ompan#, H.M.S. Bounty, .olonial Nav# of $assachusetts, =ightships, /orld /ar ;; vessels, D. !. 0rigate Hancock, whaling, the Andrea Doria, and more.

$assachusetts Historical !ociet# 11 3 6o#lston !treet 6oston, $A 0%%1 (&1)* 3&+1&02 (main number* (&1)* &3&+0 1' (education coordinator* www.masshist.org A research librar# for $assachusetts histor#, the !ociet# has an on+line catalog, presents on+line e5hibitions and curricula, and offers a few summer research fellowships for I+1% teachers. $assachusetts $useum of .ontemporar# Art 2) $arshall !treet North Adams, $A 01%3) (313* &&3+3321 www.massmocA.org .ontemporar# art from around the world and changing e5hibitions in the JIidspaceK 1aller#. $audsla# !tate Park .ur?on $ill 9oad Newbur#port, $A 01' 0 (')2* 3& +)%%3 www.state.mA.us,dem,parks,maud.htm 1'th centur# gardens and plantings. $ead Art 1aller#, Amherst .ollege Amherst, $A 0100% (313* 3%+%33 www.amherst.edu,Hmead, Ancient, 9enaissance, baro8ue, and 1'th centur# :uropean art4 Asian, Pre+.olumbian, and African art4 American art.

$inuteman National Historic Park 1)3 =ibert# !treet .oncord, $A 01)3% (')2* 3&'+&''3 www.nps.gov,mima Preserves parts of the site and tells the stor# of the 6attles of =e5ington and .oncord. $ount Hol#oke Art $useum !outh Hadle#, $A 010) (313* 32+%%3 www.mthol#oke.edu,offices,artmuseum, ;ncludes Asian, 1'th and %0th centur# :uropean and American, :g#ptian, 1reek, 9oman, and 9enaissance art. $useum of African American Histor# 6oston www.afroammuseum.org $useum of 0ine Arts, 6oston 3& Huntington Avenue 6oston, $A 0%11 + '') (&1)* %&'+'300 www.mfA.org A comprehensive collection of art from ever# part of the world, ancient and modern. $useum of the National .enter for Afro+American Artists 300 /alnut Avenue 6oston, $A 0%11' (&1)* 33%+2&13 www.ncaaA.org .ollections of African, .aribbean, and African+American art and a recreation of a Nubian burial chamber from the % 7#nast# of :g#pt. $useum of !cience !cience Park 6oston, $A 0%113+10'' &1)+)%3+% 00 www.mos.org 0re8uentl# has e5hibitions and films that feature countries, civili?ations, and the histor# of science. Nahant Historical !ociet# PA 6o5 3% Nahant, $A 01'02+003% www.nahant.org Nantucket Historical Association PA 6o5 101& Nantucket, $A 0% 3 ( 02* %%2+12'3 www.nhA.org 0eatures a whaling museum and historic sites that tell the stor# of Nantucket histor#. National Heritage $useum 33 $arrett 9oad =e5ington, $A 0%3%1 ()21* 2&1+& ' www.monh.org

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.hanging e5hibitions on various topics in American histor#. 0eatures a permanent e5hibit on the role of =e5ington in the American 9evolution. National Park !ervice !ites www.nps.gov,:9< /ebsite features lessons using National Park !ervice sites in $assachusetts and @irginia. New 6edford /haling $useum, including the Iendall ;nstitute 12 -ohnn# .ake Hill New 6edford, $A 0%)30+&3'2 ( 02* '')+003& www.whalingmuseum.org www.portraitsofports.org A leading interpreter of the global whaling stor#, this museum>s e5hibitions feature the port of New 6edford, the histor# of adEacent communities, and regional maritime activities. New 6edford /haling National Historic Park 33 /illiam !treet New 6edford, $A 0%)30 ( 02* ''&+33&' www.nps.gov,nebe ;ncludes a 13+cit#+block National Historic =andmark 7istrict and works with a variet# of local partners to preserve and interpret America>s whaling and maritime histor#. New :ngland A8uarium .entral /harf 6oston, $A 0%110+33'' (&1)* ')3+ %00 www.nea8.org Has e5hibits, films, and programs that can be used in a geograph# curriculum. Newbur#port $aritime !ociet# .ustom House $aritime $useum % /ater !treet, Newbur#port, $A 01' 0 =owell>s 6oat !hop 3 ' $ain !treet, Amesbur#, $A 01'13 (')2* 322+01&% www.lowellsboatshop.org $aritime heritage of the $errimack 9iver @alle#. Norman 9ockwell $useum P.A. 6o5 302, 9oute 123 !tockbridge, $A 01%&% (313* %'2+3100 5 %%0 www.normanrockwellmuseum.org 0eatures the work of Norman 9ockwell, whose paintings and illustrations helped to define American identit# in the %0 th centur#, and has temporar# e5hibitions of other maga?ine and book illustrators. Ald .olon# Historical !ociet# && .hurch 1reen <aunton, $A 0%)20 ( 02* 2%%+1&%% www.oldcolon#historicalsociet#.org .ollections of artifacts, documents, and archives related to the histor# of the <aunton area.

Ald !outh $eeting House 310 /ashington !treet 6oston, $A 0%102 (&1)* 32%+&33' www.oldsouthmeetinghouse.org 6uilt in 1)%', Ald !outh $eeting House was an important site of the American 9evolution. ld Stur!ridge "illage Ane Ald !turbridge @illage 9oad !turbridge, $A 01 && ( 02* 33)+33&% www.osv.org At A!@, the largest living histor# museum in the Northeast, students of all ages interact with authenticall# costumed interpreters as the# demonstrate and discuss dail# life, work, and celebrations of the earl# 1'th centur#. <he website>s Histor# =earning =aborator# includes primar# sources, curriculum material, a virtual tour, and research information. 0rederick =aw Almsted National Historic !ite '' /arren !treet 6rookline, $A 0%33 (&1)* &&+1&2' www.nps.gov,frla Almsted or his firm designed 6oston>s :merald Necklace, the D. !. .apitol and /hite House 1rounds, 1reat !mok# $ountains and Acadia National Parks, Cosemite @alle#, and New Cork>s .entral Park. Orchard House =ouisa $a# Alcott $emorial Association 3'' =e5ington 9oad 6o5 333 .oncord, $A 01)3% (')2* 3&'+3112 www.louisama#alcott.org Archard House belonged to the Alcotts and was the setting for =ittle /omen. Has programs on their lives and involvement in 1'th centur# reform movements. Paul 9evere House 1' North !8uare 6oston, $A 0%113 (&1)* %3+1&)& www.paulreverehouse.org Ariginall# built in 1&20, this house was owned b# Paul 9evere from 1))0 to 1200. Peabod# :sse5 $useum :ast ;ndia !8uare !alem, $A 01')0 (')2* )3 +' 00 or (200* )3 +30 3 5 30&0 www.pem.org .ollection of maritime instruments and Asian e5port, African, and Aceanic art. $an# e5amples brought to New :ngland b# 12th and 1'th centur# ship captains. #ilgrim Hall Museum ) .ourt !treet Pl#mouth, $A 0%3&0 ( 02* )3&+1&%0 www.pilgrimhall.org .ollection includes items owned b# the Pilgrims and tells the stor# of the Pilgrims> Eourne#, earl# da#s in Pl#mouth, relations with indigenous peoples, and how these events have been reinterpreted b# subse8uent generations. /ebsite

provides primar# documents, including the May lower !om"act, the ship>s passenger list, provisions lists, and /illiam 6radford>s Eournal. #limoth #lantation P.A. 6o5 1&%0 Pl#mouth, $A 0%3&% ( 02* )3&+1&%% www.plimoth.org A living histor# museum that recreates the Pilgrim village of 1&%) and a /ampanoag homesite of the same period. Also portra#s life at sea through the recreated 1)th centur# ship, May lower ##. <he website includes resources for teachers on the colonys two cultures and the history of Thanksgiving. Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association 10 $emorial !treet P.A. 6o5 3%2 7eerfield, $A 0133% (313* ))3+)3)& 5 %2 www.americancenturies.mass.edu /ebsite features New :ngland histor# from 1)th through %0th centuries through images, artifacts, and documents supported b# interpretive labels and essa#s. =essons designed b# teachers based on museum collections include in8uir# into famil# life, native peoples, African Americans, landscape, immigration, and the 1)03 attack on 7eerfield. "uinebaug+!hetucket Heritage .orridor 10) Providence !treet Putnam, .< 0%&%0 2&0+'&3+)%%& www.nps.gov,8ush www.thelastgreenvalle#.org <his area of .onnecticut and $assachusetts is composed of 3 small towns4 has the mission of preserving the natural landscape of the rivers. 9hode ;sland !chool of 7esign $useum %%3 6enefit !treet Providence, 9; 0%'03 (301* 3 3+& 00 www.risd.edu,museum.cfm Ancient, :uropean, Asian, and American art. 9otch+-ones+7uff House and 1arden $useum 3'& .ount# !treet New 6edford, $A 0%)30 ( 02* '')+1301 www.rEdmuseum.org An 1233 house and formal gardens, this museum interprets 1 0 #ears of New 6edford histor#. !alem $aritime National Historic !ite 1)3 7erb# !treet !alem, $A 01')0 (')2* )30+1&&0 www.nps.gov,sama .ontains documents on the Atlantic triangular trade during the colonial period, privateering during the 9evolutionar# /ar, and the international maritime trade, especiall# with the 0ar :ast, which established American economic independence after the 9evolution. !augus ;ron /orks National Historic !ite %33 .entral !treet !augus, $A 01'0& ()21* %33+00 0 www.nps.gov,sair

!ite of first ironworks in $assachusetts, 1&3&+1&&2, shows technolog# of colonial ironmaking. !chooner :rnestina .ommission PA 6o5 %010 New 6edford, $A 0%)31+%010 ( 02* ''%+3'00 www.ernestinA.org A 1rand 6anks schooner built in 12'3, the :rnestina is now used for student and teacher education programs. !hirle# Place 33 !hirle# !treet 9o5bur#, $A 0%11' (&1)* 33%+%%) www.shirle#eustishouse.org 6uilt in 1)3) b# /illiam !hirle#, 9o#al 1overnor of $assachusetts 6a# .olon# for 1 #ears, the mansion was occupied b#, among others, $inutemen during the !iege of 6oston, .hina trade .aptain -ames $agee, and /illiam :ustis, the 10 th 1overnor of $assachusetts. <he carriage house displa#s the governor>s coach. !later $ill Historic !ite P.A. 6o5 &'& &) 9oosevelt Ave. Pawtucket, 9; 0%2&% (301* )% +2&32 www.slatermill.org $useum dedicated to the stud# of industrial manufacturing in America, featuring historic !amuel !later $ills. :5tensive collection of artifacts and educational programs designed to help students e5perience the lives of mill workers in the 1230s. !mith .ollege Art $useum Northampton, $A 010&3 (313* 23+%)00 www.smith.edu,artmuseum .ollection of ancient, Asian, African, :uropean, American and American ;ndian art and artifacts. !ociet# for the Preservation of New :ngland Anti8uities (!PN:A* www.spneA.org !PN:A is a museum of cultural histor# that preserves landscapes, historic homes, and material culture of New :ngland from the 1)th centur# to the present. .odman House, J<he 1range,K =incoln4 Harrison 1ra# Atis House, 6oston4 -osiah "uinc# House, "uinc#4 Pierce House 131 .ambridge !treet, 6oston, $A 0%113 (&1)* %%)+3' & !pencer+Pierce+=ittle 0arm, Newbur#4 .offin House $useum, Newbur# =ittles =ane, Newbur#, $A 01' 1 (')2* 3&%+%&33 !pellman $useum of !tamps and Postal Histor# %3 /ellesle# !treet at 9egis .ollege /eston, $A 0%3'3 )21+)&2+23&) www.spellman.org

0ocuses on stamps and postal histor#4 includes stamps from around the world.

!pringfield Armor# National Historic !ite Ane Armor# !8uare !pringfield, $A 0110 +1%'' (313* )33+&3)) www.nps.gov,spar !ite of the first national armor#, it focuses on firearms, the industrial revolution, and militar# histor#. !pringfield $useums %%0 !tate !treet !pringfield, $A 01103 (313* )3'+32)1 www.8uadrangle.org <he $useum of 0ine Arts has collections of 12th to %0th centur# American art and 13th to %0th centur# :uropean art. <he 1eorge /alter !mith $useum e5hibits his collection of -apanese arms and armor, one of the largest collections of cloisonnN outside .hina, plaster casts of the great sculptures of the world from anti8uit# to the 9enaissance, and 1'th+ centur# American paintings. <he .onnecticut @alle# Historical $useum has collections related to local histor#. <he !cience $useum includes e5hibits on North American ;ndians. <he !tephen Phillips <rust House 33 .hestnut !treet !alem, $A 01')0 (')2* )33+0330 www.phillipsmuseum.org <his 0ederal Period mansion has collections from five generations of !alem histor#. !tonehurst, the 9obert <reat Paine :state 100 9obert <reat Paine 7rive /altham, $A 0%3 % ()21* 313+3%'0 www.stonehurstwaltham.org A prime example of late 19th century architecture designed by Henry Hobson Richardson, designer of Trinity Church in Boston, with grounds by Frederick Law Olmsted. !torrowton @illage $useum 130 $emorial Avenue /est !pringfield, $A 0102' (313* %0 + 0 1 www.thebige.com,storrowton.html 9ecreation of a 1'th centur# New :ngland village. <horeau ;nstitute 33 6aker 0arm =incoln, $A 01))3+3003 ()21* % '+3)1% www.walden.org 9esearch collections and programs related to Henr# 7avid <horeau and his legac# in the areas of social action, conservation, literature, and ethics. <songas ;ndustrial Histor# .enter 6oott .otton $ills $useum 300 0oot of -ohn !treet =owell, $A 012 % (')2* ')0+ 020 www.uml.edu,tsongas

Provides activities and tours for students and curriculum materials and workshops for teachers. <hemes include immigration, invention, technolog#, water power, labor histor#, and industrial pollution. /ebsite includes teaching activities and documents. D.!.!. .onstitution $useum .harlestown Nav# !hip#ard P.A. 6o5 121% 6oston, $A 0%1%' (&1)* 3%&+121% www.ussconstitutionmuseum.org <he museum collects, preserves, and interprets the stories of the nation>s oldest commissioned warship, JAld ;ronsides,K and the people associated with her. /adsworth AthenBum Hartford, .onnecticut 0&103 (2&0* %)2+%&)0 www.wadsworthatheneum.org, :stablished in 123%, the /adsworth Athen$um is America>s oldest public art museum. ;ts collections giude ancient :g#ptian to modern works, Hudson 9iver !chool painters, American decorative arts, and the Amistad 0oundation African American collection. /enham $useum 13% $ain !treet /enham, $A 01'23 (')2* 3&2+%3)) www.wenhammuseum.org A 1)th centur# house provides e5hibits on 1)th centur# life4 also collections of dolls, model trains, and to#s. /estminster Historical !ociet# 110 $ain !treet, P.A. 6o5 1)) /estminster $A 013)3 (')2* 2)3+ &' /illiams .ollege $useum of Art 1 =awrence Hall 7rive, !uite % /illiamstown, $A 01%&) (313* ')+%3%' www.williams.edu,/.$A .ollections of American, Asian, :uropean, ancient, and contemporar# art. /orcester Art $useum !alisbur# !treet /orcester, $A 01&0'+31'& ( 02* )''+330& www.worcesterart.org Paintings, prints, photographs, sculpture, and multimedia works that include American (from Pre+.olumbian to Native American to .olonial to contemporar# times*, 1reek, 9oman, :g#ptian, .hinese, :uropean, ;ndian, ;slamic, -apanese, Iorean, and contemporar# art. /orcester Historical $useum 30 :lm !treet /orcester, $A 01&0'+% 03 ( 02* ) 3+2%)2 www.worcesterhistor#.org :5hibits on /orcester histor#.

0or information about historical museums and sites in $assachusetts, please see the 6a# !tate Historical =eague>s website at

www.masshistor#.org and its list of members at www.museumsusA.org,sma,$A,defaultM.asp. <he =eague>s office is located at 12 =#man !treet, /altham, $A 0%3 %4 ()21* 2''+3'%0. $A 7:!: also provided man# of the sites listed.