Agawam Historical & Fire House Museum Open House
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Located in the heart of the Agawam Center National Register Historic District, the Agawam Historical & Fire House Museum houses antique firefighting equipment in the Chief Russell "Rusty" Jenks Apparatus Room and historical papers, artifacts, and the association’s archives in the Marilyn P. Curry History Room.
Learn about the Agawam fire Department, Jake the Fire Dog, and Captain Noburn and view exhibits on the Agawam woolen mill, Calla Shasta, the Porter Distillery and Agawam Gin, Riverside Park.
Celebrate the exploits of Agawam athletes Harlan Atwood and Leonard "Buddy” Johnson.
Also on display are 18th century town meeting warrants and tax lists, original documents pertaining to the 1855 incorporation of Agawam, dozens of postcards depicting the Agawam and Feeding Hills of yesteryear, and maps of Agawam from 1795-1912, including a pair of 1855 wall maps that depict the pre- and post-incorporation town boundaries of Agawam and West Springfield.
The museum shop will be open with holiday gifts for the history lover.
New this year are hand-carved Thomas Smith House and Agawam Historical & Fire House Museum keepsakes by Cat’s Meow Village, and Thomas Smith House and Agawam Historical & Fire House Museum enamel pins.
The historical association’s new Images of America title, Around Agawam and Feeding Hills will be available for purchase and author David Cecchi will be on hand to sign copies. The book features more than 200 historic photos depicting Agawam and Feeding Hills’ rich history. Proceeds from the sales of the book will benefit the Agawam Historical Association.
Other Agawam history books available include Edith LaFrancis’ Agawam, Massachusetts, and David Cecchi’s Agawam and Feeding Hills, Agawam and Feeding Hills Revisited, and Riverside Park.
Vintage Agawam Town Reports and other items are also available.
Admission to the museum is free.
Learn about the Agawam fire Department, Jake the Fire Dog, and Captain Noburn and view exhibits on the Agawam woolen mill, Calla Shasta, the Porter Distillery and Agawam Gin, Riverside Park.
Celebrate the exploits of Agawam athletes Harlan Atwood and Leonard "Buddy” Johnson.
Also on display are 18th century town meeting warrants and tax lists, original documents pertaining to the 1855 incorporation of Agawam, dozens of postcards depicting the Agawam and Feeding Hills of yesteryear, and maps of Agawam from 1795-1912, including a pair of 1855 wall maps that depict the pre- and post-incorporation town boundaries of Agawam and West Springfield.
The museum shop will be open with holiday gifts for the history lover.
New this year are hand-carved Thomas Smith House and Agawam Historical & Fire House Museum keepsakes by Cat’s Meow Village, and Thomas Smith House and Agawam Historical & Fire House Museum enamel pins.
The historical association’s new Images of America title, Around Agawam and Feeding Hills will be available for purchase and author David Cecchi will be on hand to sign copies. The book features more than 200 historic photos depicting Agawam and Feeding Hills’ rich history. Proceeds from the sales of the book will benefit the Agawam Historical Association.
Other Agawam history books available include Edith LaFrancis’ Agawam, Massachusetts, and David Cecchi’s Agawam and Feeding Hills, Agawam and Feeding Hills Revisited, and Riverside Park.
Vintage Agawam Town Reports and other items are also available.
Admission to the museum is free.
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Where is it happening?
35 Elm St, Agawam, MA 01001-2407, United States
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Host or PublisherAgawam Historical Association
