10/12/2026
As the days get short and the temperature drops, we close our triple-pane windows and fire up the furnace — safe and warm until next Spring. On extra chilly mornings, we can always nudge up the thermostat, but 250 years ago, things were a lot different.
Please join the Agawam Historical Association for the last event of the season at the historic Thomas Smith House, 251 North West Street, Feeding Hills, on Saturday, 7 November 2026, from 10am-2pm as Green Valley Homestead returns with a program of open hearth cooking, food preservation, and a discussion about how folks in the 18th century prepared for the long New England winter.
This event is free and open to the public.
The ca. 1757 Thomas Smith House and 1920 Delmore Hawthorne Garage will be open for tours that afternoon.
On display will be items to be included in a time capsule the association will seal later this year, not to be opened again for another century. Visitors are encouraged to provide letters to future Agawam residents describing 21st century life for inclusion in the time capsule. Brochures and business cards from local businesses are also wanted.
This event is free and open to the public.
Photos courtesy of Heidi Erickson Heidi
