Stone House Museum

06/02/2026

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04/26/2026

We are moving the page! Please go to https://www.facebook.com/BelchertownStoneHouseMuseum and CLICK FOLLOW, to keep updated.
Thank you!!!

As the Belchertown Historical Association enters a new era of bringing you the most engaging historical programming we can offer, we are updating our communication tools to better support the needs of our community. Thus, you can find us at our new Facebook location at https://www.facebook.com/BelchertownStoneHouseMuseum/. Please make sure to follow us so that you will continue to receive notifications of our exciting offerings for programming in the future.

Find us on instagram at https://www.instagram.com/stonehousemuseum
Website: www.stonehousemuseum.org
Email: [email protected]

The Stone House Museum is home to the Belchertown Historical Association, which exists to foster knowledge of and interest in the history of Belchertown by preserving artifacts, offering educational programs, lectures, tours, and events.

01/03/2026

Long-time supporter Ken Henneman has passed. Services are on Friday. 1/9 at BUCC.
To order copies of Ken Henneman’s book or to send a review or message, EMAIL [email protected]
http://stonehousemuseum.org/ken/

12/13/2025

Melinda Rigney writes:
Amy was the first docent at our beautiful Stone house museum Christmas tour last night. She made this beautiful dress herself This tour was wonderful. She told the story of Christmas in this country. And she made it so interesting. We all hung on her every word. This museum is a rare gem. I applaud our Bechertown Historical Association.

11/02/2025

The Belchertown Historical Association welcomes you to attend our Victorian Candlelight Tours at the Stone House Museum this holiday season. Tours will be led by interpreters wearing traditional Victorian dress. The house will be filled with garlands, candlelight, music, craft activities and the smells of homemade treats.
Tours will be held on Sunday, November 30, Saturday, December 6, and Friday, December 12.
Tours will begin at 6, 7 and 8 PM.
$8 for members, $10 for adult non-members, and $5 for children over 5 years old.

Reservations required: call 413-230-2022 Limited tickets available. Payment will be available on Venmo, PayPal, cash, and check.

As the Christmas season approaches and we begin decorating our homes and communities with all the trees, garlands, ornaments and lights that we look upon as traditional, the Stone House Museum is opening it’s doors to welcome you in for a look at what a Victorian Christmas would have looked like. Many of you, when picturing a “traditional” Christmas, may think of images from Clement C. Moore’s The Night Before Christmas where visions of sugarplums danced through their heads. But early New Englanders did not celebrate Christmas. It was a festival celebrated only by religious minorities. So where did our traditions come from? Queen Victoria and the people of the Victorian Era revived old traditions and created joyful festivities and delightful customs like caroling, sending Christmas cards and decorating trees. They transformed the folk figures of Father Christmas and Santa Claus into symbols of holiday generosity and popularized Germany’s Christmas tree.

10/31/2025

PLEASE join us on Saturday, November 1st from 9am to 3pm.

06/19/2025

Sunday, 6/29, is the day! If you have not renewed your membership yet, bring your payment on 6/29. Bring the mailed invitation, too, for a chance to win a raffle prize.

06/16/2025

Living History 2025 was amazing!
Pictures courtesy of Robert Bartlett

05/30/2025

http://stonehousemuseum.org/dwight-day/
Dwight Day
Saturday, June 21, 2025
10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. at Dwight Chapel, 885 Federal Street, Belchertown