Williamstown Historical Museum

Williamstown Historical Museum The Williamstown Historical Museum is Williamstown's History Center. History Matters Here! We're open Thursdays-Saturdays from 10am-2pm.

We do not have regular open hours for the winter. However, we are happy to open by appointment. Please email and we will meet you and open. Our regular open hours will commence on April 6th.

Join us on Friday, July 3rd, 12-4pm at the Williamstown Historical Museum for an afternoon of food, music, history, and ...
06/23/2026

Join us on Friday, July 3rd, 12-4pm at the Williamstown Historical Museum for an afternoon of food, music, history, and family activities as part of Williamstown’s 250th celebration. Rain or shine. Food and drink available for purchase.

Programming includes live music from Barrington Stage Company, Berkshire Fife & Drum Corps, and Flatbed Jazz Band; Revolutionary War demonstrations with Whitcomb’s Independent Corps of Rangers (Green Mountain Boys); singing of the Star-Spangled Banner; reading of the Founding Documents; a display of a 1976 American Flag; children’s races and games; hourly walking tours of Southlawn Cemetery; and a self-guided tour of 1776 Williamstown history.

06/19/2026

To mark the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence and coincide with Fourth of July celebrations, the Williamstown Historical Commission has launched a new online self-guided tour highlighting historic

Join us Saturday, June 20th from 11am-12:30pm, for our Annual Meeting followed by a reading of Frederick Douglass’ power...
06/18/2026

Join us Saturday, June 20th from 11am-12:30pm, for our Annual Meeting followed by a reading of Frederick Douglass’ powerful address, “What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?” performed by student leaders from Mount Greylock Regional High School and organized by the .

06/18/2026

Join us for a series of events centered around influential scholar and orator, Frederick Douglass, and other abolitionists that found themselves in Berkshire County and ventured further to take this meaningful work nationally.

- Book Group: Thursday 6/18 at 4:00 p.m.
- Reading Frederick Douglass Together: Saturday 6/20 at 11:30 a.m. at the Williamstown Historical Museum
- Library Field Trip: Berkshire Abolitionist Sites: Sunday 6/21 at 12:00 p.m. (Registration Required: https://milne.librarycalendar.com/event/library-field-trip-berkshire-county-abolitionist-sites-6263)

These programs are funded by the Mass Humanities "Reading Frederick Douglass Grant."

06/18/2026

Mark your calendars for our 4th annual SUMMER Solstice!!

Drumming, music, ritual!

Enjoy hard cider from

Tasty treats from and and .na

Flower crown making (flowers from )

Join us at the Williamstown Historical Museum on Saturday, April 25th at 11am for an introduction to the Stockbridge-Mun...
04/23/2026

Join us at the Williamstown Historical Museum on Saturday, April 25th at 11am for an introduction to the Stockbridge-Munsee Mohican Nation, whose ancestral homelands encompass Williamstown, the Berkshires, and parts of the greater northeastern U.S.

Williams College students from the Mohican Homelands Education Initiative will lead this program as part of the Tribal–College partnership between Williams College and the Stockbridge-Munsee Community. The Initiative works with Tribal offices to design curriculum about the Community’s history and culture through the present-day, and has presented to over 600 learners in school classrooms and community spaces since 2023.

Today a sovereign Tribal Nation based in Wisconsin, the Community has endured several forced removals while maintaining strong connections to these homelands. We’ll explore the Community’s rich history in our region, life on the present-day reservation, and ongoing cultural and political presence.

We’re looking forward to a great season ahead! Here’s a preview of some upcoming events, with more to come. Keep an eye ...
04/10/2026

We’re looking forward to a great season ahead! Here’s a preview of some upcoming events, with more to come. Keep an eye on our page and website for updates.

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32 New Ashford Road
Williamstown, MA
01267

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