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Hilltown History Trail: Museums & Culture Tour
​​Sat., August 2nd, 10 am – 4 pm, 2025 EVERY FIRST SATURDAY OF AUGUST

Why do you love the Western Massachusetts Hilltowns? The villages and towns that draw you today are the product of the people who lived and settled here for hundreds of years. Each town, with its quaintness and rural appeal, is a product of the industry and culture of the native and colonial people who resided and worked here, and still do!

The stories and technologies of the European immigrant settlers to these lands are memorialized in each hilltown through a volunteer Historical Society or Historical Commission. Almost all towns have an historical property that the Society or Commission manages - a collection of artifacts and architectural wonders from the past. These rural museums have limited open hours throughout the year, but for one day this August, ten Hilltown museums will be open for you to visit – for free!

The annual Hilltown History Trail in the Hilltowns of Western Massachusetts will take place Saturday, August 2nd, 2025 from 10 am - 4 pm. Hilltown historical societies in Buckland, Cummington, Hawley, Heath, Rowe and Shelburne will open their museum doors to the public on the same day for a free day of exploring. Hop in your vehicle and ride the trail!

Plan your trip in advance.  Several destinations do not have cell service and you may not be able to dial in directions for your next stop on GPS while you are there.

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​​Donations to the FREE Hilltown History Trail: Museums & Culture Tour operating budget are gratefully accepted.

Participating museums include:
​Buckland Historical Society Museum
20 Upper St., Buckland, MA

www.BucklandMassHistory.org
​Wilder Homestead
129 Ashfield Rd. (112 S), Buckland, MA
www.BucklandMassHistory.org
The Kemp-McCarthy Museum
282 Zoar Road, Rowe, MA
www.rowehistory.org​
Browning Bench Tool Factory
GPS 42.698448, -72.896166 on Pond Road, Rowe, MA
​www.rowehistory.org
Kingman Tavern
41 Main St., Cummington, MA
www.cummingtonhistoricalcommission.weebly.com
Shelburne Historical Society Museum
33 Severance St., Shelburne Falls, MA

www.ShelburneHistoricalSocietyMa.org ​
The Old Town House
6 East Main Street, Heath, MA
www.heathhistsociety.org
The Center Schoolhouse
11 East Main Street, Heath, MA
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www.heathhistsociety.org
Hawley's Old Town Common
Across from 235 East. Hawley Rd., Hawley , MA​
www.sonsanddaughtersofhawley.org
East Hawley Meetinghouse
332 East Hawley Road, Hawley, MA
www.sonsanddaughtersofhawley.org

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This program is funded, in part, by the Cummington and Shelburne, Massachusetts Cultural Councils.

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  • Home
  • About
  • Conserve
    • Save the Barn
    • Hilltown Legacy Tree Project
  • Discover
    • Oral Histories
    • Weaving From 1945- 1972
    • The Shoe Maker's Shop
    • BHS Creation
    • Avery's Oxen
  • Education
  • Hilltown History Trail
  • Join Us
    • Colonial Day
  • In the News
  • Gallery
  • Calendars
  • Annual Report