2026 Tours and Presentations

2026 tours and presentations (all events are free and open to all):

Wednesday October 14 2026 afternoon – taken

History of the Mount Tom Station Area – from Underwood Avenue to East Street to the Mount Tom North Trail (Easthampton) – Saturday October 17 2026 from 10 AM to noontime – park on the odd side of Underwood Avenue by driving to its end and turning around – meet in front of 15 East Street – be prepared to walk and hike about 3 miles with some uphill – Funded by the Easthampton Local Cultural Council – sign up at EVENTBRITE

Holyoke Rotary – speech on Tuesday October 20 2026 at 12:15 PM

Holyoke Preservation Trust art show – October and November of 2026 – patriotic theme RULES and REGISTRATION

Sikes Cemetery (Ludlow) – Saturday October 24 2026 from 11 AM to noontime – park and meet just outside the cemetery which is across from 244 Munsing Street – quaint burial site with more to it than meets the eye – Funded by the Ludlow Local Cultural Council

Thursday October 29 2026 afternoon – taken

Hill Cemetery (Hatfield) – Saturday October 31 2026 from 11 AM to noontime – park and meet near the cemetery’s front – ancient graveyard with some pleasant surprises – Even though this cemetery event is on Halloween it will NOT be a costume event such as the type that groups put on. Those are character costume event that explain the lives of people that are buried in the cemetery. This specific event will be about properties and features of the cemetery only. – Funded by the Hatfield Local Cultural Council

Monday November 2 2026 afternoon – taken

The Johnson Houses part 5 of the series A House in Holyoke through Time (Holyoke) – Tuesday November 3 2026 from 5:30 to 6:30 PM – presentation at the Holyoke Public Library – learn about this gem and its many residents – Funded by the Holyoke Local Cultural Council

South Hadley in World War 1 (South Hadley) – Wednesday November 4 2026 from 6 to 7 PM – presentation at the South Hadley Public Library – learn about the men who gave their lives for their country – Funded by the South Hadley Local Cultural Council

North Valley Cemetery (Pelham) – Saturday November 7 2026 from 11 AM to noontime – park and meet within the cemetery – meet the mason’s gravestone and much more – Funded by the Pelham Local Cultural Council

Lincoln Street and Kennedy Park (Holyoke) – Saturday November 14 2026 from 1 to 2 PM – park and meet near the junction of Waldo and Lincoln Streets – many Victorian houses to take in along the streets – Funded by the Holyoke Local Cultural Council

Chicopee Street Burial Ground (Chicopee) – Saturday November 21 2026 from 11 AM to noontime – park on a side street and meet just outside the cemetery gate – the cemetery association will be on hand to unlock the gates – last of a series of Chicopee cemetery tours – Funded by the Chicopee Local Cultural Council

STILL to be scheduled

Reservoirs of Southampton (Southampton) – presentation at the Edwards Public Library – all types of reservoirs will be covered – Funded by the Southampton Local Cultural Council

Earlier this year:

Burial Grounds of Longmeadow throughout its History (Longmeadow) – PATREON video

Burial Grounds of Ludlow throughout its History (Ludlow) – PATREON VIDEO

Burial Grounds of Hadley throughout its History (Hadley) – PATREON video

Ludlow Center Cemetery (Ludlow)

Reservoirs of Holyoke (Holyoke) – PATREON video

Art Works of Hariette Bowdoin (South Hadley) – PATREON video

Churches of Longmeadow (Longmeadow)

Historical Features along the Manhan Rail Trail (Easthampton)

Park Street Cemetery (West Springfield)

Goshen Center Cemetery (Goshen)

Churches on Main Street in Agawam (Agawam)