Our talk on Maude Tait by Sue Bousquet of the Lyman and Merrie Wood Museum of Springfield History has been rescheduled for Wednesday, June 17th. We hope you’ll join us for an interesting discussion on this fascinating figure of the early years of aviation at Springfield Airport.
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NEXT UP: Wednesday, April 15th – Dennis Picard on Hessians in western Mass. during the Revolutionary War. We welcome back a favorite speaker, local historian and reenactor Dennis Picard to usher in our 2026 250th anniversary celebrations with a talk on the enemy Hessian mercenary soldiers — how they came to western Massachusetts, who they were, and why some of them even remained here after the war.
Wednesday, May 20th – The long-anticipated display case for our Inshaw rifle is currently being manufactured. In May, we will hold a special presentation installing the case at the Chicopee Public Library and unveiling the Inshaw Rifle in its new home on loan to the library, where this valuable artifact, important to Chicopee’s history, may be studied and appreciated.
Wednesday, June 17th – The Society will hold our fortieth annual meeting and elections. Additionally, Sue Bousquet will present on Chicopee’s own Maude Tait, the air racer and first woman in the Connecticut River Valley to fly solo.
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