Next week – Aviatrix Maude Tait comes in for a landing!

March 11, 2026

Join us next Wednesday, March 18th for a program on the fascinating life of Maude Tait, born in Chicopee, whose family, among other business interests, owned the property that would one day become Springfield Airport. Later generations know it as the Springfield Plaza, but in the Roaring Twenties, it was the site of important advances…
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Upcoming Program This Month – Aviatrix Maude Tait!

March 3, 2026

Our spring starts off in two weeks with chocks away and the exciting tale of Maude Tait! Wednesday, March 18th – The flyer in the photo above is the legendary Maude Tait, born in Chicopee, whose family, among other business interests, owned the property that would one day become Springfield Airport. Later generations know it…
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Upcoming Spring 2026 Events

February 12, 2026

We’re very excited about our roster of presentations for this spring, and we know you’ll enjoy them. The photo above is just a teaser; first, a note about contacting the Chicopee Historical Society with family inquiries. We get many requests through email, through our contact page on our website, and through messaging on our Facebook…
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Happy New Year!

December 31, 2025

The above ad for the Red Barn, a fondly remembered restaurant and night spot, is from New Year’s 1945. The war had ened a few months before, and we were in an in-between state. Many servicemen were still overseas awaiting their chance to be rotated home, and some of those who did make it back…
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It’s A Wonderful Life – in Chicopee

December 24, 2025

The Chicopee Historical Society wishes you a very Merry Christmas with a bit of movie trivia that hits close to home. Many of us are familiar with the Hollywood classic, It’s a Wonderful Life (1946), starring James Stewart and Donna Reed, especially through annual showing on TV every Christmas. It’s recently come to our attention…
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