News, Notes, and Updates

June 1, 2026

In addition to the links on the Inshaw Rifle event coverage we included in our last email, today we add a link to the article online in the Chicopee Register, which is also available in print copies at the library and several locations in town: The funds for purchasing this case came in part from…
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Hessians among us – Coming soon!

April 1, 2026

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…
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Spring Presentations – Maude Tait Program Rescheduled

March 25, 2026

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. *** NEXT UP: Wednesday, April 15th – Dennis Picard on…
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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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