Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association

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Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association Memorial Hall Museum and Library, Deerfield Teachers’ Center, Indian House Memorial Children's Museum and Old Deerfield Craft Fairs

Founded in Deerfield, Massachusetts in 1870 as the first historical society in Western Massachusetts, today the Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association is a vibrant regional organization, including the Memorial Hall Museum and Library, Deerfield Teachers’ Center, Indian House Children’s Museum, and Community Outreach projects. The Old Deerfield Craft Fairs (http://www.deerfield-craft.org/) are major fundraisers, supporting all aspects of the organization's work.

The Deerfield River port of Cheapside in Deerfield, Massachusetts, became part of Greenfield in 1896, after many petitio...
10/20/2026

The Deerfield River port of Cheapside in Deerfield, Massachusetts, became part of Greenfield in 1896, after many petitions by residents of Greenfield. This painting by a German artist gives an unusual glimpse of everyday life in the 19th century among the Irish and German immigrant community that developed at the laying of the railroad in 1846. https://americancenturies.org/collection/1958-02/

Beaded bags with this type of decorative motif were made by Micmac and Maliseet peoples from northern Maine and eastern ...
10/16/2026

Beaded bags with this type of decorative motif were made by Micmac and Maliseet peoples from northern Maine and eastern Canada in the 19th century. This bag was made in the 1860s. Similar motifs could also be found on baskets, clothing, and footwear. https://americancenturies.org/collection/2000-41-500/

Rain today but yesterday was gorgeous here on the PVMA campus.
10/16/2026

Rain today but yesterday was gorgeous here on the PVMA campus.

Susie Walking Bear Yellowtail (1903-1981) was one of the first Native American registered nurses in the U.S. She attende...
10/15/2026

Susie Walking Bear Yellowtail (1903-1981) was one of the first Native American registered nurses in the U.S. She attended the Franklin County Public Hospital of Nursing in Greenfield, Massachusetts, and was in the Class of 1927. Susie owned this bag, beaded with the Pe**te stitch. https://americancenturies.org/collection/1999-21-02/

Enjoy this beautiful autumn day!The Bars Farm in Deerfield, MA, by Elizabeth Fuller (1896-1979)
10/15/2026

Enjoy this beautiful autumn day!
The Bars Farm in Deerfield, MA, by Elizabeth Fuller (1896-1979)

An Iroquois artisan made this bag in the 1880s, to be sold to tourists. Iroquois beaded bags had been made in square and...
10/15/2026

An Iroquois artisan made this bag in the 1880s, to be sold to tourists. Iroquois beaded bags had been made in square and rectangular shapes in the 18th and early 19th centuries. This new style was smaller and more decorative. https://americancenturies.org/collection/2000-41-501/

The designs on this crown are copied from traditional Iroquois headpieces. Robin Kanseniiostah Delaronde designed the pi...
10/13/2026

The designs on this crown are copied from traditional Iroquois headpieces. Robin Kanseniiostah Delaronde designed the pink and light blue raised beadwork flowers and white beaded swirls after studying 18th and 19th century examples on display in the St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church in Kahnawake. Delaronde is a Kanien’kehaka Mohawk in the Wolf clan and taught herself beading. https://americancenturies.org/collection/1993-10-01/

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10 Memorial Street
Deerfield, MA
01342

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Monday 9am - 3pm
Tuesday 9am - 3pm
Wednesday 9am - 3pm
Thursday 9am - 3pm
Friday 9am - 3pm

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+14137747476 #100

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