Founded 1986
The Chicopee Historical Society's mission has been to aid residents in the rediscovery and preservation of their history in the City of Chicopee, Massachusetts. In pursuit of that mission, the Society organizes programs for all ages and aids in local research through our docents and archives.
Upcoming Events
Mar. 19, 2025 - 6:30 PM -
Chicopee, Then & Now w/ Derek Strahan
Chicopee Public Library (map)
Old photos reveal how much our world has changed. Whether it’s a simple change in color or a paved paradise, every photo has a story.
Join historian and author Derek Strahan as he compares old photos of Chicopee with his attempts retake these photos today!
Free. For all ages.
Apr. 16, 2025 - 6:30 PM - Art in the Graveyard w/ Ta Mara Conde
Chicopee Public Library (map)
Public art can be found in town squares across America, but some of the earliest public art is found in burial grounds.
Join Ta Mara Conde for a look at the artwork of early gravestones and their meanings as they changed through time, from longstanding memorials to temporary exhibitions for the dead!
Free and open to all.
Chicopee Historical Society in the News
NEPM: Blueberries Accents on Record
Jul. 11, 2023 - The Fabulous 413's Monte Belmonte and Kaliis Smith interview CHS member Wren Wood about studying period accurate languages in Chicopee.
22News: CHS chronicles maple syrup's past in New England
Mar. 29, 2023 - Chicopee Historical Society kicks off its 2023 event season. 22News speaks with former CHS President Dennis Picard about this tradition.
The Reminder:
CHS spotlights Post Office Mural in Chicopee Falls
Apr. 27, 2022 - Chicopee Historical Society resumes its 2022 event season with a lecture on the New Deal-era mural in the Chicopee Falls
Post Office.
NEPM's Connecting Point speaks with Vice-Pres. Lynch
May 2, 2019 -
NEPM's Dave Fraser interviews VP Jacqueline T. Lynch on 19th-century mills' role in regional identity and how industries recruited immigrants and local women.
Become a volunteer
The Society seeks volunteers with ideas for programs, with community organizing experience, or who just care a lot about Chicopee and their history.
