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. 29, 2023
6:30pm - History of the New England Maple Sugar Harvest w/ Dennis Picard
Chicopee Public Library (map)
Mar. 30, 2023
6:30pm -
*cross-promotion*
Searching the 1950 Census w/ Sara Campbell of PGSMA
Chicopee Public Library (map)
Apr. 19, 2023
6:30pm - Voices of Chicopee: A Survey of the City's Languages in the Gilded Age w/
Wren Wood
Chicopee Public Library (map)
May 18, 2023
6:30pm - The 1975-79 Indian Crossing Archaeological Dig w/ Eric Johnson & Mitchell Mulholland
Chicopee Public Library (map)
May 19, 2023
1pm - *encore*
Life in Nineteenth-Century Chicopee
RiverMills Center
(map)
Jun. 21, 2023
6:30pm - Annual General Meeting
Chicopee Public Library (map)
Chicopee Historical Society in the News
The Reminder:
CHS spotlights Post Office Mural in Chicopee Falls
Apr. 27, 2022 - Chicopee Historical Society resumes its 2021-22 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 - Jacqueline T. Lynch speaks to NEPM Producer Dave Fraser about the the role of 19th-century mill buildings in regional identity and how these industries recruited immigrants and local women.
The Republican: Historical Society offers film screening
Apr. 3, 2019 - Chicopee Historical Society prepares to screen The Candy Bomber (2013) and The Berlin Airlift (2006).
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.
