The Society's Calendar
The Society hosts six monthly programs a year: March, April, May, September, October, and November.
The Board of Directors meets monthly to plan and conduct business between December and February.
The Society convenes its annual general meeting each June, before taking a two-month recess.
All programs presented by the Society or promoted on this website are free to attend.
Nov. 20, 2024 - 6:30 PM -
Film Screening: Schlitz Playhouse: Cowboy 57 (1959)
Chicopee Public Library (map)
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Come see a unique short film about an average day Westover Air Force Base when it was part of the Strategic Air Command! Cowboy 57 follows a day in the life of a B-52 bomber crew - real officers and airmen living in Chicopee - and features scenes of the city. The crew's pilot hopes to return from his routine mission to watch his daughter's recital at a local school.
Cowboy 57 was featured as an episode of Schlitz Playhouse, an anthology series that ran from 1951 to 1959.
It is narrated by award-winning actor, James Stewart, who served as a U.S. Air Force reserve officer. In fact, just six days after this program was televised, he was promoted to the rank of Brigadier General.
Past Programs
Oct. 16, 2024
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Springfield, Connecticut? w/ Dave Robison
Sep. 18, 2024
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Chicopee, Then & Now: Historic Sites Vulnerable & Vanished
Jun. 18, 2024
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Annual General Meeting
Apr. 17, 2024
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Be Your Own Historian! w/ Chet Kobierski
Do you have an idea for an event?
The Chicopee Historical Society is accepting recommendations for our 2025 season of programs. If you have an idea for a lecture, tour or another event, tell us!
You don't need to be detailed, just driven by what interests you.
