Medfield Historical Society building

Welcome!

At the Medfield Historical Society history comes alive!  We are an enthusiastic nonprofit membership organization working to preserve and share Medfield’s history.  Our library and archives, our museum and our rich offerings of programs and exhibitions are accessible to all—building a sense of excitement for local history, pride of citizenship, and stewardship of our legacy for generations to come.

Our programs bring history to life and cultivate our collective memory showing how we as a town define ourselves and our cultural fabric. Our ability to preserve, collect, and share Medfield’s rich heritage is only possible through your generosity. Please join or donate today and  help keep our history alive! 

Featured Event

April 25 – 27:  Fri evening, Sat 10 am – 4 pm, Sun 1 pm – 4 pm (w/exceptions)  at various Medfield establishments and historic sites

Tickets are now available for Medfield History Weekend 2025!  Get your tickets here!

Highlights for the weekend include: Narrated Old Town Trolley tours, Town Clock/Steeple tours, walking tours of historic Vine Lake Cemetery and former Medfield State Hospital, and a children’s scavenger hunt. The town’s other historic sites, including Dwight-Derby House, Kingsbury Grist Mill, Lowell Mason House, Medfield Historical Society Museum and Peak House Heritage Center, will offer featured attractions all weekend. Hannah Adams will also join us again, but she will be present at the Medfield Historical Society and Museum instead of the library. Click here for details.

Quick Links

People in historical costume
Events Calendar
Group of students
Articles from the Portal
National Register of Historic Places plaque
Historic Properties
Peopl doing genealogy research
Research/Family Genealogy
Peak House
Visit/Tour the Properties
E. V. Mitchell hat factory
Medfield Around Town Collection
Vine Lake Cemetery headstones
Vine Lake Cemetery
EV Mitchell Hat Factory Postcard
Postcards Collection

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