Hilltown History Trail: Museums & Culture Tour

Hilltown historical societies in Hawley, Heath, and Rowe join Buckland, Cummington, and Shelburne for the first time! 10 museums will open to the public on the same day for a free day of exploring. Hop in your vehicle and ride the trail! Drive the entire trail to visit all participating Hilltown History Trail museums in one day – if you can! These volunteer-run, rural museums have very limited open hours throughout the year, but for one day in August, ten open at the same time for you to visit – for free! You may not be able to hit all the attractions in 6 hours, even if whirlwind museum-hopping is your pace, so pick a few properties to immerse yourself in. Participating museums include: 1. Browning Bench Tool Factory, 42.698448, -72.896166, Pond Rd., Rowe, MA 2. Kemp-McCarthy Museum, 282 Zoar Rd., Rowe, MA 3. Heath Center Schoolhouse, 11 East Main St., Heath, MA 4. The Old Town House, 6 East Main St., Heath, MA 5. Shelburne Historical Society Museum, 33 Severance St., Shelburne Falls, MA 6. Wilder Homestead, 129 Ashfield Rd. (112 S), Buckland, MA 7. Buckland Historical Society Museum, 20 Upper St., Buckland, MA 8. Old Town Common, across from 235 East Hawley Rd., Hawley, MA 9. East Hawley Meetinghouse 332 East Hawley Rd., Hawley, MA 10. Kingman Tavern, 41 Main St., Cummington, MA The Hilltown History Trail is produced by the Buckland Historical Society, www.BucklandMassHistory.org and happens every year on the first Saturday in August. A printable map of the museums on the trail is available online at www.HilltownHistoryTrail.org, as is an interactive Google map.