Historic Northampton June 2022
Natural History Along the Mill River
with Co-director & Naturalist Laurie Sanders
Village Hill & the Former State Hospital Grounds
Wednesday, June 8, 2022 | 9:30 - 11:30 am
Smith College to Federal Street
Join co-director and naturalist Laurie Sanders to explore along a stretch of the Mill River that is rich in natural and human history. For centuries, it has been among the most popular walks in Northampton.

Registration is required.
Each walk is limited to 20 participants.
Sliding scale admission: $10-20.

New Event: Open Mic Night
Paradise East Open Mic Night
Arts Night Out
Friday, June 10, 2022 | 5 - 8 pm
Share your talent: music, poetry, comedy, dance, name yours! Bring a blanket, a picnic, and your friends.

Performance time is 5 minutes.
5-6 pm: Children up to age 12 
6-8 pm: All others

Open Mic Night is held in partnership with
  • Downtown Northampton Association
  • Fiddle Orchestra of Western Massachusetts
  • Graves Avenue Association
  • Northampton Community Music Center
  • Northampton Neighbors
  • Ward 3 Neighborhood Association
Bridge Street Cemetery Walking Tours
with Emma Winter Zeig of Historic Northampton
Back By Popular Demand!
A Walking Tour of Bridge Street Cemetery

Saturday, June 11, 2022 | 9:30 am
Sunday, June 19, 2022 | 1 pm
Get to know your historical neighbors in a walking tour of Bridge Street Cemetery. We will "meet" some Northampton residents--like Revolutionary War patriot Joseph Hawley, Samuel Bartlett of witchcraft accusation fame, Indigenous spinner and weaver Sally Maminash, Sylvia Church, a woman who was enslaved in Northampton, and a family who were all killed in the Mill River Flood. Along the way, we will examine changing artisanry and symbolism of gravestone design.

Registration is required.
Each walk is limited to 20 participants.
Sliding scale admission: $10-20.
Bridge Street Cemetery: Stories in Stone

Friday, June 10, 2022 | 9:30 am
All New Bridge Street Cemetery Tour
Visit more of Bridge Street Cemetery’s “residents.”  We will learn about gravestone art and commemoration, and about the lives of Northampton's inhabitants through their diaries and letters.

Registration is required.
Each walk is limited to 20 participants.
Sliding scale admission: $10-20.
A Hike to the Ruins of the Williamsburg Dam
A Walking Tour with Co-director Elizabeth M. Sharpe

Saturday, June 4, 2022 | 10 am

There are still a few spaces left in the
hike to the Williamsburg Dam on June 4, 2022.
HISTORIC NORTHAMPTON
46 Bridge Street
Northampton, MA 01060