Blandford Historical Society, in partnership with the Blandford Fair and the Town, is sponsoring…
🎆 BLANDFORD’S EARLY HAPPY BIRTHDAY AMERICA CELEBRATION! 🔔
We’re not waiting for the 4th to start the party! Thanks to a generous anonymous individual who made a donation for town fireworks, we’re kicking off the Independence Day festivities a whole week early. This was the only date available to secure a fireworks display, so we’re seizing the moment to start the celebration!
Join your neighbors at the Blandford Fairgrounds for an evening of community, celebration,
and a sky full of fire as we kick off America’s BIG 2-5-0 with a bang!
WHEN: Friday evening, June 26, 2026
WHERE: Blandford Fairgrounds
GATES OPEN: Stay tuned—times will be announced soon!
WHAT TO BRING: Pack your favorite picnic, grab the lawn chairs, and round up the whole family!✨ MORE TO COME!
We’re currently working on securing a live band and local food and drink vendors. Stay tuned for more updates.
Of note, BHS is also seeking an additional $3500 in donations to enhance the fireworks display and celebration. You can make a donation online at https://www.blandfordhistoricalsociety.org/donate.html#/ or contact BHS at [email protected] or 413-848-0108
🎆 BLANDFORD’S EARLY HAPPY BIRTHDAY AMERICA CELEBRATION! 🔔
We’re not waiting for the 4th to start the party! Thanks to a generous anonymous individual who made a donation for town fireworks, we’re kicking off the Independence Day festivities a whole week early. This was the only date available to secure a fireworks display, so we’re seizing the moment to start the celebration!
Join your neighbors at the Blandford Fairgrounds for an evening of community, celebration,
and a sky full of fire as we kick off America’s BIG 2-5-0 with a bang!
WHEN: Friday evening, June 26, 2026
WHERE: Blandford Fairgrounds
GATES OPEN: Stay tuned—times will be announced soon!
WHAT TO BRING: Pack your favorite picnic, grab the lawn chairs, and round up the whole family!✨ MORE TO COME!
We’re currently working on securing a live band and local food and drink vendors. Stay tuned for more updates.
Of note, BHS is also seeking an additional $3500 in donations to enhance the fireworks display and celebration. You can make a donation online at https://www.blandfordhistoricalsociety.org/donate.html#/ or contact BHS at [email protected] or 413-848-0108
You can help support future BHS programs like this by becoming a member online (for as little as $10 a year!) or renewing your membership.
Upcoming Events
AUGUST 2026
Please join us for the 31st Annual BEL CANTO OPERA with legendary Maestra Eve Queler and emerging global opera singers on Saturday, August 29, 2026, at 7:30pm at The White Church of Blandford.
Part-time Blandford resident Eve Queler, now 95, an internationally acclaimed conductor who has guest conducted on podiums worldwide to sold-out audiences—including over 100 operas at Carnegie Hall—is the driving force behind this longstanding program now in its 31st year. This regional spectacular event will feature up-and-coming talent selected by Maestra Queler. ADDRESS: 4 North Street, Blandford, MA TICKETS: $45 / Children 16 & under FREE |
Past Events
JANUARY 2026
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OCTOBER 2025
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Historic DocumentsWe have taken advantage of a digitizing project at the Boston Public Library and here are links to three of the documents that they have digitized for us. Proceedings of the Blandford Lyceum Society and the Young Men's Literary Association [1829-1950] Address delivered before the Literary Association, Blandford, Mass., Sept. 21, 1850, upon the history of that town By Wm. Gibbs. It includes a substantial amount of early Blandford biographical material. “The Christian warriour: a sermon preach'd at the French Meeting House in Boston”, [actually the Old South Meeting House] March 17th, 1744,5 by Wm. McClenachan, [the 1st Pastor of Blanford, MA] |
Blandford Historical Society Board 2025 - 2026
Executive Board
President - Chips Norcross
Vice President - Jane Rohman
Vice President - Gary Hart
Treasurer - Chuck Benson
Secretary - Melissa Hamm
Curator - Judith MacKinnon
Directors
Nancy Ackley
Linda Barnard
Mary Hull
Robert Kidd
Peter Langmore
Randy Garfield
Terry Garfield
Emeritus Board Members
Barb Bouley
Mick Brennan
Mary Kronholm
Pamela Rideout
Joe Taudel
Executive Board
President - Chips Norcross
Vice President - Jane Rohman
Vice President - Gary Hart
Treasurer - Chuck Benson
Secretary - Melissa Hamm
Curator - Judith MacKinnon
Directors
Nancy Ackley
Linda Barnard
Mary Hull
Robert Kidd
Peter Langmore
Randy Garfield
Terry Garfield
Emeritus Board Members
Barb Bouley
Mick Brennan
Mary Kronholm
Pamela Rideout
Joe Taudel
Contact Us
Contact us:
Phone: 413-848-0108
Email: [email protected]
Mail: P.O. Box 35, Blandford, MA, 01008
Street: 1 North Street, Blandford, MA 01008
Phone: 413-848-0108
Email: [email protected]
Mail: P.O. Box 35, Blandford, MA, 01008
Street: 1 North Street, Blandford, MA 01008
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