Welcome to the web site of
the Bedford Historical Society!

We are a private, nonprofit organization devoted to the preservation of Bedford’s history. We offer a variety of ways for the public to learn, enjoy, and become involved. Come join us!

• Speaker's bureau. We love to talk Bedford history! Would you like us to give a talk to your club or company, or as part of an event? We're happy to do it. Contact us for details.

• Check out the  new line of KID STUFF in our store – traditional wooden toys, books on early American life and crafts, and more!

• Need a break from feasting and shopping on Thanksgiving weekend? Join us for a history walking tour of Bedford Springs on Thanksgiving Saturday. See our Calendar page.

• See us on BCAT. You can see some of our meetings and tours on Bedford Community Access TV. Click here for the current schedule. Watch for our vintage photos on the BCAT Community Bulletin Board (Comcast Channel 9, Verizon Channel 39).

• Interested in becoming an Archives volunteer? Click here to learn more.

• Our new phone number: We now have a direct-dial number, 781-275-7276.

Now on sale: Bedford Flag postage stamps! Visit our store.

What we do

For more than 100 years the Bedford Historical Society, with the aid of its hard-working volunteers and the benefit of many generous charitable donations, has been very active in the community.

We collect and preserve all things Bedford. We own an extensive array of letters, photographs, family Bibles, maps, official documents, household belongings, postcards, records of social organizations, newspaper clippings, souvenirs of important events, family collections of letters and pictures, business records, children’s toys and books, and much, much more.

We offer a wide selection of books on Bedford history and other Bedford-related merchandise at our sales booth on the Fourth of July, Bedford Day, and other occasions.

We offer 6 meetings a year featuring lectures by experts on a variety of local history topics.

We conduct tours of historic Bedford.

We participate in the Historic Bedford program for the town’s schoolchildren.

We answer research requests from the public.

We publish an informative newsletter.

We open our collections to the public on Bedford Day and by appointment throughout the year. Just give us a call!