by info@bedfordmahistory.org | Jan 27, 2026 | Fitch Tavern, Furniture, Society News
By Sharon McDonald, Sandra L. Duffy, and Kara Kerwin Last spring, the Society received a phone call from Charles W. Dolan, a descendant of Bedford’s Fitch/Jenks family who lived in Laramie, Wyoming. He explained that he was moving out of state and wished to send us a...
by info@bedfordmahistory.org | Nov 11, 2025 | Uncategorized
Join us for a special book signing at the Bedford Museum! After nearly two years of research and writing, Bedford: From Then to Now by Donald L. Corey is ow available. This beautiful, hardbound, full-color book—published by the Bedford Historical Society—celebrates...
by info@bedfordmahistory.org | Aug 26, 2025 | Clothing
By Essie Ferguson Cucchi Corsets are some of the most well-known and controversial historical structural garments. Although people today often view historical corsets as harmful or otherwise restrictive and uncomfortable, most contemporary ideas about corsets as...
by info@bedfordmahistory.org | May 8, 2025 | Old Burying Ground, Places
By Don CoreyPhotos by Jan van Steenwijk The Old Burying Ground on Springs Road is an attractive municipal historic resource and a favorite tour site for adults and school children alike. Regrettably, a very large white pine tree (8 feet in diameter!) inside the...
by info@bedfordmahistory.org | Mar 28, 2025 | Uncategorized
There’s a new exhibit at the Bedford Historical Society! Join us for the grand opening of “Bedford Answers the Call” at our Open House on April 12th from 8–10:15 a.m. and immediately following the Pole Capping Day parade and ceremony. In celebration of the 250th...
