Quilt Show at the Kingman Tavern Museum July 22, 2023
Display your quilt, old or new, at the Village Church in the center of Cummington. Please contact Karen Westergaard at 413.270.5397.
Would you like to have your special quilt included in the Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project? Mass Quilts is cosponsoring this event and will have quilt experts on hand.
If you would like to have your quilt documented, you can sign up by clicking here.
Would you like to have your special quilt included in the Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project? Mass Quilts is cosponsoring this event and will have quilt experts on hand.
If you would like to have your quilt documented, you can sign up by clicking here.
About the Kingman Tavern Museum
Housed in an early 1800s tavern, the Kingman Tavern facility consists of a furnished house and several outbuildings housing over 5000 artifacts depicting Cummington history from the late 1700s to the mid-1900s. Most items were lovingly donated by Cummington families in honor of their ancestors. While the rich display is not categorized by discrete time period, it collectively presents a mosaic of 200 years of farm, industry and domestic life in a small western Massachusetts hilltown.
The two story house, used as tavern in the early 19th century, includes a replica of a well-stocked general store, a kitchen, parlor rooms and bedrooms, as well as rooms dedicated to textiles, military history, light industry, and clothing.
The two story house, used as tavern in the early 19th century, includes a replica of a well-stocked general store, a kitchen, parlor rooms and bedrooms, as well as rooms dedicated to textiles, military history, light industry, and clothing.
The large two-story barn has an exceptional collection of hand and farm tools, arranged in categories of use, from Delco generators which provided electricity to farms before its arrival in1945 to survey equipment used by William Packard and his father Adam from the late 1700s into the 1800s.
The 1840's Cider Mill has wooden gears in working condition.
The Carriage Shed includes an ox-shoeing frame, a snow roller for roads, a school bus on runners for winter use, an ice cutter, and a butter and egg wagon.
The 1840's Cider Mill has wooden gears in working condition.
The Carriage Shed includes an ox-shoeing frame, a snow roller for roads, a school bus on runners for winter use, an ice cutter, and a butter and egg wagon.
Hours
The Kingman Tavern Museum is open Saturdays in July and August from 2-5 pm. Tours are free and ongoing during these times. Donations are welcome but not required.
Saturday, July 22, 2023, the museum is open from 10-5 during the Quilt Show.
Saturday, August 5, 2023, the museum is open from 10-5 as part of the Hilltown History Trail.
Special tours are available by appointment at historical@cummington-ma.gov
Saturday, July 22, 2023, the museum is open from 10-5 during the Quilt Show.
Saturday, August 5, 2023, the museum is open from 10-5 as part of the Hilltown History Trail.
Special tours are available by appointment at historical@cummington-ma.gov
Directions
Address: 41 Main Street, Cummington, MA 01026
From the East (Northampton): Take Route 9 west into Cummington. After cross the red bridge, take a right onto Main St (at Berkshire Trails Elementary School). The museum will be on your left, about half a mile up.
From the West (Pittsfield): Follow Route 9 East into Cummington. Pass the Creamery on your right. Take a left . onto Main Street. Museum will be on the right.
From the East (Northampton): Take Route 9 west into Cummington. After cross the red bridge, take a right onto Main St (at Berkshire Trails Elementary School). The museum will be on your left, about half a mile up.
From the West (Pittsfield): Follow Route 9 East into Cummington. Pass the Creamery on your right. Take a left . onto Main Street. Museum will be on the right.
