Visit the Keep Homestead Museum this Sunday (December 7, 2025) as we welcome back owner of Mad River Antiques Lorraine German to examine the evolution of Christmas tree ornaments. 𝑾𝒆 𝒉𝒐𝒑𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒔𝒆𝒆 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒆!

As our season winds down, we'd like to give one more "thank you" to the local businesses who have helped us by posting our monthly flyers. Elinor and I have the responsibility to distribute them on the east side of Main Street in Monson and a few other places. Funny, I know, but we share tasks. Y'know? Volunteers!

So, a BIG thanks to Victoria and Company, The Better Bean, Mario's Clock Shop, The Woodbine Country Store, Monson Pizza and the Moonlit Forest. Please support your local businesses as they support your local culture & institutions.

Also, thanks are due to the amazing gift shop at Baystate Wing Hospital, Apollo One Pizza in Palmer and WARE Oldies Radio & the indefatigable Bruce Marshall (Cruisin' with Bruce Marshall).
from Tod & Elinor

We had a cool group of visitors to the museum on Wednesday! The Appetite for Art group which usually meets at the library (Monson Free Library and Reading Room Association) at noon on the third Wednesday of the month chose to have their November meeting here.

They came to discuss buttons as "functional art". We had several volunteers to talk about buttons and other functional art (wallpaper, quits, furniture and so forth. As most visitors do, they marveled at the variety and beauty of the collection.