Upcoming Events

Ice Cream Social on the Lawn

Keep Homestead Museum 35 Ely Road, Monson, United States

Start your Independence Day celebration with a visit to the Keep Homestead Museum on  Sunday, July 3. Enjoy ice cream novelties from 1 - 3 pm and tour the museum. A fun way to kick off Monson’s July 4 Summerfest. The house will be open from 1:00 – 3:30 p.m. for touring. Admission is free. […]

Livestock Concert on the Lawn

Keep Homestead Museum 35 Ely Road, Monson, United States

Our Annual August Tradition The Keep Homestead Museum, located at 35 Ely Road in Monson, is excited to present a FREE CONCERT on Sunday, August 7, at 1:30 pm featuring the popular group Livestock. Livestock is a group who uses traditional bluegrass instrumentation to interpret a somewhat wider musical collection, reaching out into blues, folk, country, […]

Button Appraisal Day at the Keep

Keep Homestead Museum 35 Ely Road, Monson, United States

Do you have your grandmother’s button box? Would you like to learn some of the stories about the buttons? Or do you have a favorite button that you would like to know more about? Does it have some monetary value? A button appraisal might give you some answers. The Button Appraisal Day will be held […]

Play time and “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” cartoon at the October Open House

Keep Homestead Museum 35 Ely Road, Monson, United States

The October Open House at the Keep Homestead Museum will be held on Sunday, October 2 from 1 – 3:30 pm. This month, the museum focuses on play time. “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” cartoon will be shown continuously. In addition, there will be old-fashioned toys and activities for children of all ages to use […]

Raptors and Rehabilitation with Tom Ricardi

Raptors from the Birds of Prey Rehabilitation Center The Keep Homestead Museum welcomes Tom Ricardi of the Birds of Prey Rehabilitation Center in Conway on Sunday, November 6 from 1:30–3:30 pm. Have you ever wondered what happens to the injured bird laying on the side of the road?  Well, often Tom Ricardi is called. Mr. Ricardi cares for […]

Holiday Open House and Sing-along with Gay Paluch

The Holiday Open House at the Keep Homestead Museum on 35 Ely Road in Monson will be held on December 4 from 1 – 3:30 pm. The public is invited to tour the decorated house as well as enjoy a holiday sing-along led by Gay Paluch, pianist, and Joe Wholley, flutist. Visitors will have the […]

Open House

Keep Homestead Museum 35 Ely Road, Monson, United States

Our Open Houses are the first Sunday of every month from 1:00–3:30 during the season. They are free and open to the public.

Free

Powerpoint Program: Dinosaurs, Dunes, & Drifting Continents

Keep Homestead Museum 35 Ely Road, Monson, United States

Footprints of the ichnogenus Grallator from the Connecticut River Valley on display at the Amherst Museum of Natural History The Keep Homestead Museum opens for the season on April 2, 2023 with the program “Dinosaurs, Dunes, & Drifting Continents” by Professor Richard Little. The Connecticut River Valley of Massachusetts is the best place in the […]

Free

Friends of the Keep Homestead Museum Meeting

Keep Homestead Museum 35 Ely Road, Monson, United States

The house will be open from 1:30 – 3:30 p.m. for touring. Admission is free. Donations are accepted.

Eleanor Roosevelt, First Lady of the World

Keep Homestead Museum 35 Ely Road, Monson, United States

The Keep Homestead Museum is excited to present talented actress Sheryl Faye as she portrays Eleanor Roosevelt, First Lady of the World on Sunday, May 7, at 1:30 pm. during our open house. This immersive historical performance will be engaging, educational, and entertaining as Eleanor Roosevelt comes to life. Using costumes, audio, slides and attention […]

Free

Sarah the Fiddler

Keep Homestead Museum 35 Ely Road, Monson, United States

The Keep Homestead Museum is proud to present Sarah the Fiddler. The program will be held on the lawn of the museum, located at 35 Ely Road in Monson, weather permitting. The moment Sarah’s bow touches the strings, her passion for music is evident. She combines influences of classical, bluegrass and Celtic music to create […]