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Agawam Historical Association
35 Elm Street   Agawam, MA 01001
Tel: 413.786.4631
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Welcome !
Thanks for visiting the Agawam Historical Association web page.
Agawam is a town rich in history - from its founding in 1636, to its incorporation in 1855, to having the first Zip Code in the United States. Browse through our web site and discover things from French and Indian War veterans graves to the largest amusement park in New England.

The Fire House Museum
Built as a Fire Station in 1918, this building was converted to a Museum by Association members and volunteer firemen after the Town built a new station nearby.
The first floor contains antique fire engines and apparatus and the second floor (with elevator access) is a display area for the Association's exhibits and presentation area for the slide shows.

The Image Museum
Started by a museum member as a public collection of images of old Agawam, this project has grown into a web site containing thousands of historical images from cities and towns throughout western Massachusetts.
The Image Museum home page is here.
The Agawam Gallery is here.
The Thomas Smith House
The Thomas Smith House was built in 1757 by housewright Thomas Smith on land originally owned by Matthew Noble. Noble was one of the town's earliest settlers to be given a land grant by William Pynchon in 1715. Untouched by modernization, the Georgian gambrel remains today as it did in the 1700's. This in itself is a remarkable feat, a virtual time capsule of the lifestyle of the 1700's.
Members and friends of the Agawam Historical Association with the help of Community Preservation funds have been restoring and preserving this wonderful homestead over the last seven years. We celebrated our grand opening in the spring of 2010. Click here for a list of our upcoming events.

The Online Museum
Where you can visit and view:
  • The Hunt for Agawam Junction.
  • Federal Hill Cemetary with its 71 graves that have both head and foot stones.
  • Tours of some of the oldest homes in town- inside and out.
  • The Association's current project- the restoration of the oldest house in town.
© 2007.   Contact: Us     Visit the Agawam Gallery at ImageMuseum.org to see hundreds more Agawam images.