Category Archives: History

The Public Health Museum opened on September 30, 1994, the 100th anniversary year of the Old Administration building at the historic Tewksbury Hospital, where the Museum is housed. Their mission is to celebrate the history and achievements of public health. The Public Health Museum preserves the past, inspires future practitioners, educates the public, and advances the ​future of public health through partnerships with academic institutions.

A minuteman re-enactment group, working to bring the American Revolution to life to preserve the country’s history.

As a steward of distinctive and dynamic places of both historic and cultural value, The Trustees is the nation’s first and Massachusetts’ largest preservation and conservation nonprofit, and its landscapes and landmarks continue to inspire discussion, innovation, and action today as they did in the past. Supported by members, friends and donors, The Trustees’ more than 100 reservations are destinations for residents, members, and visitors alike, welcoming millions of guests annually.

We identify and promote programs which are designed to meet the physical, emotional, and social needs of residents who are 60 years of age and older. Special Services include transportation, nutrition, health, outreach, respite care, home care, fuel assistance, Adult Supportive Day Program, Meals on Wheels, support groups, recreational & social activities, the “Senior Citizen Messenger” monthly newsletter, and information & referral.

The Chelmsford Library serves the intellectual, entertainment, and social needs of the Chelmsford Community. We have a variety of resources, programs, and services, available both at our main branch in Chelmsford center and our MacKay branch in North Chelmsford.

Promote the hobby of collecting antique bottles and related items such a advertising for products using bottles, stoneware, history of bottle manufacturing, and bottle accessories.

Dedicated to the history and the preservation and restoration of the Historic Middlesex Canal, our goal is to establish, lay out, develop and maintain the Middlesex Canal Corridor from Charlestown, Medford, Winchester, Woburn, Wilmington, Billerica, Chelmsford, and Lowell. Quarterly meetings held at various locations along the canal route. Towpath Topics published twice yearly.

The museum’s mission is to preserve, interpret, and celebrate American quilting past and present, form history to modern day. Services: exhibition galleries, library and resource center, quilt study, gift shop, quilting workshops and classes. Activities: Quilt exhibits, lectures, classes, research, book group, community outreach to all ages.

Mission: The mission of the Society is to stimulate excitement, curiosity, and research into Chelmsford’s history and its people. We collect, protect, and conserve appropriate and historically significant artifacts related to our town. Creation and curation of exhibits that interpret the items in our collections allow visitors to discover and learn from their heritage. The Historical Society’s on-line archival management system supplements the paper records accumulated over at least 80 years, and has the advantage that our website links to those records for research and enjoyment by all.

The Chelmsford Genealogy Club is a friendly group of people who share an interest in genealogy.