Latest Past Events
Educators Picnic and Open House
Join us for our Annual Educators Picnic and Open House at the David Ruggles Center on Sunday, August 20, from 12:00-4:00. Drop in, meet fellow educators, tour the museum and learn what we offer visiting school groups. Food and drink will be provided. Kim Gerould, a retired Northampton public schools educator who now volunteers at [...]
Florence Utopian Bike Tour, August 5th, 9:00 AM. Register today!
Friends of Northampton Trails (FNT) and the David Ruggles Center are partnering again to lead the third Florence Utopian Bike Tour. This year the bike tour will begin at the new Florence history mural on the Florence Paint and Decorating Center. The tour will reference Florence’s rich history related to the Northampton Association of Education [...]
Juneteenth Program: “David Ruggles, Organizer: Meeting of the 1844 “Colored Citizens of Northampton,” & the 1850 Meeting to resist the Fugitive Slave Law of 1850,” by Steve Strimer. Followed by a Walking Tour.
David Ruggles Center 225 Nonotuck St., FlorenceIn honor of Juneteenth, the DRC is proud to present a new slideshow developed and presented by Steve Strimer: "David Ruggles, Organizer: Meeting of the 1844 "Colored Citizens of Northampton," & the 1850 Meeting to resist the Fugitive Slave Law of 1850." The presentation will be held at the Ruggles Center and will be [...]