Latest Past Events
David Ruggles Center Museum Open Hours: Sundays, 12-4, June-October.
The David Ruggles Center for History and Education will be open for visitors Sundays 12-4 from June 4- September 25, with the exception of June 25 when the museum will be closed. Current exhibit include: "David Ruggles: At the Vanguard of Liberty"; “'The Spirit Calls Me There': Sojourner Truth in Florence, 1844-1857"; "Lydia Maria Child"; [...]
David Ruggles Center 2023 Founders Day Symposium: “Lydia Maria Child in Florence and a Tribute to John H. Bracey, Jr.” Cohosted by Bombyx Center for Arts & Equity.
Bombyx Center for Arts and Equity 130 Pine St, FlorenceOur guest speaker is Prof. Lydia Moland, the author of an acclaimed new biography of Lydia Maria Child, a key figure in the national movement to abolish slavery who spent critical years living in Florence. Her talk will be preceded by a tribute to John H. Bracey, Jr.: author, activist, scholar and professor in the [...]
Founders’ Day Walking Tour: Commemorating the DRC’s 15th Anniversary
David Ruggles Center 225 Nonotuck St., FlorencePlease join Steve Strimer on a public walking tour on April 8, 2023, commemorating the 15th anniversary of the founding of the David Ruggles Center for History and Education. On April 8 we also honor the 141st anniversary of the founding of the Northampton Association of Education and Industry (NAEI). The NAEI, founded in what [...]