Located at 225 Nonotuck St. in Florence, the museum at the David Ruggles Center for History and Education is open to in-person visitors, Sunday afternoons, 12-4, June-October. Visits can also be arranged by appointment- please email info@davidrugglescenter.org. Covid Protocol: Masks are required for vaccinated people. We intend to keep the galleries uncrowded. If there is [...]

The David Ruggles Center for History and Education will be closed Sunday 8/22/21 due to anticipated inclement weather. We will be open 8/29/21 12-4 and on Sundays 12-4 in September as well. If you have any questions, please email info@davidrugglescenter.org.

A continuation of the well-attended Juneteenth tour led by local historian and DRC co-founder Steve Strimer. We'll start where we left off, at the David Ruggles Center on historic Nonotuck Street. The tour passes by the homes of the Cooper and Willson families who left Florence on the Underground Railroad to settle in Canada by [...]