Inside the Southborough Historical Society Museum

  Special Notice: Following favorable approval for funding at the April 2007 Southborough Town Meeting, the Museum will close for a period of time for structural repairs including installation of a new heating and air conditioning system, rebuilding the chimney, ...   As of December, 2007, the chimney has been rebuilt and the new heating/air conditioning system installed and running.  Museum reorganization activity is underway and work on upcoming exhibits has started. The museum is scheduled to officially re-open in the Spring of 2008 with update exhibits on Town Maps, Southborough School History, Joseph Burnett's Family and Business History and (hopefully!) more...

The Historical Society has put on many exhibits in our Museum over the years.  We have permanent exhibits as well as special exhibits that are updated periodically. 

WWII "Wall of Names" showcase - Southborough Historical Society members have collected newspaper archives, war monument and funeral/cemetery records to create the "Wall of Names" which showcases residents who served in WWII.  It will be unveiled on Veterans Day (Saturday, November 11th) at the Museum from 11:30AM to 1PM.  Residents are welcome to add names and background material on the soldiers.  This exhibit will be on display through November only.

The "Bits of Southborough" exhibit opened for a short time until the end of April, 2005.  This exhibit included items pertaining to Southborough Arms, fabric and crafts created by Southborough residents, Fire Department history, the Woodward School, local sports photos and more.

Pictures above are examples from current "Bits of Southborough" exhibit including a handloom used by a Southborough Resident during the 19th century and other various items such as vintage shoes and bonnets

In May 2005, we opened the exhibit "Water", with subjects including the Sudbury River, the MDC and the Reservoir, the Mills along Stony Brook and other historical items pertaining to "water" in Southborough.

The MDC Reservoir and Dam - Southborough, MA

(When in normal operation - scheduled to restart Spring/2008) The museum is open on Tuesday mornings from 10 AM until 12 noon and the 2nd Sunday of every month (and Thursdays during the holiday season) from 2PM until 4PM as well as other special times to be announced - such as Heritage Day Weekend.  We look forward to seeing you at our museum which is located behind the Southborough Town House.

Our Museum store has many Southborough related items.  Please stop by if you are looking for that special gift. 

Take a

Virtual Tour Now

of both past and present exhibits