For Educators

A lesson plan series exploring the Northampton Association of Education and Industry through primary sources, created by Emerging America

A teaching guide with primary sources documenting the history of enslavement and freedom for Black individuals in Northampton, 1654-1783.

Walk in the shoes of the Parsons family as they navigate a 17th-century crisis. Be careful what path you choose!

Take a tour through prayer requests made to minster Jonathan Edwards.

Dress up your paper dolls in clothes from the historic Northampton collection.

What secrets are our objects hiding? Look closer and find out!

Made by our staff and interns to highlight some of our favorite items in the museum’s collection.​

The only way you’ll ever be able to draw on museum collections with a crayon!​