Events
Chesterfield Historical Society Meetings
The CHS Board has been meeting on the 4th
Tuesday of the Month at 7PM
Contact CHS via e-mail for location
2025 Events
Queen Elizabeth II - "Her Majesty"
Wed. June 25th
7pm
Chesterfield Town Hall
By Sheryl Faye
Join us for a command performance of Elizabeth II by Sheryl Faye. “Her Majesty The Queen” was a true icon, inspiring people around the world with her strength, courage, resilience, and dedication to a life of service. For 70 years and 214 days, she remained a constant presence as a sovereign, shepherding the people of the United Kingdom and Commonwealth countries through both joyful times and darker periods of challenge and uncertainty. To cover her long life, Faye will make numerous costumes changes and use multimedia. Faye’s attention to detail makes this performance historically accurate, witty, and quite educational.
Free Program - Refreshments Served
Co-sponsored by the Chesterfield Library
About the Presenter
Since 2003, Sheryl Faye has been presenting Historical Women throughout the country to inspire children and adults alike. Currently she portrays eleven amazing women, from Abigail Adams to Eleanor Roosevelt, by way of Anne Frank and Ruth Ginsberg. Last year, she regaled us with her presentation of Ameilia Earhart. Sheryl Faye is a veteran actress who has appeared in theaters, films, and on television. Her presentations are full of funny anecdotes as well as astonishing facts. More information can be found on her website.
What to look for in a Cemetery Walk
Tues. May 13th
7PM
Chesterfield Town hall
Presented by Charles Marchant
Cemeteries are outdoor museums. One of moderate size will reveal evolving community values. From Puritan, into the American Enlightenment, through the Victorian and Edwardian periods, and now modern times, gravestones have evolved to reflect the values of the day. Charles Marchant's presentation will demonstrate how grave markers’ size, shape, design and carvings can reveal the history of an era and family’s feelings about death. It can all be read in the stones.
Free Program - Refreshments Served
Charles Marchant is Townshend, VT Cemetery Commissioner and a Board Member of the Townshend Historical Society. A former history teacher, he became interested in reading gravestones while placing flags on veterans' gravestones.
Spin A Yarn
Wed. April 30th
7PM
Chesterfield Town Hall
By Marie Elena Potter
In the 19th century, woodworking shops in Chesterfield Factory (Spofford) thrived with the manufacturing of Accelerator Heads for Great or Walking, Wheels. One notable manufacturer was Benjamin Pierce, who produced both Accelerator Heads and spinning wheels. However, he was not the only one, over a million Accelerator Heads were made in Chesterfield. But what exactly is an Accelerator Head, and why was it so significant that it became the logo of the Chesterfield Historical Society? Marie Elena Potter will answer these questions in this engaging program, demonstrating the process of spinning yarn—from sheep to Great Wheel to sweater.
Free Program - Refreshments Served
