The Pioneer Valley of western Massachusetts is rich with historical resources. Browse our database to find the small museums, archives, and historical societies in your area.

Download the 2009 Passport to Pioneer Valley History and visit member history sites! 

Instructions:
First print the Cover and set it aside.  (You may wish to use card stock.) Then, print Pt I, turn the pages over, and print  Pt II on the other side. Cut horizontally on the dashed line and remove the one blank page. Put the top and bottom parts together, add the cover, fold over and staple in the seam. 

Be sure to get your passport signed each time you visit a location!

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"California Dreamin': The Pioneer Valley & the Gold Rush"

With help from a grant from Mass Humanities, PVHN has surveyed collections in western Massachusetts for material on the California Gold Rush.   With help from the Public History program at UMass, PVHN has created an inventory and a database of local materials on the Gold Rush.  Contact Cliff McCarthy for more information or to add your collection to the survey.  Learn more.