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Buttonwoods Museum, Haverhill, MA
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Buttonwoods Museum

Local history museum run by the Haverhill Historical Society, focused on the Greater Haverhill area.

240 Water Street, Haverhill, MA 01830 · Haverhill, MA

About Buttonwoods Museum

The museum, run by the Haverhill Historical Society in the Merrimack Valley, presents the history of Greater Haverhill through original objects, photographs, and interpretive displays. Its collection of more than 10,000 artifacts covers Native American heritage, colonial life, and the industrial era, including the region's shoe industry. Visitors can see rotating and permanent exhibits, and the museum also offers hearth cooking demonstrations, school programs, walking tours, and lectures. The society, founded in 1898, aims to collect and preserve local history and help residents understand how the past shapes current community issues.

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