Historical Society of Amherst
Membership Application
Whether your goal is to show support for our aims, attend meetings and get acquainted with the town and its people, pitch in actively with our efforts to preserve our rich history, or all of the above, we invite you to join our Society! Just click on the membership application above.
We have five general membership meetings a year, where both members and non-members enjoy programs on an array of historical topics. As a member, you will also receive six newsletters a year with information on current activities and articles of historic interest.
Amherst is a town steeped in history. Here are just a few highlights . . .
 | Amherst Village is listed in the National Register of Historic Places. |
| The Village Common is circled by stately, well-kept homes and buildings. It's anchored at one end by the Town Hall (originally the third courthouse), and at the other by the house once owned by Dr. Mathias Spalding, who was instrumental in introducing the practice of vaccination in America. |
| The Congregational Church, originally the town's second meeting house, has a newly restored steeple. |
| The Means house on Pierce Lane was the site where future President, Franklin Pierce, married a Means granddaughter. |
| Daniel Webster gave his maiden plea in the second courthouse, now a private home on Foundry Street. |
| Horace Greeley, member of Congress, presidential candidate and founding editor of the New York Tribune, was born and grew up in a house on Horace Greeley Road. |
| A young Robert Frost spent a summer gaining his first impression of the New England countryside, later reflected in his poetry, in a house on Boston Post Road South. |
These are just a few examples of what makes our town so interesting. We hope you'll join our Society and learn so much more!