Celebrating
a Regional Treasure
Each year, thousands of visitors come to Historic Deerfield to see its collection of 18th and 19th century houses and the Flynt Center of Early American Life, filled with some of the great decorative arts treasures of early America.
WGBY recognizes this regional treasure on its 50th anniversary with A Celebration of Historic Deerfield, a live, three-hour broadcast. Highlights include a brand new WGBY production entitled, Celebrating Historic Deerfield, Massachusetts, which offers a beautiful video portrait of this 330 year-old village along with insight into the people dedicated to preserving it.
The broadcast also salutes Historic Deerfield Executive Director, Donald Friary. Mr. Friary has been with the museum for 37 years and served as its executive director for the past 27 years. He leaves his post on January 1, 2003 to become director emeritus and senior research fellow.
Leigh and Leslie Keno participated in the Historic Deerfield Summer Fellowship program, an opportunity that paved the way for their now-famous work as connoisseurs of early American furniture. "It's a combination of having incredible buildings, incredible architecture inside," observed Leigh Keno,"and this living breathing, pulsing feeling about the place that makes Deerfield special."
Watch a video preview online. (2mb Quicktime movie)
Read a narrative about Lucy Terry Prince. This is just one example of the hundreds of stories that can be learned by visiting Historic Deerfield.
Visit Historic Deerfield's 50th Anniversary web site.
From WFCR: Historic Deerfield was founded 50 years ago. WFCR's Bob Paquette took a walk along "The Street" with Executive Director Don Friary to talk about the history of the museum complex.
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- Listen to Windows Media Player clip.