Interactive activities that let you explore the past.

Dress Up

New updated versions of our popular dress up activities! See, hear and learn about the unfamiliar clothes people wore throughout American history.

First Person

Twentieth-century history as told by people who lived it and made it.

Map to African American Historic Sites

A map of Deerfield reveals historic sites with information on enslaved African Americans in the eighteenth century.

Now Read This!

Try your hand at reading and transcribing some old and unusual writing.

Magic Lens

Move the Magic Lens over old manuscripts to reveal what the writing says.

Video Demonstrations of Early American Tools

Watch these brief videos to learn how tools from the past worked.

Exploring New England Architecture

Explore New England house styles though history.

Send an E-Postcard!

Choose a picture from our collection and make an electronic postcard to send to a friend. We have many pictures to choose from; it's fun and easy!

Chronologies

Make a collection of items from the Digital Collection then place them on one of our chronologies to create your own timeline.