Stoneham Historical Society & Museum

Stoneham Historical
Society & Museum

Our mission is to keep history alive by researching, collecting, archiving, and sharing with our community through engaging programs and educational experiences. We are focused on gathering and telling stories of those often left out of history books.

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Stoneham Mural

Rescue of the Richard Gibney Stoneham: Yesterday and Today mural

Stoneham Mural Project

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In The News

Artifact of the Month-Postcard from the 1909 Cross-Country Road Race

Postcard from Seattle from T. Arthur Pettengill, chief driver in the 1909 transcontinental road race.

SHSM Welcomes Author Eric Moskowitz to Discuss the Infamous Cross-Country Race Involving Stoneham's Own Shawmut Motor Company

STONEHAM – Former Boston Globe reporter, author, and Pulitzer Prize-winning team member Eric Moskowitz will discuss his book, “The Hardest, Longest Race: Henry Ford and…

Women marching in the 1860 shoe workers strike.

America's first demand for equal pay

The moment when female American shoe workers made the first union demand for equal pay at a national conference in Stoneham, Mass.

Stoneham Historical Society & Museum

Our museum collection includes many unique artifacts, documents, newspapers, and thousands of photographs relating to Stoneham’s past. We appreciate the many generous donations from local institutions and private citizens that have made it so remarkable. We encourage those who are interested in seeing our collection to visit us during our Open House days or make an appointment to tour the museum.