The Sudbury Historical Society is dedicated to bringing the rich history of the Sudbury Plantation into the lives and activities of the people of Sudbury. We collect, preserve and and communicate the history of Sudbury, Massachusetts.

Founded in 1956, and incorporating the earlier Goodman Society, the Society maintains its offices and collections on the second floor of Sudbury Town Hall. A non-profit organization, the society depends on donations of time, money and artifacts from its members and the citizens of Sudbury.

The Society has for sale a full range of books on the history of Sudbury, reproductions of Sudbury related artwork, and a variety of children's items. See our store for details.

Many questions about Sudbury's history can be answered by our curator and members. Whether you have questions about your neighborhood, curiosity about something you see in town, are interested in the genealogy of Sudbury families or you are pursuing academic research, please feel free to contact the Society.

Next Event

Our program series will start up again in the early fall after our summer break. To watch some of more recent programs, see our past program videos section for programs that are now available online.

This Month's Sudbury Trivia

The Victorian era railroad station was located on Union Avenue (the union of two railroad tracks). It was torn down in about 1952. The parked car in the foreground belonged to the widow of Enrico Caruso, who lived in Sudbury on Candy Hill Road.

This Month's Object of Interest

As early as the 18th century, Sudbury was vociferously arguing for the preservation of the flood plain of the Sudbury River. In the 19th century, they joined with adjacent towns and petitioned the legislature to have dams that destroyed the Sudbury River flood plain breached/modified. At issue was the raising of the water level of the river and the resulting destruction of the natural and abundant habitat of the flood plain wetlands. The eloquence of the selectmen of these towns arguing for the restoration of the river lands can't be matched in today's political discourse.