Catch the fever as bidders vie for goods and services from the Pioneer Valley and beyond. Highlights include airline tickets, vacations, antiques, food, restaurant gift certificates, books, quilts, fine art and more. All items have been donated by area businesses and individuals. Wander over to the Museum where the fun continues with a holiday Open House. The first floor is decorated in seasonal splendor and teenage volunteers present first-person interpretations of Victorian Life.
Music fills the air, sweets fill the tummy, and cider warms the spirits.
The first tavern in Amherst was established in 1757. Many more have followed. Thanks to the coming of the railroad, Amherst's two palm leaf hat factories employed over 400 people, and sent hundreds of thousands of hats to merchants throughout the United States.