Town History
Wabanaki Dawn Land
The geographic area now called Ashburnham, is part of the Wabanaki Dawn Land, home to many nations of native peoples. The Dawn Land comprises north central Massachusetts, most of Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine, and parts of Canada.
Native oral tradition tells of the creation of the earth and the care and use of the lands being entrusted to them.
Please visit Native-Land.ca | Our home on native land
to learn more
Native Massachusett people do not merely exist in the history of the British colonization in North America. They have and continue to exist. The decedents of the Neponset band of the Massachusett are willing to share their history and provide current information concerning events, education and news of the native community.
There is much to learn -visit them at
The Massachusett Tribe
Before European Traders or the English Settlers arrived at the coasts of Massachusetts, The Confederation of Indigenous Massachusett lived and thrived here in villages from Salem to Plymouth along the coast, and as far inland as Worcester.
Visit Massachusetttribe.org to learn more.
The Seven Grants
The Massachusetts Colony being short on funds awarded grants of land to war soldiers in lieu of currency for the support of their families.
Ashburnham comprises 7 Grants:
Starr Grant
Cambridge Grant
Lexington Grant
Rolfe Grant
Converse Grant
Bluefield Grant
Dorchester Canada
Research Projects
Write History Class
(check events page for class offering)
Learn proper research and documentation technique to:
define a research question,
create an argument narrative,
learn about primary and secondary sources,
learn to verify sources to support a historical claim.
Collection Archiving
Selections of the 1791 Meeting House Museum collection are currently being cataloged in an excel digital data base and digitized for sharing online with interested communities and the broader public.
Visit our Flickr page for historic pictures of Ashburnham.
Revolution 250|Ashburnham
Explore the beginning of the American Revolution through the lens of 1774 and 1775, Ashburnham.
Visit our events page
and the
Stevens Memorial Library Calendar
to learn about our many events, programs and classes.
