About us:

To bring together those people interested in history, and especially in the history of Adams, as understanding the history of our community is basic to our democratic way of life.

To discover and collect any material which may help to establish or illustrate the history of our area; its exploration, settlement, development, and activities in peace and in war; its development of population, wealth, education, religion, arts, science, agriculture, manufacture, trade, and transportation; to collect printed material such as histories, genealogies, biographies, descriptions, gazetteers, directories, newspapers, pamphlets, catalogs, circulars, handbill programs, and posters; manuscript material such as letters, diaries, journals, memoranda, reminiscences, rosters, service records, account books, charts, surveys and field books; and museum material such as pictures, photographs, paintings, portraits, scenes, aboriginal relics, and material objects illustrative of life, conditions, events, and activities of the past and the present;

To provide for the preservation of such material and for the accessibility, as far as may be feasible, to all who wish to examine or study it; to cooperate with officials in insuring the preservation and accessibility of the records and archives of the town and to encourage the preservation of historic buildings, monuments and markers;

To disseminate historical information and arouse interest in the past by publishing historical material in the newspapers or otherwise; by holding meetings with addresses, lectures, papers, and discussions; by encouraging the marking of historic buildings, sites and trails; by using the media of the press, radio and television to awaken public interest; and to cooperate with other historical societies.

No part of the net earnings of this Society shall inure to the benefit of any private member or individual; no substantial part of its activities shall be to carry on propaganda or otherwise to attempt to influence legislation; this Society shall not participate in, or intervene in (including the publishing or distributing of statements) any political campaign on behalf of any candidate for public office, shall not engage in any "prohibited transaction" within the meaning of the Internal Revenue Code or in any illegal business or practice; and shall not be an "action organization" within the meaning of the Internal Revenue Code. In the event of dissolution of this Society all of its assets, after the payment of all Society debts, shall be transferred to a Massachusetts corporation or other entity which is organized and operated exclusively for educational or charitable purposes within the meaning of the Internal Revenue Code.