Medfield History Weekend — Sunday line-up

Medfield History Weekend shifts into its Sunday program on April 26, with open houses, guided visits and trolley tours spread across town starting at 11 a.m. (patch.com) The three-day event runs from Friday, April 24, through Sunday, April 26, and is led by the Medfield Historical Society with community partners. Organizers say the 2026 lineup includes open sites, a children’s scavenger hunt, a Medfield State Hospital walk, and narrated Old Town Trolley rides. (patch.com, medfieldhistoricalsociety.org) Sunday’s trolley tours leave Hinkley Swim Pond parking lot at 51 Green St. at 1 p.m., 2:15 p.m. and 3:30 p.m., and each ride lasts about 60 minutes. Adult tickets are $15, while seniors and children or students age 17 and under pay $5, plus ticketing fees. (ticketsource.com) Several house museums and historic sites also run on Sunday in timed slots. The Medfield Historical Society Museum opens at noon with entries at 12, 1, 2 and 3 p.m., while Dwight-Derby House, Kingsbury Grist Mill and Lowell Mason House all list Sunday visits beginning at 1 p.m. (ticketsource.com, ticketsource.com, ticketsource.com, ticketsource.com) The weekend is built around places that explain Medfield’s history through buildings, objects and working machinery. At the grist mill, visitors can see a 300-year-old water-driven mill with an indoor waterfall, turbine and crusher; at Lowell Mason House, they can tour the 1792 birthplace of the composer known as the “father of music education.” (ticketsource.com, ticketsource.com) Dwight-Derby House adds a deeper colonial-era stop. The site says the house dates to 1651, remained a family residence for more than 300 years, and now includes archaeological displays and a recreated 1830 millinery shop tied to Mary Townsend Derby. (ticketsource.com) The Medfield Historical Society says many attractions are free, but most use tickets to manage attendance and capacity. TicketSource listings for 2026 describe the museum, Dwight-Derby House, Kingsbury Grist Mill, Lowell Mason House and Peak House Heritage Center as free stops, while the trolley rides carry a fee. (patch.com, ticketsource.com, ticketsource.com) The event also doubles as a fundraiser for local preservation groups. A Medfield Historical Society newsletter says net proceeds from History Weekend are shared among participating nonprofit historical organizations in town, and Friday’s luminaria program helps support repairs to the town clock at the 1789 Meetinghouse. (myemail.constantcontact.com, ticketsource.com) For visitors, Sunday is the day the weekend spreads out across Medfield rather than staying in one building. The schedule starts late morning, then moves through a series of one-hour and timed visits that let people build an afternoon around one site or several. (patch.com, ticketsource.com)