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Discover the History of Valentine’s Day Saint Valentine Biography History of Valentine’s Day History of Valentine Cards Lace Paper Valentines Cupid and Psyche Many Faces of Valentine’s Day A Valentine’s Day...

Dads & Daughters Valentine’s Day Tips By Joe Kelly Don’t let Valentine’s Day be just one more chance for Dad to feel like a walking, talking (and unappreciated) checkbook. These Dads...

Hilltown Families Valentine Social: A Look Back With classroom rosters in hand, several hilltown families set to work on making Valentines during a Hilltown Families Valentine Making Social on Sunday, Feb....

Celebrating the Year of the Rabbit The Chinese Lunar New Year is on February 3rd this year. If you’re considering celebrating this year’s Chinese New Year for the first time, there...

Berkshire Community Kwanzaa Celebration December 30th, 2010 in Pittsfield, MA The Women of Color Giving Circle of the Berkshires presents the 5th annual Berkshire Community Kwanzaa Celebration on Thursday, December 30th,...

Holiday Music For Kids Do you hear what I hear? It’s holiday music and Christmas cheer! Despite all the stress, I still absolutely love the holidays, and one of my favorite...

Is There Child Slave Labor In Your Child’s Halloween Candy? Good news for parents this Halloween: It’s easier than ever to avoid buying chocolate from Hershey, the largest U.S. chocolate company....

Worthington’s Halloween Celebration This year, the town of Worthington, MA will celebrate Halloween on Saturday, Oct. 30, and offer a new twist, Wicked Wickets, as well as scarecrow-making, a carved pumpkin...

Making Memories There’s nothing better than a good old red white and blue, wrapped yourself up in an American flag, July fourth holiday. And nothing says July fourth better than a...

Discover fun and educational events happening this weekend in Western Mass, along with announcements, upcoming events, links, resources and the HFVS podcast. SUGGEST AN EVENT If you have a family friendly...

Old Sturbridge Village Offers Special Father’s Day Weekend Demos, Art & Music Bring your favorite dad to Old Sturbridge Village for Father’s Day Weekend and enjoy singing, dancing, artwork demonstrations and...

Discover fun and educational events happening this weekend in Western Mass, along with announcements, upcoming events, links, resources and the HFVS podcast. SUGGEST AN EVENT If you have a family friendly...

Historical Look at Motherhood at Old Sturbridge Village on Mother’s Day Moms get free admission to Old Sturbridge Village on Mother’s Day, Sunday May 9th, and family events are planned throughout...

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Celebrating Irish Heritage in Western Mass Parades, Music, Celebrations & More Staking a claim as the most Irish state in the Nation (24 percent of the state claims Irish ancestry), Massachusetts...

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Eco-Friendly Holiday’s (Web Reviews) Hanukkah: Let There Be (Renewable) Light: A New Look at Hanukkah This site considers “the connection between Hanukkah [Festival of Lights], energy use, and the environment,” and...

Links to Share & Learn About Hanukkah with the Family The History of the Dreidel The History of Hanukkah (video) Hanukkah Recipes Hanukkah Songs and Poems (blog) Send a Chanukah Ecard...

100 Links (October/November 2009) Nearly every day I add recommended links to the Hilltown Families bank of on-line resources.  Some of you might find these links well suited for your family,...

Holiday Food Safety Resources New Web Site The Thanksgiving feast traditionally marks the beginning of the holiday season. A new web site, www.holidayfoodsafety.org, puts food safety in the context of all...

CLICK HERE TO LISTEN NOW HILLTOWN FAMILY VARIETY SHOW Thanksgiving Episode & Extended Podcast Saturday from 9-10am WXOJ LP – 103.3 FM – Valley Free Radio Northampton, MA listen NOW |...

Make a What-I’m-Thankful-For Placemat by Danielle Wood With a table laden with turkey, gravy, stuffing, and pumpkin pie, it’s easy to come up with reasons to give thanks this holiday season....

3rd Annual Community Holiday Potlach 10am-3pm on Saturday, November 28th in Cummington, MA Join us for the 3rd Annual Community Potlatch in Cummington, MA at the Village Congregational Church for a...

2009 Winter Fair Eco-Craftmaking and Book Fair As an alternative to traditional holiday buying, the Hilltown Cooperative Charter Public School will host a family book and eco-craftmaking fair on Saturday December...

Moscow Ballet Performance of Great Russian Nutcracker At Symphony Hall in Springfield, MA Sunday, November 15th @ 2pm Hilltown Families is very excited to be able to offer two family 4-packs...

SUGGEST AN EVENT If you have a family-friendly event or educational program happening in Western Massachusetts that you’d like to let us know about, post your event on our “Suggest An...

CLICK HERE FOR HALLOWEEN 2009 EVENTS SUGGEST AN EVENT     If you have a family-friendly event or educational program happening in Western Massachusetts that you’d like to let us know...

El Diá de los Muertos Celebrated at the Meekins Library in Williamsburg, MA Hilltown Families and ArtStar in Williamsburg, MA have partnered up and joined the Meekins Library‘s Day of the...