We encourage everyone with an interest in Medfield history to join the society. Dues are modest. We have informative public programs five times each year - the first Monday evening of October, November, February, March, and April - usually at the First Parish Unitarian Universalist Church, a National Register property, at 26 North Street, plus other members-only social events. The 2007-08 program line-up appears below.

Medfield was established in 1649 and incorporated as a town in 1651 by 13 settlers from Dedham. Established in 1891, our historical society is one of the oldest in the Commonwealth. We are a private, not-for-profit organization dedicated to preserving, promoting, and sharing Medfield's history.

The Peak House, shown here with the curators at the annual Pantry Sale the Saturday before Thanksgiving, was deeded to the Medfield Historical Society on October 18, 1924 by its then-owners, Mr. and Mrs. Frederick M. Smith, after which it received a down-to-the-frame restoration. Originally built in 1660, it is one of the earliest surviving examples of Postmedieval English (Elizabethan) architecture in the United States.