• About us
  • Background
  • Collections
  • Membership
  • Contact
Hours:The Research Library is open to qualified researchers by appointment only. Hours of operation are Tuesday and Friday from 9:00am to 4:00pm. The Research Library is a closed stacks facility. Appointments must be made at least 14 days in advance and requests should clearly indicate the purpose of the visit and the researcher’s qualifications.
Directions
Mission: Old Sturbridge Village, a museum and learning resource of New England life, invites each visitor to find meaning, pleasure, relevance, and inspiration through the exploration of history.
Founded: June 1946
Collection overview: The Old Sturbridge Village Research Library's encompasses more than 35,000 volumes and focuses on the history and material life in rural New England from the years following the American Revolution until the Civil War. The collection includes textbooks, juveniles, advice books, periodical literature, maps, broadsides, diaries, account books, letters, as well as copies of manuscript census schedules, property deeds, probate records, and town directories. Modern scholarly journals and secondary works, and selected pre-1790 and post-1840 sources dealing with aspects of rural life and American history are also available. Areas of strength include local and regional history, health and medicine, agriculture and horticulture, domestic life, education, religion, architecture, and early industrial history.
Policies: The Research Library is a closed stacks facility. Appointments must be made at least 14 days in advance and requests should clearly indicate the purpose of the visit and the researcher’s qualifications.
Become a member: The Research Library is open to all qualified researchers, membership to Old Sturbridge Village is not required.
Old Sturbridge Village
1 Old Sturbridge Village Road
Sturbridge, Mass. 01566
Website: https://www.osv.org/
E-contact: ahietala@osv.org
Phone: 508-347-0204
Connect: