​​Holiday Activities
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Gift Sale - December 7th & 8th - 1-4 pm at the Museum

​Stop by for some special, local holiday gifts, Unionville notecards, postcards, candles, stocking stuffers, books, new 2025 annual Unionville calendar, and the popular Unionville landmark buildings commemorative ornaments including new this year – the Masonic Building.  Refreshments will be served.

Concert and Carol Sing with Santa Visit - Saturday, Dec 14th, 5:00-6:00 pm
at the Gazebo in Clover Pinney Park

Bring the whole family and sing along to your favorite carols while enjoying festive holiday performances by Members of the band “Wednesday Bowling League”, Union School Children’s Choir, and a visit from Santa Claus on the firetruck. Free refreshments. 

Hidden Treasures of Unionville - 40 years of Collecting through December 29th.  Open Wednesdays, Saturdays & Sundays from 2-4 pm
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​Don’t miss this last chance to view this exhibit featuring rarely seen town artifacts, signs, photos, art, furniture, and memorabilia from the Museum’s extensive collection of over 10,000 items collected over the last four decades. The show includes many special artifacts from the early 1800s through today including clocks made in Unionville in the 1830s, a cross from the old St. Mary’s church, and the original “Myrtle Mills sign” many will remember from the former discount department store in downtown which closed in the 1970s. 
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Why a Unionville Museum?  Our Start in 1984

When the Museum opened its doors in 1984 the founders' envisioned a living museum where people who love Unionville would come together to celebrate its history.  A history of all the people of Unionville not just prominent manufacturers like Upson and Hart but mill workers too.  And not just those who worked here but those who lived here and raised their families here.

The idea was not to house a permanent exhibit at the museum but to hold ever changing exhibits based on themes from Unionville’s history. Themes like the early paper industry and metal manufacturing that flourished here. And the significant textile industry that began with early woolen mills and continued through several knitting mills and the Charles House felt factory.

​We've been happy to share Unionville's history for the past forty years and are looking forward to continuing to do that for years to come. If you would like to be part of our future consider becoming a member or a volunteer. We would love to have you join us.
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This beautiful Renaissance Revival style building was built as a Carnegie library in 1917. The Unionville Museum opened here in November of 1984.