Join the Caterpillar Lab and the Historical Society of Cheshire County in a free-exploration program and experience the incredible world of New England caterpillars! Join us Saturday, May 3rd from 1-2:30 pm at the Historical Society of Cheshire County. This drop-in exhibit will feature a variety of local caterpillar species, and there will be plenty to see and touch! Educators from The Caterpillar Lab will teach you all about metamorphosis and tell incredible but true stories about the creatures’ strange and surprising adaptations. Some caterpillars may be camouflaged to look like twigs or snakes. Some may have stinging spines or brightly colored baubles. Check out some little-known native critters munching on their food plants right in front of you. Stay for a few minutes or for an hour; you’re sure to see something new!

This program coincides with the Historical Society of Cheshire County’s current exhibit Antioch University 60 Years in the Monadnock Region. It is sponsored by Edward Jones – Al Stroshine, David Therrien, Scot Ward, & Ely Thayer, Ingram Construction, and the Putnam Foundation

All are welcome, this event is free and open to the public. Please register to attend – click here

The Historical Society of Cheshire County provides as many as 150 programs per year to help people connect with local history. For more than 98 years the Historical Society has been collecting, preserving, and communicating the history of Cheshire County. The Society serves as a contemporary hub for people to connect through history, art, culture, and the environment through their own lens and personal experience.