Location

Our meeting location will be in Springfield, MA, but we will be touring the area, including Deerfield, MA and Suffield, CT.

LaQuinta by Wyndham

100 Congress St, Springfield, MA 01104

Cost

$80.00 per person

We would like to know if you will be driving to the hotel and if so, would you be willing to cart people around to the various events we plan to visit?   If so, please let us know on the registration form.

The last day to register will be June 3, 2026

Agenda

Wednesday, June 17: Arrival and informal gathering in the hotel lobby.

Thursday, June 18: Tour of Sheldon sites in the area.

• Tour of Southampton, MA, Suffield, CT. and West Suffield, CT.
  • Leave the hotel at 9:00 
  • Start at LaQuinta Hotel, Springfield  100 Congress Street
• Cemetery Cleanup at Center Cemetery. 9:30-11:00
  • 183 MA Route 10,  Southampton, MA
  • Bring some work clothes!
• Visit Israel Sheldon home,  offered by Charlie Fisher
• Lunch Paisano’s Restaurant, noon -1:30
  • 138 College Highway, Southampton, MA
• Sheldon Ice Cream Shop, 2:00-2:30
  • 285 College Highway, Southampton, MA
• King House (tour) 3:00-4:00
  • 232 South Main St. Suffield, CT
• Sheldon Street, West Suffield, CT
  • Between Mountain Road and South Grand
• Homesites of Captain Jonathan Sheldon,1723 Martin,1789; Francis,1834; Elijah,1765, As well as Andrew, Benjamin, and Charles Benjamin Sheldon.
• Cemetery Cleanup at West Suffield Cemetery
  • 1120 Mountain Road, West Suffield, CT
  • Bring some work clothes!
• Issac Sheldon Cenotaph
  • Section B plot 144
• Back to the hotel
  • 100 Congress

Friday, June 19:  A Day to Expore Historic Deerfield

• Leave the hotel at 9:00
• Options include stopping in Northampton to see Sheldon Field, or driving by the Sylvester Graham house at 111 Pleasant Street
  • In Deerfield, please park either at the Visitor center lot at Hall Tavern, 80 Old Main Street, or at the Flynt Center lot. 
  • Admission is $20 per person and includes entrance to the homes and museums in Deerfield
  • Most buildings are open from 9:30-4:30
  • Champney’s restaurant at Deerfield Inn is open for lunch, 11:30-4:00
  • Restrooms are available at the Visitor Center at Hall Tavern, at the Flynt Center, or at Deerfield Inn.

Restaurants Around Deerfield

• Holiday Pizza, 3 Elm Street, South Deerfield
  • Pizza, Wraps, Pasta, Grinders
• Wolfie’s Restaurant, 52 S. Main St.  S. Deerfield
  • Salads, Seafood, Grinders, Fish n’ Chips 
• Hillside Pizza, 25 Greenfield, Rd, South Deerfield
  • Pizza, salads, wraps, soup, gluten free options

Shopping

• Yankee Candle Village, 25 Greenfield Rd, South Deerfield.
  • Closes at 6:00
• Old Deerfield Country Store, 480 Greenfield, Rd
  • Closes at 5:00

 We will spend the day touring the historic homes, museums, trails, and Visitor center. Don’t forget to stop at Memorial Hall to see the “Old Indian House Door”, from Ensign John Sheldon’s home. Also preserved in Deerfield is the Frary House, home to 5 generations of Sheldons and to the famous historian George Sheldon (S2981).

Saturday, June 20: Annual Meeting

• Our reunion will conclude on Saturday, June 20, with our annual meeting. This will take place in the hotel meeting room, beginning at 2:00 ET. More info to follow on how to join the meeting via Zoom.
• Our guest speaker will be a well-known author and fellow Sheldon, Lane Dolly.  You can learn more about Lane by clicking here.   You can also visit her website at https://lanedolly.com/  

Looking forward to seeing many Sheldons in Springfield!

Selected restaurants near the hotel

• Student Prince Café at the Fort 8 Fort Street – 413-734-7475
  • German food, salads, bratwurst, goulash
• Wahlburgers 1028 Main Street – 413-750-9980
  • Burgers, salads, sides and desserts
• Uno Chicago pizza 820 Hall of Fame Ave – 413-301-6688
• Liberty Mediterranean Giant Grinders 63 Liberty Street – 413-736-1260
  • Breakfast all day, gyros, salads, wraps
• Flame on Vegan 1244 Main Street – 413-333-4181
  • Plant based, vegan chicken, bowls
• Bridge 22 2 Boland Way (Marriott Hotel) –413-333-4181
  • Classic American food, open until 11pm