Join & Support
Become a Member
Join our community and help preserve and share Wayland’s history. Membership in the Wayland Museum & Historical Society is open to all individuals and organizations, and every membership supports free programs, school outreach, and the care of the Grout-Heard House and its collections.
Membership year: October 1 – September 30 · The Wayland Historical Society, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, so your membership is tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law.
Membership levels
Choose the level that fits you
Every membership includes our email newsletter. Higher levels go further toward free programs, school outreach, and preservation.
Leadership giving
Want to do even more for Wayland?
A leadership gift keeps our programs free, brings history into Wayland classrooms, and helps care for the Grout-Heard House for generations to come.
Life Members: thank you for your lasting commitment. We hope you’ll consider an annual gift to help sustain our work.
Give a year of Wayland
A membership makes a thoughtful gift for a neighbor, a newcomer, or someone who grew up here. After you pay, email membership@waylandmuseum.org to let us know who the gift is for.
Join online
Pick your membership level below, then pay with PayPal, Venmo, or a card.
Paying by check? Download the printable form and mail it with your check to Wayland Museum & Historical Society, P.O. Box 56, Wayland, MA 01778.
Where your membership goes
Your membership supports
Newsletters & Updates
Stay connected with regular email newsletters featuring upcoming programs, events, and articles on local history, with links to explore topics in depth on our website.
Free Public Programs
Lectures by historians, concerts, and tours of historic sites, open to everyone.
Educational Outreach
We partner with Wayland Public Schools to bring history alive. Third graders explore Wayland’s role in the American Revolution, high school students conduct original research on local topics, and we offer programs for scout troops and home-school groups.
Museum Tours
Guided tours of our period rooms. Whether you love furniture, quilts, costumes, toys, photographs, or historic tools, we can tailor a tour to your interests.
Holiday Open House
Our beloved December tradition with the Wayland Free Public Library, Wayland Depot, and First Parish. The Wayland Garden Club decorates each period room, young musicians perform, and there are homemade cookies and warm drinks.
Give
Make a donation
In addition to membership, we welcome donations of any size. Like membership, your gift is tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law.
You may direct your gift to
- ›General Operating Fund (where it’s needed most)
- ›Grout-Heard House Maintenance Endowment Fund
- ›Joanne Davis Education Endowment Fund
- ›Conservation Endowment Fund
- ›Unrestricted Endowment Fund
Giving by check? Download the printable form to send with your check.