The Western Massachusetts Society is one of 101 AIA Local Societies in the United States, Canada and Greece. Local Societies provide a vehicle for people interested in archaeology to meet one another, to learn about new discoveries, and to hear from scholars about their current research. Lectures sponsored by the Western Massachusetts Society are held in Amherst, Northampton, and South Hadley, rotating among the campuses of Amherst College, Mount Holyoke College, Smith College, and the University of Massachusetts, Amherst.

Officers 2016-2017

Council Members: Ginna Closs, Paula Debnar, Elizabeth Klarich, Eric Poehler, Pamela Russell,  Brian Shelburne, Tony Tuck, and Rebecca Worsham.