Classic children’s toys, historic books, balances toys, and reproduction iron banks, toys and door stops are just some of the old-fashioned items available in the Amherst Museum Country Store. Even your shopping experience will be reminiscent of days of long ago as you stroll through quaint shop, which resembles a country store of the 1880s.

Shoppers can find lovely enamelware, reproduction toys, sealing wax and seals, reproduction clocks, Noah's Arks, and natural-dried gourds for Halloween. Those shopping for the perfect gift for the fireman, fisherman, sailor or aviator in their life also will find what they are looking for at the museum. And there are always unique books on a variety of topics.

To brighten up your holiday decorating, the Country Store always carries festive ornaments and decorations such as snowmen, angels, delicate nested Russian dolls, and Santa and his reindeer. Our ornament stock changes from year to year; come back and browse through our new selection to find new holiday treasures.

The Country Store's hours are the same as the museum’s regular hours, Tuesday through Friday year-round, and weekends during the summer. The Store is also always open during all of our events.

Don't forget about Glancing Back: A Pictorial History of the Town of Amherst, a 240-page coffee table-type book with more than 260 new and old photographs. The text and images capture the people, places and landscape of Amherst, from its earliest beginnings to the end of the 20th century. 

The cost is $49.95 (plus tax). The history book is written and researched by Amherst author and historian Dr. Joseph A. Grande.

Dr. Grande recently published a new local history of the Amherst community. Images of America: Amherst is a new installment in the popular national series which features books on the history of American towns, cities and regions. 

Images of America: Amherst tells the Town's story through both vintage and modern photographs, all taken from Amherst Museum's photograph collection. This new book is now available at the Country Store or at area bookstores (including Barnes and Noble) for $19.95 (plus tax). Copies can also be ordered online through Barnes and Noble or Amazon.com.