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Recording of Robert Francis reciting "Pumpkin Man"
Sound recording of Robert Francis reciting his poem "Pumpkin Man."
Record of Town Meeting, March 24, 1755
Record of town meeting held in Amherst in 1755, 20 years after the first meeting. Votes recorded are concerned with choosing officers, committees, raising money for wood for the minister, that the committee chosen to "seat the meetinghouse" make some…
Exhibit of produce, South Amherst Grange
Agricultural produce exhibited by the South Amherst Grange. Produce includes potatoes, corn, eggs, squash, and carrots.
Grange Store delivery cart in Amherst
View of the horse and cart that was used to deliver goods for the Grange Store in the early 1900s.
Warrant for the first meeting in Hadley Third Precinct, September 22, 1735
Warrant to Ebenezer Kellogg to have him notify the inhabitants of Hadley Third Precinct (now Amherst) to meet at the house of Zachariah Field on October 8th to decide matters relating to choosing officers who will have the power to call meetings, and…
Robert Frost and Charles R. Green in the Jones Library in Amherst
Photograph of Robert Frost and Charles R. Green, the first Director of the Jones Library, in the Library's Frost Room, which was dedicated in October of 1959.This room later became the Trustees' Room, and after that, the Goodwin Memorial Room.
Letter to Mary Boltwood
Letter to Mary Boltwood from her husband on the day before he says he is to set sail with a large contingent of soldiers, from Lake George to Ticonderoga.
Fort Ticonderoga controlled the route between the Hudson River Valley and Canada in the wars…
Fort Ticonderoga controlled the route between the Hudson River Valley and Canada in the wars…
Young Robert Francis in suit and tie
Upper body shot of Robert Francis in a suit and tie, wearing glasses, and with his arms behind his head.
Receipt for salary paid, David Parsons, April 18, 1757
Receipt written by David Parsons, Amherst's first minister, for payment of his salary in old tenor money by Jonathan Dickinson, one of the first Selectmen of Amherst and the treasurer at the time.
Robert Francis in contemplative mood
Photograph of Robert Francis spending some time thinking at Fort Juniper.
Gristmill subscription, January 23, 1756
Subscription list for Peletiah Smith and seven others to share labor to build a gristmill on the Fort River in the Second Precinct of Hadley.
Record of a precinct meeting in Hadley, March 19, 1745
Record of a precinct meeting held in a section of Hadley (now Amherst) in 1745, 10 years after the first meeting. Votes recorded are concerned with choosing officers, committees, highway work, wood for the minister, making payment for services, and…
Tax warrant for Hadley Third Precinct, February 14, 1753
Warrant to Nathan Dickinson, constable, for collection of taxes in Third Precinct of Hadley (now Amherst).
Robert Francis in the doorway of Fort Juniper
Photograph of Robert Francis in the doorway of Fort Juniper, the small house he built in North Amherst, leaning with one hand on the outside wall.
William Boltwood bond, September 4, 1776
Bond given by William Boltwood, Josiah Moody and Ebenezer Mattoon to Elisha Porter, sheriff of Hampshire County, for 100 pounds of lawful money guaranteeing Boltwood's continued imprisonment and safekeeping in the Northampton jail until lawfully…