Local History

Underground Railroad in Western MA

• David Ruggles Center: Slavery, Underground Railroad, and Afro-Am history in Western Mass
  https://davidrugglescenter.org/tours-and-events/slavery-in-connecticut-river-valley/

• American Antiquarian - The Underground Railroad in Western Massachusetts

• "Black Families in Hampton County, 1650 - 1865" - Article

• Hilltown Families "Underground Railroad Podcast" (Video / Audio)

• Historic Huntington - 1706 - 1909 (Library of Congress)

• Asa Merritt - Primary Source Correspondences

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Richard Falley: Arming Washington's Army

• Possible Site of Richard Falley Armory in Montgomery (article)
   
• Richard Falley - Historical Marker in Westfield
   
• Richard Falley - Grave Marker
   
• Hilltown-Hikers:  Richard Falley Armory Walk Page
   
• Info on Richard Falley (from Stonewall Magazine)
   
• Historic Huntington - 1706 - 1909 (Library of Congress)

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General Western Mass History Resources:

• Digital Commonwealth: (digitized maps, photos, books, documents, etc.)

  • https://www.digitalcommonwealth.org/ - searchable site for Massachusetts history with images, documents, etc.  Can be searched by county and topic.

• Massachusetts Historical Society Database:   https://www.masshist.org/ 

• Western Massachusetts History and Genealogy:  http://westernmasshistory.com/

• Mass-Moments: dates in history: (Put out by Historic Northampton):

  • https://www.massmoments.org/

• “Stone Walls” Magazine (Gateway Region, Locally published for many years):

  • https://archive.org/search.php?query=creator%3A%22Stone+Walls+%28Huntington%2C+Mass.%29%22&page=2 

• Proquest Historical Newspapers:

  • Scroll to the bottom of this page and choose the button titled, “Proquest Historical Newspapers”.  This will give you access to the full historical archive of 5 national newspapers:  http://www.longriverweb.com/gateway/ma-lib-databases-SP2019.html

• David Ruggles Center: Slavery, Underground Railroad, and Afro-Am history in Western MA:

  • https://davidrugglescenter.org/tours-and-events/slavery-in-connecticut-river-valley/

• WHMP Podcast - Civil War History in Western MA.:  https://whmp.com/podcasts/the-rich-righteous-history-here-in-western-mass/