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Willis Seaver Adams (1844-1921)
#L02.038
Willis Seaver Adams is known mainly for his landscapes of the Connecticut River Valley.
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Albany, New York
#1999.13.510
Located on the Hudson River near the confluence with the Mohawk River, Albany is one of the oldest cities in the United States.
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Frances and Mary Allen
#M.17
In 1901, Frances and Mary Allen were acknowledged as among "the foremost women photographers in America."
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Amherst, Massachusetts
#1997.08.01.0125
Originally part of the town of Hadley, Amherst became a district in 1759 and was incorporated in 1786.
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William Apes (1798-1839)
#L00.005
William Apes, a Pequot, was a Methodist preacher, writer and orator.
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Ashfield, Massachusetts
#L02.021
Initially settled as Huntstown in 1745, Ashfield was incorporated and given its current name in 1765.
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Thomas Williams Ashley (1894-1918)
#1958.15.01
Tom Ashley of Deerfield, Massachusetts, was a 2nd Lieutenant in the Marines in World War I.
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Dr. Elihu Ashley (1750-1817)
#1886.20
Elihu Ashley was a medical doctor in the early years of the American Republic.
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Reverend Jonathan Ashley (1712-1780)
#1996.14.1382.01-.07
The Reverend Jonathan Ashley, who came to Deerfield in 1732, was the town's second minister.
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C. Alice Baker (1833-1909)
#1996.12.0064
C. Alice Baker, educator and historian, is the author of True Stories of New England Captives (1897).
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Joseph Barnard (1717-1785)
#L99.172
Ensign Joseph Barnard was a Deerfield merchant at the time of the American Revolution.
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Salah Barnard (1725-1795)
#L99.178
Salah Barnard was a soldier, trader, and farmer in eighteenth-century Deerfield.
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Ruth Henshaw Bascom (1772-1848)
#1959.09.03
Ruth Bascom traveled through New England creating profile portraits with scissors, pastels, and watercolors in the early 19th century.
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Battle of Saratoga Oct 17, 1777
#1882.81
The battle of Saratoga and the defeat of British General Burgoyne proved to be a turning point for the colonists in the American Revolution.
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Hannah Beaman
#L00.016
Hannah Westcarr Beaman was the first known school-dame of Deerfield, Massachusetts.
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Asher Benjamin (1773-1845)
#1999.03.0003
Asher Benjamin was the first American-born and American-trained architect.
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Bernardston, Massachusetts
#L02.005
Benardston was intitially named Fall Town: the name was changed to Bernardston when it was incorporated in 1762.
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Blizzard of 1888 Dec 3, 1888
#1996.14.0190.01-.05
The blizzard of '88 blanketed the northeastern part of the United States with 21 to 50 inches of snow in 36 hours.
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Bloody Brook Sep 18, 1675
#1999.03.0026
A surprise attack at Bloody Brook (present-day South Deerfield, MA) resulted in a devastating loss of life of English at the hands of Native Americans during King Philip's War (1675-1676).
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Buckland, Massachusetts
#L02.010
Originally part of Charlemont, Massachusetts, settlers were granted their petition in 1779 to make the town of Buckland.
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Bunker Hill Jun 17, 1775
#1927.28
Following the battles at Lexington and Concord, Massachusetts, New England communities sent militia units to Boston and Cambridge.
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John Burgoyne (1722-1792)
#1880.027.01
John Burgoyne was the English officer who surrendered at Saratoga, New York, in October 1777.
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James Wells Champney (1843-1903)
#1996.12.0223
By the time of his death, James Wells Champney was regarded as one of the world's best pastel artists.
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Charlemont, Massachusetts
#L02.008
In 1735 Boston Township Number 1 was created; its southern half became Charlemont in 1765.
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Colrain, Massachusetts
#1997.08.01.0102
Colrain started out as Boston Township Number Two and was named Coleraine when it was incoporated in 1761.
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Connecticut River Valley
#1997.08.01.0079
The Connecticut flooded these lands forming some of the richest farmland in Connecticut and Massachusetts.
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Conway, Massachusetts
#1999.03.0073
Conway was initially settled in 1712 and incorporated in 1767.
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Deerfield Academy, Deerfield, Massachusetts
#1996.12.0402
Opened in 1799, Deerfield Academy offered a classical education to area students.
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Deerfield Basket Makers (1899-1916)
#1996.14.1029.01-.02
Baskets of palm leaf and reed were fashioned by the group called the Deerfield Basket Makers between c.1899 and 1916.
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Deerfield Raid Feb 29, 1704
#IR.001
The attack on Deerfield, Massachusetts, on February 29, 1704 by the French and Native Americans from Canada resulted in the death or capture of half of the town's residents.
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Deerfield River
#1996.37.01.118
The Deerfield River flows into the Connecticut River.
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Deerfield Society of Blue and White Needlework (1896-1926)
#1996.14.1095
Beginning in 1896, the Deerfield Society of Blue and White Needlework (DSBWN) reproduced patterns of original 18th century embroideries and designed original patterns, both of which were executed, exhibited, and sold throughout the country.
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Deerfield, Massachusetts
#1996.12.0443.01
Deerfield, Massachusetts, an 8000-acre land grant to the Proprietors of Dedham, was first settled by the English in 1669.
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Consider Dickinson (1761-1854)
#1875.19.04.01
Consider Dickinson was a Revolutionary War soldier and a trader.
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Esther Harding Dickinson (1790-1875)
#1958.08.a-.b
Esther Harding Dickinson provided for a school and a library for Deerfield in her will.
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Dickinson High School, Deerfield, Massachusetts
#1996.37.01.100
In 1879, the Dickinson High School opened thanks to a donation from Esthew Harding Dickinson (1790-1875).
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William Dorrell (1752-1846)
#MH.0309
William Dorrell (1752-1846) led a cult of vegetarian free-thinkers in western Massachusetts in the 19th century.
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Timothy Dwight
#L98.040
Timothy Dwight was an educator and author who served as President of Yale College for twenty-two years from 1795-1817.
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Erving, Massachusetts
#L02.013
The town of Erving was incorporated in 1838 , one of the last in the state to do so.
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Samuel Field (1743-1800)
#L99.101
Samuel Field was a delegate to the convention to ratify the Constitution of the United States.
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Henry Needham Flynt (1893-1970)
#1958.14a
Henry Needham and Helen Geier Flynt founded the Heritage Foundation in 1952. It was renamed Historic Deerfield in 1971. He was president of the Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association from 1949 until his death in 1970.
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Franklin County, Massachusetts
#1999.03.0055
Named for Benjamin Franklin, Franklin County was created in 1811.
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Elizabeth Brooks Fuller (1896-1979)
#1995.11.758
Granddaughter of Deerfield, Massachusetts, painter George Fuller, Elizabeth Brooks Fuller was an artist and active Deerfield community member.
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Lucia Fairchild Fuller (1870-1924)
#1995.10.10.192
Lucia (Fairchild) Fuller was one of four artists invited to paint a mural for the Woman's Building Hall of Honor at the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago.
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George Fuller (1822-1884)
#1996.12.0815
George Fuller of Deerfield, Massachusetts achieved a national reputation as a painter.
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Horatio Gates (1727-1806)
#1880.027.01
Major-General Horatio Gates was an officer in the British Army during the French and Indian Wars, 1757-1763, and served in the Continental Army in the American Revolution.
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Gill, Massachusetts
#L02.012
Gill was originally part of Deerfield, Massachusetts and was incorporated in 1793.
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Dr. Joseph Goodhue (1762-1849)
#N.204
Dr. Goodhue, a physician from Portsmouth, New Hampshire was the father-in-law of Dr. Stephen West Williams.
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Sylvester Graham (1794-1851)
#L01.002
Sylvester Graham is best known for the cracker that bears his name.
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Grand Army of the Republic
#L02.026
The Grand Army of the Republic was founded to provide a fraternal organization for Union war veterans after the Civil War, and played a significant role in promoting Memorial Day and Flag Day.
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Ulysseus S. Grant (1822-1885)
#L02.024
Ulysses S. Grant was a leading Union general in the Civil War (1861-1865) and the 18th U.S. President (1869-1877).
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Great Awakening 1730-1769
#L01.001
The first Great Awakening (1730s to the 1760s) was a religious revival that began within Protestantism.
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Greenfield Gazette and Courier (1841-1932)
#L02.138
The "Gazette & Courier"was a principal newspaper for Greenfield and Franklin County from 1841 to 1932.
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Greenfield, Massachusetts
#L02.012
The town of Greenfield was incorporated In 1753; in 1811, it became the county seat of Franklin County.
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Hadley, Massachusetts
#1997.08.01.0051
Hadley, named after a village in England, was incorporated in 1661.
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Hatfield, Massachusetts
#1997.08.01.0104
Hatfield was separated from Hadley, Massachusetts, and incorporated as a town in 1670.
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Zur Hawks (1760-1844)
#L99.157
Zur Hawks was a tanner and a shoemaker in Deerfield, Massachusetts.
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Hawley, Massachusetts
#L02.009
Incorporated in 1792, Hawley was named in honor of Joseph Hawley, a leading citizen of Northampton.
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Heath, Massachusetts
#L02.003
Heath was originally part of Charlemont and was incorporated as a town in 1785.
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Historical Pageants 1910-1916
#L99.015
Deerfield, Massachusetts, residents, with a professional director, produced three pageants in the early 20th century, in 1910, 1913 and 1916.
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Orra White Hitchcock (1796-1863)
#1996.12.2670.83
Orra White Hitchcock was an artist who illustrated many 19th century scientific publications including those of her husband, Edward.
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Edward Hitchcock (1793-1864)
#1996.12.1151
Dr. Edward Hitchcock was a scientist and educator at Deerfield Academy and later at Amherst College.
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Justin Hitchcock (1752-1822)
#1900.06.40
Justin Hitchcock was a fifer and soldier in the militia during the American Revolution and later made a living as a hatter in Deerfield, Massachusetts.
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Holy Name of Jesus Church, South Deerfield, Massachusetts
#1997.08.01.0033
Holy Name of Jesus Church conducted services in Polish and celebrated Polish traditions.
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William Dean Howells (1837-1920)
#L99.040
The prolific writing career of William Dean Howells resulted in 36 novels, 12 travel books, and numerous poems and essays.
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Howes Brothers Photographers (1890-1910)
#1996.12.3325
The Howes Brothers Alvah, Walter, and George, of Ashfield, Massachusetts, specialized in selling affordable, easily produced photographs, and thus created a record of the lives of ordinary people.
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Arthur Wellesley Hoyt (1811-1899)
#L98.006
Arhur Wellesley Hoyt was a civil engineer in 19th century Deerfield, Massachusetts.
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Epaphras Hoyt (1765-1850)
#1983.504b
Epaphras Hoyt was a surveyor, postmaster, justice of the peace, register of deeds, High Sheriff, and member of the 1820 constitutional convention from Deerfield, Massachusetts.
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Elihu Hoyt (1771-1833)
#1905.10.01
Elihu Hoyt served as a colonel in the militia and was elected to the Massachusetts legislature every year but three from 1803 until he died in 1833.
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Cornelius Kelley (1874-1954)
#1996.12.2041.01-.03
Cornelius Kelley was born in Ireland in 1873, but by 1904 he had purchased land in Deerfield, Massachusetts, and built a blacksmith shop.
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Florence Kelley (1859-1932)
Florence Kelley was a reformer and advocate for the rights of children who symbolized the increasing power of women in the late 19th century.
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Martin Kellogg (JR) (1686-1753)
#L00.052
Martin, born October 26, 1686, was one of two children born to Martin Kellogg and his first wife, Anna Hinsdale.
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King Philip's War 1675-1676
#L99.122
King Philip, whose Wampanoag name was Metacom, rallied the members of other Native bands in New England to forcibly halt the taking of land by the English.
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Lake Hitchcock
#1999.03.0017
About 13,700 years ago, Lake Hitchcock was formed by a dam in the bedrock at Rocky Hill, Connecticut.
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Leverett, Massachusetts
#L02.018
In 1773, settlers in the eastern portion of Sunderland petitioned to have their own town, Leverett.
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Leyden, Massachusetts
#L02.004
Leyden was a district of Bernardston; it achieved full town status in 1809.
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Mashalisk the old woman, Mother of Wuttawwalun (1591-1676)
#L98.014
Mashalisk was a Pocumtuck woman who lived on the east side of Pemawatchuwatunck (the Pocumtuck Range), near the Connecticut River in present-day Deerfield, Massachusetts.
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Reverend Cotton Mather (1662-1727)
#L00.086.059ex
Cotton Mather was one of Puritan New England's leading thinkers and ministers.
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William Holmes McGuffey (1800-1873)
#L01.124
William Holmes McGuffey is best known as the author of "The McGuffey Readers."
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Memorial Hall Museum, Deerfield, Massachusetts
#1999.03.0050
Memorial Hall Museum, featuring seven exhibition rooms, was dedicated in 1880.
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Ellen Miller (1854-1929)
#1996.14.2224
Ellen Miller was a partner with Margaret Whiting (1860-1946) in the formation of the Deerfield Society of Blue and White Needlework in 1896.
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Monroe, Massachusetts
#L02.002
Monroe landowners petitioned the General Court in Boston to separate "The Gore" from Rowe in 1822.
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Montague, Massachusetts
#L02.016
Residents petitioned for the incorporation of a town named after Captain William Montague in 1753.
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Daniel Morgan (1736-1802)
#1875.19.07.01
Daniel Morgan commanded an elite group of riflemen during the American Revolution and played a key role in several American victories, most notably at Saratoga, New York and Cowpens, South Carolina.
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New Salem, Massachusetts
#L02.020
New Salem became a town in 1753 and by 1820 was the largest town in Franklin County, with 2,145 inhabitants.
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Lucinda Nims (1784-1857)
#L99.155
Lucinda Nims inherited her father's house and property "so long as she shall remain unmarried."
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Northampton, Massachusetts
#1997.08.01.0113
Northampton was purchased from the Nonotucks by John Pynchon (1626-1703) in 1653.
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Northfield, Massachusetts
#1997.08.01.0115
Northfield experienced lasting settlement in 1713 and was incorporated as a town in 1723.
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Orange, Massachusetts
#L02.014
Orange, Massachusetts, became a town in 1810 and was named after Prince William of Orange.
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Francis Parkman (1823-1893)
#L01.117
Francis Parkman was an historian and a prolific 19th century writer of works about America and Americans.
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Peskeompskut May 19, 1676
#L98.025
Located at a falls on the Connecticut River in the present-day town of Montague, Peskeompskut was a traditional seasonal gathering place for Native peoples to meet and trade.
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Pocumtuck Basketmakers (1899-1935)
#1996.14.1710
The Deerfield, Massachusetts, women who made up the Pocumtuck Basket Makers (c.1899-1935), worked primarly in raffia to create useful baskets.
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Pocumtuck Nation
#L98.012
The Pocumtucks were the Native American nation that inhabited the Connecticut River Valley before European settlement.
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Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association, Deerfield, Massachusetts
#L02.174
The Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association opened a museum, Memorial Hall, in the original Deerfield Academy building in 1880.
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Lucy Terry Prince (1725-1821)
#L00.070
Lucy (Terry) Prince was an African slave and story teller who wrote a poem about an 18th century Indian attack on Deerfield, Massachusetts in an area known as "The Bars."
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John Putnam (1818-1895)
#1996.29
John Putnam was a well-known musician in the Greenfield, MA, area in the mid- to late 1800s.
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William Pynchon (1590-1662)
#L98.017
William Pynchon was the founder of Springfield (now in Massachusetts) and became a rich man from the fur trading network he created..
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John Pynchon (1626-1703)
#L01.052
John Pynchon inherited his father's lucrative business and political positions making him the wealthiest and most powerful man in western Massachusetts in the 17th century.
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Queen Anne's War 1703-1713
The War of Spanish Succession was know as Queen Anne's War in New England, named for the British monarch who reigned from 1702 to 1714.
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Reconstruction 1865-1875
#1965.03.01.01
The reconstruction period in the American South followed the Civil War and lasted about ten years, from 1865 to 1875.
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Theodore Roosevelt (1858-1919)
#L00.087
Theodore Roosevelt, entered politics soon after he graduated from Harvard College; by 1901 he was the 26th President of the United States.
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Rowe, Massachusetts
#L02.002
Originally called Myrifield, its name was changed to Rowe when its petition for town status was finally granted in 1785.
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Russian Civil War 1917-1922
#1996.12.3633
The Russian Civil War, which resulted in the formation of the Communist party, began in 1917.
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Second Great Awakening 1820-1859
#L05.060
The Second Great Awakening (from the late 1820s to the 1850s) was a revival of Protestantism in North America.
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Shays' Rebellion 1786-1787
#L03.001
Led by Daniel Shays (c.1747-1826) of Pelham, Massachusetts, and peopled largely by disgruntled farmers, the "army" rebelled against taxes imposed by the government in Boston.
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Shelburne Falls, Massachusetts
#1999.03.0064
The village of Shelburne Falls, formerly Salmon Falls, is comprised of the commercial centers of Shelburne and Buckland.
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Shelburne, Massachusetts
#L02.011
Originally part of Deerfield, Shelburne was incorperated in 1768.
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Caroline Stebbins Sheldon (1789-1865)
#1918.15.01
Caroline Stebbins was born in Deerfield, Massachusetts, attended Deerfield Academy, and married a local farmer.
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George Sheldon (1818-1916)
#1977.14
George Sheldon, farmer and historian, was the primary founder of the Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association in 1870.
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Persis Hoyt Sheldon (Mrs. John Sheldon) (1747-1830)
#1892.18.04
Persis (Hoyt) Sheldon, with her nine brothers and sisters, grew up in the 1699 Old Indian House where her father, David Hoyt, kept tavern.
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Shutesbury, Massachusetts
#L02.019
Shutesbury was the result of a road constructed between Lancaster and Sunderland, Massachusetts and was incorporated in 1761.
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John Smith (1823-1900)
#L02.172
The Hermit of Erving, Massachusetts, was a man who gave his name as John Smith.
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South Deerfield, Massachusetts
#1997.08.01.0121
South Deerfield, formerly known as Bloody Brook, petitioned to be set off from Deerfield in 1809.
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Spanish-American War 1898-1899
#1959.07.08
The Spanish-American War of 1898-1899 was part of a larger American goal to expand territory and its influlence abroad.
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Springfield Armory, Springfield, Massachusetts
#1937.06.01
The Continental Congress established an armory at Springfield, MA, in 1777 for the manufacture of gun carriages and cartridges.
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Springfield, Massachusetts
#L06.077
Springfield was established by William Pynchon (1590-1662) and was incoporated in 1641,
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St. James Church, South Deerfield, Massachusetts
#1997.08.01.0034
The Church of St. James is the oldest Catholic Church in South Deerfield.
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St. Stanislaus Roman Catholic Church, South Deerfield, Massachusetts
#1996.12.2372
St. Stanislaus formed in 1908 to provide a religious home for some of South Deerfields recent immigrants.
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Eliza Allen Starr (1824-1901)
#2002.21.06
Eliza Allen Starr was born in Deerfield, Massachusetts, in 1824. She was the first woman to receive the Laetare Medal, the most prestigious honor given to American Catholics.
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Dennis Stebbins (1778-1842)
#L99.152
Dennis Stebbins followed the model set by his father, Joseph, and served the town of Deerfield, Massachusetts as selectman and a member of the militia.
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Joseph Stebbins, Jr. (1749-1816)
#1927.28
Joseph Stebbins was a Deerfield farmer who fought in the Revolution as a captain of militia.
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Harriet Beecher Stowe (1811-1896)
#L05.080
Harriet Beecher Stowe is best known for her novel "Uncle Tom's Cabin."
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Sunderland, Massachusetts
#1999.03.0019
Originally named Swampfield, Sunderland was incorporated in 1718.
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Augustus Vincent Tack (1870-1949)
#1957.11.01
Augustus Vincent Tack was a nationally acclaimed portrait and mural painter at the turn of the 20th century.
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Reverend Edward Taylor (1642-1729)
#NR.06
Edward Taylor was a Puritan minister whose church was in Westfield, Massachusetts.
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The Civil War 1861-1865
#L02.024
The American Civil War, a result of the vastly different ways of life in North and South, including the institurion of slavery, lasted for four bloody years.
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The Great Depression 1929-1940
The depression in the United States in 1929 was the most sweeping economic downturn in the history of the country.
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The Mexican War 1846-1848
The Mexican War began with a border dispute between the United States and Mexico and ended with the United States in possession of Texas and the present southwestern states.
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The Revolutionary War 1775-1783
#CRR.B.28
The new Americans resented being ruled from a distance by Great Britain and went to war to attain their independence.
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The Society of Deerfield Industries (1901-1926)
#L99.134
The Society of Deerfield Industries made handcrafts at a time when people worried that colonial skills and crafts were being lost.
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The War of 1812 1812-1815
#1885.01.02
The War of 1812 was prompted by the interference of shipping by England against the newly-formed United States, mianly the impressment of American sailors into the British Navy.
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The War of Spanish Succession 1701-1714
Disagreements among European nations over the Legitmacy of Philip V's claim to the Spanish throne in 1700 led to the War of Spanish Succession.
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Chauncey Thomas (1877-1950)
#1996.14.0322.01
Chauncey Thomas worked as a potter in a shop from 1908 to 1911 behind the Dennis Stebbins house at the north end of Deerfield's main street.
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Turners Falls, Massachusetts
#1997.08.01.0124
The village of Turners Falls, Massachusetts, was founded in 1866 by the Turners Falls Company.
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Orlando Ware (1779-1860)
#F.04
Orlando Ware (1779-1860) owned a general store in Deerfield, Massachusetts, in the early 19th century.
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Warwick, Massachusetts
#L02.007
Warwick's land was first granted in 1735 to survivors of an expedition to Canada in a company led by Andrew Gardner.
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Daniel Webster (1782-1852)
#L99.163
Daniel Webster was a lawyer and politician known for his stirring oratory and bold attempts at compromise.
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Samuel Wells (1772-1816)
#L01.026
Samuel Wells lived on his father's homestead near the center of the town of Deerfield, Massachusetts.
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Wendell, Massachusetts
#L02.013
Wendell was first settled by Europeans in 1754. It was separated from Shutesbury in 1781.
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Whately, Massachusetts
#L02.017
Whatley was named after Thomas Whately (1728-1772), a British Member of Parliament and seperated from Hatfield in 1770.
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Phillis Wheatley (1753-1784)
#L98.054
Phillis Wheatley was the first African American published poet.
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Margaret C. Whiting (1860-1946)
#1996.14.1628.01-.02
Margaret Whiting was a co-founder along with Ellen Miller (1854-1929) of the Deerfield Society of Blue and White Needlework in 1896.
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Stephen Williams (1693-1782)
#1889.04
Stephen Williams was taken captive in the Deerfield raid of 1704, was redeemed, and as an adult became the minister at Longmeadow, Massachusetts, serving 66 years.
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Eunice Williams (1696-1786)
#1998.02.500.02
Eunice (Kanenstenhawi) Williams was the fifth daughter of the Reverand and Mrs. John Williams, but was adopted into a Kanien'kehaka (Mohawk) family after her capture in 1704.
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Reverend John Williams (1664-1729)
#L00.068
Rev. Williams was captured along with other members of his family in the Deerfield raid of 1704; he wrote a captivity narrative "The Redeemed Captive Returning to Zion" upon his return to New England.
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Esther Williams (1726-1800)
#L99.066
Esther (Williams) Williams of Weston, Massachusetts, came to Deerfield in 1748 as the second wife of Dr. Thomas Williams.
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John Williams, Esq. (1751-1816)
#L99.149
John Williams, Esq., graduated from Harvard College, pracaticed law, and ran a general store in Deerfield, Massachusetts.
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Stephen West Williams, M.D. (1790-1855)
#L00.031
Stephen West Williams of Deerfield, Massachusetts, was a medical school graduate (King's College, now Columbia University) and author of numerous medical texts.
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William Stoddard Williams, M.D. (1762-1829)
#L00.008
William Stoddard Williams was the son, the father, and the grandfather of Deerfield physicians.
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World War I 1914-1918
#L03.006
World War I involved European nations and was fought entirely in Europe; the United Stated entered in the last year of conflict.
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Madeline Yale Wynne (1847-1918)
#1996.14.1234
Madeline Yale Wynne was a central figure in Deerfield's Arts and Crafts movement, which began in the 1890s.
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