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Summer Homes and Farms, West Granville, MA.
Advertising flyer from a local realtor extolling the virtues of country life in West Granville. The goal was to draw would-be "country squire" types from the nearby city of Springfield. The flyer also sings the praises of Joseph Welch, "Honest to a…
Bodurtha: Samuel, Martha and Elmer, 1896
Martha "Mattie" Morgan (Fenn) Bodurtha
Born: 3/13/1855, Wallingford, Conn.Married: Samuel Salmon Bodurtha, 12/14/1877, West Granville, Mass.Died: 8/24/1934, Agawam, Mass.
Children: Elmer Fenn Bodurtha, b. 12/19/1884, Agawam, Mass.; d. 8/21/1963,…
Nelson, Harold, and Jack, circa 1936
Harold T. Nelson, Jr. (1924-1980) and the Nelson family dog Jack. About 1936, at the Nelson/Aldrich family farm on West Hartland Road, West Granville, Massachusetts.
Harold Nelson was a veteran who served in the Army during World War II.
Harold Nelson was a veteran who served in the Army during World War II.
Roberts, S.M. With Stake Bed Farm Truck
Information provided by Richard Roberts, 06 May 2022:"Stephen Monroe Roberts! Steve and and his wife Gladys (Barnes) Roberts lived on Holden Hill, off of Blandford Road in Granville, where he grew apples, blueberries, and peaches. He served his…
Yarmitzky (Yarmitsky) and Ominski Families, West Granville, Massachusetts
Two newspaper clippings, one clipping is partial. Spelling of the names Yarmitzky and Omanski vary in different documents. Tragedy struck this family while they were living in West Granville. Mrs. Yarmitzky's mother was murdered at the old Harger…
Southwest District School #9, West Granville, Massachusetts
See handwritten narrative
Murder In West Granville, 1911
NOTE: You will need to use the "enlarge" (+ icon) to make the newspaper type in the viewing windows legible. The 30 Sep 1911 Springfield Daily News account of a tragic murder in West Granville.The article mentions a photo (shown here; the two men in…
Lloyd House, Pittsfield, Massachusetts (Terrett and Lloyd Families), 1889
The Pittsfield, Massachusetts home of Maria Ann (Terrett) Lloyd (1825-1912), whose husband Lemuel Gardner Lloyd was long deceased (1866) when this 1889 photo was taken. It was while visiting here in 1876 that Maria's father, George Washington…
Crest Lane (formerly South Lane 2), Terrett House and Family , West Granville, Massachusetts
1936 photo titled "Terrett House" by Lorraine Tatro. This house was located on South Lane 2, now named Crest Lane. According to the 1912 Granville map it was home of Charles W. Terrett. The map indicates he owned 148 acres of land. He was the last of…
Letter to the Middle Parish Congregational Church, 18 March 1857
Original letter followed by transcription.
Denizen Baldwin (1791-1814)
From research done by Corey Geske, 2020/21:
Lt. Jacob Baldwin's second oldest son, Denizen Baldwin (who inherited the west side of the family home in 1813) was the Master's Mate, USS Peacock, in one of the most publicized sea battles of the War of…
Lt. Jacob Baldwin's second oldest son, Denizen Baldwin (who inherited the west side of the family home in 1813) was the Master's Mate, USS Peacock, in one of the most publicized sea battles of the War of…
Thankful Clark Sampler, circa 1813
A sampler created by Thankful Clark at the age of 14. It reads as follows (verbatim):"Make well of precioutime * while in yourpower be carefulwell to husband every * hour the time willcome * when you willsore * lament the happy moments that you…