The storm that swept through the region on October 3rd and 4th, 1869, would soon etch itself into the annals of local memory as one of...

The Connecticut River Valley has been inhabited by humans for at least 6,000 years. Numerous Native American tribes lived throughout the...

Wesleyan Academy, affiliated with the Methodist Society and now known as Wilbraham & Monson Academy, has been a highly respected private...

In the late 17th century, the King of England claimed all large Eastern White Pines as property of the Crown. Surveyors were dispatched...

Henry Knox was indeed a significant figure in early American history. Born in Boston in 1750, he played crucial roles in both the...

When the New England Hot Rod Hall of Fame welcomed its newest inductees during the summer of 2009, one name stood out among the crowd of...

Between 1840 and 1860, a wave of apocalyptic fervor swept across North America, fueled by the teachings of William Miller, an American...

In early 1946, Carl Alsing, the owner of the land where a rock shelter stood in Wilbraham, contacted the Springfield Museum of Natural...

On the morning of September 11, 2001, the United States experienced an unprecedented terrorist attack. Nineteen men associated with the...

The Glendale neighborhood has always held a special place in the history of the Town of Wilbraham, even before Reverend Haskell gave it...

At the start of the American Revolution, the British recognized the strategic significance of controlling the water route connecting Lake...

Around 1850, persistent rumors circulated in numerous New England towns suggesting that portions of "Captain Kidd's gold" lay buried...

Old houses often feature architectural elements with evocative names, and one such feature is the "coffin door." Most commonly associated with 18th- and early 19th-century homes in New England, this exterior door is typically positioned at the corner of a side wall, leading directly into the parlor rather than through an entrance hall. Also referred to as a death door, end door, corner door, or funeral door, it reflects past traditions and practical design considerations. Alt

Timber framers historically developed various marking and matching systems to assemble structures, with Roman numerals being the most...

Over centuries, early New England farmers meticulously stacked rocks they unearthed while tending their land. Today, many of these stone...

In 1941, as the United States faced the growing threat of World War II, the Wilbraham Fire Department responded to the escalating...

I'm sure we were just one of many neighborhoods in the old postal zip code of "01067" with kids who roamed its many streets, but as I dig...

During the 17th and 18th centuries, the towns located along the Connecticut River in western Massachusetts were a unique region within...

In August 1955, within just over a week, two hurricanes passed through Southern New England, causing devastating flooding across much of...

Credit for creating this tour and its documentation must go to Jim Clark, Past Chairman of the Wilbraham Historical Commission, the...