Have you ever noticed this home, which was built in 1785 by Samuel Kilburn and is located today at 3113 Boston Road? Have you noticed that the positioning of this home does not face the road as you would expect? 3113 Boston Road, built in 1785. The front of this house faces west and not towards the current Boston Road for good reason. Back in the day in when it was built, the front of the home faced the road on which it was built, the Third Road. This so-called road is known

Every day, countless motorists travel along Boston Road near 2957 Boston Road, scarcely aware that beneath the modern pavement and the driveway of a local business lies one of Wilbraham’s most quietly remarkable historic resources. Hidden from view is a stone bridge constructed in 1732, its hand-laid masonry still intact after nearly three centuries. Though easily overlooked, this modest structure stands as a silent witness to some of the most consequential movements of peopl

It was on a hot and humid Friday, August 7, 1761, and farmer Lt. Thomas Mirick sent his twenty-two-year-old son, Timothy, to harvest the hay. Like other young men and women in that agricultural community, Timothy was accustomed to the hard labor of subsistence farming. He sharpened his father’s scythe blade against a stone. He then began the laborious task of cutting the hay, but his thoughts may have been elsewhere, thinking of his beloved Sarah. Timothy Mirick's Home. Pictu

This tankard was smithed by J. Potwine in the Boston area. In 1739, he moved from Boston to Windsor, CT. J. Potwine was born in 1699 in England and moved to Boston in 1700. He became a member of the Congregational Church in about 1715. Merrick Tankard/Chalice (Old Meeting House Museum) Potwine lived in East Windsor with his son from about 1739 to his death in about 1793. He did no more smithing in CT, possibly because he was blinded by fumes created by the manufacturing proce

This home, located at 43 Maple Street, was the home of Joseph and Maria Baldwin. The Baldwin family came to North Wilbraham in 1836 and is linked with a rich history of this part of town. 43 Maple Street, photo late 1800's 43 Maple Street, present day Joseph and Maria built this home in the 1870s and shared it with Maria’s mother, who lived past 89. Joseph died in 1907, and Maria occupied the house until she died in 1916. The old photograph of the home was taken in 1909. 43 M