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At Historic Northampton, we are connecting the past with the present through
restoration, lectures, active exploration, art and so much more. Come discover the city's rich history with us!
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Current Exhibition
Chaotic Freedom and the Scars of Slavery: From Baton Rouge to Northampton
October 12 - December 9, 2018 Historian Bruce Laurie's research into the story revealed by card photographs brought home from Civil War Baton Rouge by Northampton newspaper publisher Henry S. Gere is paired with photographer Stan Sherer's large-scale reproduction photographs of original 1863 carte-de-visite images.
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Northampton Film Festival Film Screening
The Gilded Cage: Northampton’s Last Water-Powered Elevator
A film by Stan Sherer
Friday, November 16, 2018 |5:00 - 6:30 pm
A film by Stan Sherer
Friday, November 16, 2018 |5:00 - 6:30 pm
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Northampton's 1898 Masonic Block (sometimes referred to as the “Fitzwilly Building”) on Main Street featured an ornate water-powered elevator, state-of-the-art engineering at the time. But it was more: the elevator and its chatty, cheery operators created a community of building's shops, offices, denizens and visitors. This came to an end in 2017, when the elevator was decommissioned. To preserve this fascinating bit of Northampton's history, documentary filmmaker Stan Sherer interviewed former operators and the repair service person who maintained it from the mid-1980s until the end.
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Living History Series
Sailing Against the Wind: A Conversation with Bill Newman
Public Interest Lawyer, Author, Podcast Producer, and Host of the “The Bill Newman Show”
Thursday, November 29, 2018 at Historic Northampton
Sailing Against the Wind: A Conversation with Bill Newman
Public Interest Lawyer, Author, Podcast Producer, and Host of the “The Bill Newman Show”
Thursday, November 29, 2018 at Historic Northampton
Bill Newman will share his story on November 29th as part of the Living History Series.
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Join us for this special reception and evening presentation recognizing one of Northampton’s most extraordinary and accomplished residents. Bill Newman has served for more than 30 years as Director of the Western Regional Law Office of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Massachusetts. Newman is also the author and voice of the podcast "Civil Liberties Minute," host of "The Bill Newman Show”, and author of two books, including his 2014 When the War Came Home. He has spent his entire career working for social justice for those who need it most.
6 pm: Reception with refreshments courtesy of Joe's Pizza 7 pm: A Conversation with Bill Newman Limited Seating. Reservations Required. $25: Reception & Conversation $20: Conversation Only Learn More |
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All Hamptons Read Capstone Event
Escaping Slavery, Envisioning Freedom by Erica Armstrong Dunbar and Barbara Krauthamer Tuesday, November 27, 2018 at 7 pm
Northampton Center for the Arts at 33 Hawley Street
A Community Reading Event for the residents of Easthampton, Northampton, Southampton and Westhampton
sponsored by their public libraries October & November 2018 |
Never Caught, a book
by Erica Armstrong Dunbar |
Historic Northampton
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46 Bridge Street Northampton, Massachusetts 01060
info@historicnorthampton.org | 413-584-6011
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