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Amherst INDY
Slavery and Freedom in Northampton, 1654-1783: An Exhibit
by Hetty Startup, Staff Writer
January 22, 2026
Daily Hampshire Gazette
Yes, it happened here: Historic Northampton exhibit reckons with local history of slavery
by Carolyn Brown, Staff Writer
November 28, 2025
WWLP.com Channel 22 news
Advocates reflect on history of slavery in Northampton
by Carolyn Brown, Staff Writer
July 2, 2025
Daily Hampshire Gazette
Historic Northampton to launch exhibit honoring lives of enslaved people who lived in the city between 1654-1783
by Carolyn Brown, Staff Writer
July 2, 2025
WHMP Radio 101.5 FM | 1400 AM | NewsTalk
Talk the Talk Podcast "Community ARE US"
Featuring Laurie Sanders & Elizabeth Sharpe, Co-executive directors, on Historic Northampton's reopening of the Shepherd Barn
August 11, 2023
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Slavery and Freedom in Northampton 1654 to 1783 Exhibit
Gallery Talks Slavery and Freedom in Northampton
Past Events at Historic Northampton
>
Past Programs 2025
Past Programs 2024
Mill River Flood 150 Commemoration
>
Mill River Flood 150 Commemoration Events
Mill River Flood Introduction
Mill River Flood Lives Lost
Mill River Flood Commemoration Markers
>
\\\\\\\\Williamsburg Mill River Flood Markers
Skinnerville Mill River Flood Markers
Haydenville Mill River Flood Markers
Leeds Mill River Markers
Florence Mill River Markers
Northampton Mill River Markers
Mill River Flood Who Was Responsible
Mill River Flood Guided Walks to the Dam Ruins
Mill River Flood Memorial Tree Project
Past Programs 2023
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Past Programs 2021
Past Programs 2020
Past Programs 2019
MCC Card to Culture at Historic Northampton
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Explore
Collections & Research
History at Home
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Videos
Interactive Witch Trial
Paper Dolls
Hidden Histories
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Coloring Pages
Brain Teasers
Peg Doll Hunts
Jonathan Edwards Prayer Requests
Educational Websites
Historic Highlights
COVID-19 Stories
>
Vaccination Photos
Submit Your COVID Story
Children React
Family and Neighborhood Fun
It's a New World
Hope and Togetherness
Images
How Illness Feels
Brings Forth Memory
Blessings and the New Busy
Fear and Worry
Indigenous Native History
Native Histories in Nonotuck
Nonotuck Histories Essay by Margaret M. Bruchac
Recovering Nonotuck Histories Photo Essay
Profiles of Native People
Extended Biographies of Native People
Nonotuck to Northampton Maps
Native LIves Bibliography
History of Slavery
Exhibit Slavery and Freedom in Northampton 1654 to 1783
About the Slavery Research Project
Black Enslaved People
Free Black People
Native Enslaved People
Enslavers of People
Relationship Map
>
Relationship Map Family Groups
Relationship Map Enslavement
Relationship Map Indenture
Relationship Map Legal
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Timeline of Slavery in Northampton
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