Research & Collections

Explore Local History Resources

Below are some highlights from Historic Northampton’s collections and other local history resources. Contact us for research assistance.

  • Photograph of a child's costume consisting of a jacket and knickerbocker style pants, both made of dark blue twill wool, and a vest made of red wool twill. All items are embellished with gold cord and brass ball buttons along the edges of jacket, vest and jacket cuffs.

    Collections Overview

    Overview of Historic Northampton’s collections including artifacts; home furnishings; historic clothing and textiles; archives and manuscripts; ephemera; oral histories; artwork; maps and photographs.

  • Handwritten letter begins with "My Dear Husband"

    Archives and Manuscripts

    Historic Northampton’s archival collections include records, manuscripts, ephemera, and published materials documenting local history.

  • Black & white photograph of a cemetery with a large mausoleum in the foreground with the family name 'Bates' engraved above the doorway.

    Bridge Street Cemetery

    Resources on Northampton’s oldest cemetery include plot map, index, and gravestone inscriptions.

  • Purple Victorian house, with a walkway in a green lawn and shrubs.

    Northampton Houses

    Resources on historic homes, buildings and properties in the Northampton area.

  • illustrated map of Northampton with three-dimensional images of buildings and terrain

    Maps and Atlases

    Browse our collection of digitized historic maps and atlases of Northampton and Hampshire County.

  • Hampshire Gazette

    Early issues of the Hampshire Gazette online; the 1936 Gazette index; and other available resources.

  • Color photo of a stone building with arched doorway and lawn in foreground.

    Additional Resources

    Bibliographies, and other local history resources in the Connecticut River Valley and beyond.

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