Home of Anna Hempstead Branch, Mary Branch and other notable figures. The oldest part, built by Robert Hempstead circa 1643. One of the oldest houses in New England. Used as a fort in the Seven Years War.
A handmade birthday card. It contains a drawing on the front of a figure with a birthday cake, a Yale flag and an etc. flag. Transcription: 'A half-pint / card for / a / belated Half Birthday / Have a Happy!! / Love / Lynn
A small handwritten poem by Linda Lee Abel, written on a small folded sheet of paper. Transcription: 'Memories on a bulletin board / hanging on / trying to be forever / when they've past away / is it right for them to be / when only / past they…
This urgent letter written on hotel stationary gives a glimpse into the life of one average Mohican Hotel Guest. It was discovered in the Lamson & Goodnow Carriage House located on Conway Street in the Buckland section of Shelburne Falls, MA in 2015.
Postcard of Granite Street in New London, Conn. The card is addressed to Mrs. E. Parker Clark in New London; it has a Groton, Conn., postmark from 1909.