NORTHAMPTON, Mass. (WWLP) – Advocates stood on the grounds of Historic Northampton to look back at history. For at least 129 years, slavery was part of the fabric of everyday life in Northampton.

Silhouettes and documents from Historic Northampton’s new exhibit, “Slavery and Freedom in Northampton, 1654 to 1783,” will be projected onto the 1719 Parsons family house at 58 Bridge St., in an ...

NORTHAMPTON — They stand throughout the room, life-size and conspicuous, yet faceless. One plays a fiddle. Another holds a hammer. Others carry lanterns or babies. They are identified by name and a ...

NORTHAMPTON, Mass. (WWLP) – Black History Month was celebrated in Northampton on Sunday with several presentations and performances, all exploring the relationship between faith and slavery. The event ...

More than 200 people gathered in Northampton Saturday afternoon to pull a historic barn onto its new foundation, as part of an effort to transform the building into a hub for local history. “They say ...

The Shepherd Barn behind 66 Bridge St. in Northampton has stood for two centuries. It has new company. In 1805, its builders knocked together big pine beams dragged to the site by horses or oxen to ...

As a drummer snapped out a tight drum roll on his snare, a 223-year-old building began a 40-foot slide, pulled by a large crowd of volunteers tugging ropes, back to its original position behind 66 ...