Linda Tardif, in foreground, joins Christine Stevens and Bill Stewart in a scene from “Circling Suspicion” at Historic Northampton, a short play that explores the story of Mary Bliss Parsons, a ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. NORTHAMPTON, Mass. (WWLP) – Advocates stood on the grounds of Historic Northampton to look back at history. For at least 129 years ...

Historic Northampton is presenting a series of three plays it commissioned to be performed in conjunction with the newly rededicated 1805 Shepherd Barn on its Bridge Street grounds. Called “Pulling at ...

Two dark moments in Northampton history – the 1806 execution of two innocent immigrants and the 1960 arrest of a closeted Smith College professor – have an unlikely connection: an upcoming event will ...

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 ...

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.