Utilizing the historical and literary resources of the Jones Library of Amherst, Massachusetts, in collaboration with area residents and scholars, this site celebrates Amherst's 250th anniversary through images, multimedia, and documents that reflect the independent spirit of our people, creative works, and culture.
An ongoing repository of information, Digital Amherst will continue to grow, linking the town's unique heritage with the vitality of its present and the promises of its future.
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Advertising card for Warner Brothers Coraline Corset
Trade card distributed by H. B. Edwards & Co., a clothing store…
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Chinese ambassador in his Amherst home finds every hour filled
Newspaper article glued to a scrapbook page. The article describes the history of the relationship of Sir Chentung Liang Cheng to the town and the…
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Amherst's first post office, old Kellogg house on North East Street
Photograph and newspaper article detailing the history of the old Kellogg house on North East Street, the house that became the first long term post…
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Added 2011-03-01 08:52:02
Address about the Constitution by Harlan Fiske Stone
Address by Amherst native, and United States Attorney General, Harlan Fiske Stone to the League of Republican Women in Washington, D.C. The topic of…
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Amherst tax records, 1860
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Amherst tax records, 1880
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Amherst tax records, 1850
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Amherst tax records, 1830