Amherst History Month By Month: Buildings And Our Public Safety
This month’s column is about Amherst’s public service buildings such as the fire, police, and...
historic preservation
Town Seeks Respondents To Survey On Historic And Cultural Resources
Source: amherstma.gov The Town of Amherst has a variety of historic and cultural resources for...
CPA Committee Awards $2.8 Million For 13 Projects For FY 2024
Report On The Meeting Of The Community Preservation Act Committee, December 22, 2022 This meeting...
Historical Commission Will Need To Resubmit Nominations To National Register. Robin Fordham Elected New Chair
Report On The Meeting Of The Amherst Historical Commission, December 14, 2022 This meeting was...
Amherst History Month-By-Month: Amherst’s New England Heritage
When thinking of a typical New England town, an image can be conjured that includes...
Amherst History Month-by-Month: Native Lands Connected By Water
“Grant that before I judge my neighbor I walk in [their] Moccasins for many moons.Native...
Letter: On The Jones Library’s Breach Of Contract For State Grant of $13.8M
The following letter was sent to Borna Simon, Executive Director of The Massachusetts Historical Commission...
A Few Questions For Former Jones Library President Sarah McKee About Historic Rehabilitation Tax Credits
The fundraising goal of $17 million for the Jones Library project is a considerably bigger...
Letter: Soaring Cost Estimates For Jones Expansion Are Still Incomplete
The following letter was sent to the Amherst Town Counci, the Town Manager, the Jones...
Opinion: Amherst’s White Elephant
In traditional Southeast Asia white elephants are considered sacred. Receiving the gift of a white...
The Jones Library, The Old Whipple House Window, And Our Central Fire Station
Amherst History Month-by-Month With the concerns and recent press for the Jones Library demolition and...
Amherst History Month-by-Month: Mrs. Musante
It is places rather than spaces that are important when it comes to historic preservation....