In addition to our collection of Blandford related items, the Blandford Historical Society maintains folders of information related to Blandford Families, including family bibles and diaries, Schools, The White Church, The Sugar House, The Huckleberry Trolley, The Knox Trail, The Fox Club, The Fire Department, Blandford Fair, Blandford Revolutionary War Soldiers, Blandford Ski Club, The Blandford Club, Cemetery Records, and many others. Please feel free to contact us for more information on your topic of interest.
Please be patient when requesting information from the Blandford Historical Society. We currently have only one volunteer who works with this information. Also, please consider a donation to help us with obtaining and maintaining anything related to Blandford.
Please be patient when requesting information from the Blandford Historical Society. We currently have only one volunteer who works with this information. Also, please consider a donation to help us with obtaining and maintaining anything related to Blandford.
Blandford's History
Delivered to the Gibbs Reunion, August 1967, by E. B. Brown
Blandford Families
Check out the Blandford Families Page to see if we have a file on your ancestors.
Stories, Memories and Histories
Learn about life in Blandford from the writings of some of the past residents. Follow the link to read stories by Edna (Wyman) Hart about Old Fashioned Recipes for Common Ailments and her memories of growing up in Blandford. Percy Wyman tells of A Day in the Life of a Boy, Younger Life as Written Before His 80th Birthday, and Shoeing Cattle. Harold Ripley has stories of the Blandford Fair, Moving Day (about the 1955 Flood) and a story about his time going to school in Blandford, Only Two Of Us Remain. Wallace R. Heady shared his memories of growing up in the Blair Pond District.
If you have old stories related to Blandford that you want to share, please contact us.
If you have old stories related to Blandford that you want to share, please contact us.
Audio/Visual and Oral Histories
Check out some of our collection of audio and audio/visual recordings of Blandford residents, past and present.
Blandford Cemeteries
We have a map of the Old Burying Ground as well as photos of some of the graves.
Old School Photos
Check out our collection of old photos of the students and schools in Blandford.
The 1865 Civil War Diary of Daniel W. Ware
The Blandford Historical Society is in possession of the diary of Daniel W. Ware who fought with Company H of the 10th Vermont Volunteers. In his January 1, 1865 entry he mentions Generals Grant and Meade passing by that evening. And then on April 11, shortly after the surrender at Appomattox Court House, he mentions that General Lee passed by that day. It is a fascinating look at one soldiers life in the final months of the war and then his return home.
Blandford In The News
Almost every day, old news stories from the Springfield newspapers about Blandford are added to the web site. We have stories already from 1874, 1899, 1924 and 1949. This year we are adding daily from 1875, 1900, 1925 and 1950. We also have a book for sale with all of the articles from 1948.
Contact Us
Contact us:
Phone: 413-848-0108
Email: [email protected]
Mail: P.O. Box 35, Blandford, MA, 01008
Street: 1 North Street, Blandford, MA 01008
Phone: 413-848-0108
Email: [email protected]
Mail: P.O. Box 35, Blandford, MA, 01008
Street: 1 North Street, Blandford, MA 01008
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