The LCA has been sleuthing for the exact date of this train derailment photo so it can be included on historical photo signage that will be placed on the bike trail railing near the site of the wreck. The photo is part of the Robert P. Emrick collection at Forbes Library. Emrick had a life […]
Finally, after nearly two years, the Leeds Historical Interpretive Signage project is complete! You may have noticed the sleek black posts with signs postioned around the village at key locations of historical signifance to Leeds. These signs were designed to inform and inspire an appreciation for our village’s vibrant manufacturing past, and an understanding of […]
In late Autumn when the leaves have fallen from the trees Hotel Bridge can be seen clearly from a certain spot on the bike path. Mounted on the railing at that spot is an 8 x 10 inch historical sign depicting the Hotel Bridge in the late 1800s. Another photo sign showing the 1904 electric […]
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The winter freshet of 1878 completely isolated a dozen or so tenement houses on the western side of Main Street from any roadway. The heavy rain and melting snow cut a new channel into the Mill River wiping out the road residents on “Shanty Row” used to get back and forth from the village. The […]
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‘’The Great Sandwich Hearing’’ which ran in three issues of the Gazette, January 5, 15, and 17, 1910. The headline reads… The Leeds Sandwich Case Develops the Existence of the Greatest Sandwich Industry of this Section and a Marked Weakness of Memory of Everything Else in Those Who Saw the Sandwiches. This case packed the […]
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Continued from July newsletter – Leeds named for settlers English homeland Many of the workers who had come from England to work in the mills stayed on to make their homes and became an important part of the community’s everyday life. Among this group, there was an understanding man, Thomas Musgrove. He was president of […]
http://www.leedscivic.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/LCAlogotrans2.png00justinhttp://www.leedscivic.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/LCAlogotrans2.pngjustin2013-09-19 16:54:422026-10-12 18:25:33Gazette Series about Leeds By Alice Manning, 1975
by Alice Manning, 1975, continued from Oct newsletter The oldest citizens and those who had studied the history of the area told of its establishment, a fantastic, almost unbelievable tale. It seems that the hard times following the Revolutionary War left the economy in a miserable state and the treasury of the Commonwealth in an […]
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On the last weekend of August 1950, Leeds held a gala celebration marking the 100th anniversary of the naming the village. The old bell was rung – the same bell that summoned the workers to their tasks at the Nonotuck Silk Mill (now the Leeds Village Apartments), once an important contributor to the giant silk […]
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Back before many of the prominent businessmen moved to Leeds, the town was considered “the sticks” and had very little fire protection. When a disastrous fire broke out on East Center Street in 1923 my grandfather started a movement in Northampton to get the first motorized fire pump called “The Seagrave” and an additional six […]
Burgy Train Derailment
The LCA has been sleuthing for the exact date of this train derailment photo so it can be included on historical photo signage that will be placed on the bike trail railing near the site of the wreck. The photo is part of the Robert P. Emrick collection at Forbes Library. Emrick had a life […]
Leeds Historical Signage is up!
Finally, after nearly two years, the Leeds Historical Interpretive Signage project is complete! You may have noticed the sleek black posts with signs postioned around the village at key locations of historical signifance to Leeds. These signs were designed to inform and inspire an appreciation for our village’s vibrant manufacturing past, and an understanding of […]
Old Leeds Maps
Historical Mini Signs on Rail Trail in Leeds
In late Autumn when the leaves have fallen from the trees Hotel Bridge can be seen clearly from a certain spot on the bike path. Mounted on the railing at that spot is an 8 x 10 inch historical sign depicting the Hotel Bridge in the late 1800s. Another photo sign showing the 1904 electric […]
Leeds and Florence residents petition city for a new roadway in 1878
The winter freshet of 1878 completely isolated a dozen or so tenement houses on the western side of Main Street from any roadway. The heavy rain and melting snow cut a new channel into the Mill River wiping out the road residents on “Shanty Row” used to get back and forth from the village. The […]
Thirsty, yes! But are there sandwiches?
‘’The Great Sandwich Hearing’’ which ran in three issues of the Gazette, January 5, 15, and 17, 1910. The headline reads… The Leeds Sandwich Case Develops the Existence of the Greatest Sandwich Industry of this Section and a Marked Weakness of Memory of Everything Else in Those Who Saw the Sandwiches. This case packed the […]
Gazette Series about Leeds By Alice Manning, 1975
Continued from July newsletter – Leeds named for settlers English homeland Many of the workers who had come from England to work in the mills stayed on to make their homes and became an important part of the community’s everyday life. Among this group, there was an understanding man, Thomas Musgrove. He was president of […]
Gazette Series about Leeds – Part 2
by Alice Manning, 1975, continued from Oct newsletter The oldest citizens and those who had studied the history of the area told of its establishment, a fantastic, almost unbelievable tale. It seems that the hard times following the Revolutionary War left the economy in a miserable state and the treasury of the Commonwealth in an […]
Intro to the Gazette Series about Leeds, by Alice Manning, 1975
On the last weekend of August 1950, Leeds held a gala celebration marking the 100th anniversary of the naming the village. The old bell was rung – the same bell that summoned the workers to their tasks at the Nonotuck Silk Mill (now the Leeds Village Apartments), once an important contributor to the giant silk […]
Robert Emrick – My Grandfather
Back before many of the prominent businessmen moved to Leeds, the town was considered “the sticks” and had very little fire protection. When a disastrous fire broke out on East Center Street in 1923 my grandfather started a movement in Northampton to get the first motorized fire pump called “The Seagrave” and an additional six […]