Shelburne Historical Society

P.O. Box 86, Shelburne Falls, MA 01370
Telephone (413) 625 6150

This web site is maintained by Deane Merrill, who moved to Asheville, North Carolina in 2006. Some information on this page is out of date.  For current information on the Shelburne Historical Society, contact Lisa Merrill (not a relative) at the address and phone number above.

Genealogical queries may be sent to the address above, or to:
Deane Merrill, 96 Beverly Road, Asheville NC 28805.  email: dwmerrill@charter.net

Related links:

Photographic and Copying Services
Mt. Massaemet Shadows (the Society's quarterly newsletter)
Historical Maps of Franklin County, Massachusetts
Genealogy in Franklin County, Massachusetts, Robert V. Bremer

Census Data from Shelburne (Franklin County, Massachusetts)
1850 U.S. Census (heads of household)
1865 Massachusetts Census (all family members)
1880 U.S. Census (heads of household)
1900 U.S. Census (heads of household)
1910 U.S. Census (heads of household)
1920 U.S. Census (heads of household)

Death Records from Shelburne, Massachusetts
Genealogies of Franklin County, Massachusetts, Paul W. Allred
Genealogies of Shelburne, Massachusetts, Deane Merrill (incomplete)
The Davenport Family, Bennett F. Davenport, New England Historical and Genealogical Register, 1879.
Tombstone Inscriptions in Arms Cemetery, January 2008 (incomplete)
Arms Cemetery Records Donated to Historical Society, Deane Merrill, 2005.
Memoranda and Accounts of John S. Haradon 1815-1875
Old Bardwell Account Book Turns Up in Michigan, Deane Merrill, 2003.
Who was Prince Hadjimoukoff? Deane Merrill, May 2007.
The Children and Grandchildren of Nathaniel Merrill and his son Benjamin Merrill, Roger D. Joslyn, March 1990.
The MERRILLs of Shelburne, Massachusetts, Deane Merrill, March 2008.
Reconnaissance Survey Town Report: Shelburne, Massachusetts Historical Commission, 1982.


The Shelburne Historical Society is chartered to collect, preserve and interpret material of historical interest relating to the Town of Shelburne, Franklin County, Massachusetts. Its museum and headquarters are in the old Arms Academy on the corner of Church and Maple Streets in Shelburne Falls. The museum maintains a room devoted to memorabilia and records of the Academy.

The Museum is open to the public on Wednesdays from 10am to 4pm. For special group visits or appointments call the Historical Society during open hours at 413-625-6150, or Jane Hanford at 413-625-6522.

This web site is maintained by Deane Merrill, who moved to Asheville NC in 2006. Some information on this page is out of date.  For current information on the Shelburne Historical Society, contact Lisa Merrill, Shelburne Historical Society, at the address above.

Genealogical queries may be sent to the address above, or to:
Deane Merrill, 96 Beverly Road, Asheville NC 28805.  email: dwmerrill@charter.net

2000 - 2001 Officers and Trustees

Officers: James Stacy, president; Pam Kelleher, vice president; Nathalie McCormick, treasurer; Lisa Merrill, recording secretary; Linda Feury, corresponding secretary; Susan Shea, records acquisition.

Trustees at large: Shirley Chimi, Sylvia Davenport, Nancy Gifford, Jacqueline Goodman, Joseph Mattei, Deane Merrill, Harriet Paine.

Past president: Russell Davenport.

Honorary trustees: Richard Hollien, Walter Taylor.

The Society welcomes all interested in the history of Shelburne.

Membership

Annual

Lifetime

Individual

$5

$75

Family

$8

$100

Artwork courtesy of Shelburne Falls Area Business Association and LaPierre's Advertising.

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