Welcome to Bidwell Lore number 163! This week continue to look at some of the Stockbridge Selectboard records from the early 19th century. If you love history as much as we do and have not yet visited the Bidwell House Museum, there is still time to book your tour! We offer guided tours by appointment until the end of the...
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Bidwell Lore – Selectmen’s Records, 1792-1830
Welcome to Bidwell Lore number 162! This week we shift gears and take a look at some of the Stockbridge Selectboard records from 1792-1830. If you love history as much as we do and have not yet visited the Bidwell House Museum, there is still time to book your tour! We offer guided tours by appointment until the end...
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Bidwell Lore – More on Agrippa’s Military Pension, Part II
Welcome to Bidwell Lore number 161! This week, we continue to explore the work Agrippa and Margaret had to complete in order to receive his military pension. If you love history as much as we do and have not yet visited the Bidwell House Museum, there is still time to book your tour! We offer guided tours by appointment until...
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Bidwell Lore – More On Agrippa’s Military Pension, Part I
Welcome to Bidwell Lore number 160! This week we look at some of the paperwork that Agrippa, and later Margaret, had to submit to receive his military pension. More on Agrippa’s Military PensionRick Wilcox, 2022 This week we are going to dig into the paperwork both Agrippa and Margaret had to submit to prove that he did deserve...
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Bidwell Lore – Margaret Hull and Agrippa’s Military Pension
Agrippa’s Military PensionRick Wilcox, 2022 Further to our story from last week about Agrippa’s land holdings and mortgage, we have the below from Lion Miles. “From 1801 to 1817 Agrippa owned a home lot of 2 ½ acres near Konkapot Brook and a farm of 9 ¼ acres on Cherry Hill Road, where he seemed...
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Bidwell Lore – Agrippa Hull Purchases Land From Abraham Bennet
Welcome to Bidwell Lore number 158! This week we look at some land purchases Agrippa made in his late 50s in Stockbridge. Agrippa Hull Purchases Land From Abraham BennetRick Wilcox, 2022 We open this week’s installment with a passage from the book 1734 – Two Hundred Years of Christian Service – 1934 First Congregational Church of Stockbridge,...
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Bidwell Lore – The Home of Elizabeth Freeman
Welcome to Bidwell Lore number 157! We took a short break but are back to continue sharing Agrippa Hull’s story. But, before we get into that we have a brief sideline this week to look at a property owned by Elizabeth Freeman. The House of Elizabeth FreemanRick Wilcox, 2022 We are back this week with a small...
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Bidwell Lore – Agrippa Purchases More Land
Welcome to Bidwell Lore number 156! This week we a bit more about Agrippa’s land purchases in Stockbridge. After this installment, we are off for a couple of weeks and will be back to continue Agrippa’s story in September. Don’t forget to get your ticket for Party Gras, our summer fundraiser, this Saturday, August 19! For more information and tickets, click...
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Bidwell Lore – The Deed History of Agrippa’s Land, Continued
Welcome to Bidwell Lore number 155! This week we continue to look at the deeds for Agrippa’s land purchases in Stockbridge. Tickets are now on sale for Party Gras, our summer fundraiser on August 19th! For more information and to get your tickets, click HERE. The Deed History of Agrippa’s Land, ContinuedRick Wilcox, 2022 As we said in our...
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Bidwell Lore – The Deed History of Agrippa’s Land
Welcome to Bidwell Lore number 154! This week we continue to discuss Agrippa’s land purchases in Stockbridge. Tickets are now on sale for Party Gras, our summer fundraiser on August 19th! For more information and to get your tickets, click HERE. The Deed History of Agrippa’s LandRick Wilcox, 2022 As we mentioned in the last installment of Bidwell Lore, this...