John E. Atwood was born on October 9th, 1839 to John K. Atwood and Sally (Jones) Atwood in North Adams, Massachusetts. He was a founding member of the Johnson Greys - a civilian militia unit created in response to increasing worry about Southern…

Elisha Nims was one of two soldiers killed at Fort Massachusetts in modern day North Adams. The son of two Deerfield exiles, he made his living as a soldier for the colonial British Army, until his death at age 26. His plot now marks one of the…

The Thayer family is one that has an extensive history within the North Adams community. The patriarch of this family was Daniel Thayer Jr. He was born on March 21, 1801 in Conway, Massachusetts to the Reverend Daniel Thayer and Nancy Thayer. He was…

Sanford Blackinton was born on December 10, 1797, in Attleboro Massachusetts. When he was two years old his family moved to North Adams. As a child he worked with his father on his farm, when he was older he moved into brick work with his older…

Born October 2, 1826 on a small family farm in Samford Vermont, Calvin Sampson became one of North Adams' wealthiest residents. Sampson had very little schooling but was a vigorous reader and saved money for textbooks any chance he got. He…