Slavery and Freedom

in Northampton, 1654 to 1783

Gallery Talks

July - August 2025

Join us this summer for free, small-group gallery tours.

Learn more about the lives of local enslaved individuals, the narratives of enslaved people becoming free, the legal arrangements that kept slavery in place, and the significance of enslaved labor to the economy. 

Hear more about the research at Historic Northampton, Forbes Library, and other institutions in the Valley that underlies the exhibit and some of the remaining research questions about slavery in Northampton.

Recommended for ages 13 and up.

Schedule

Sundays

with Sim Paskins

11 am & 4 pm

No reservations required.

Thursdays

with Elizabeth Sacktor

4 pm

Reservations required.

Free. Donations are welcome.

Slavery and Freedom in Northampton, 1654 - 1783

July 3, 2025 - December 11, 2026

Summer Hours

Open Wednesday - Sunday

11 am - 5 pm

Composite image: Bill of sale for the purchase of "Boston, of about ninteen years of age" by Joseph Parsons, Jr. (1647-1729) of Northampton, 1715, from the archives of Forbes Library, with a graphic silhouette of Boston (Design Division Inc., 2025).

HISTORIC NORTHAMPTON

46 Bridge Street Northampton, MA 01060

info@historicnorthampton.org | 413-584-6011

www.historicnorthampton.org