This list of recommended online genealogy resources is a great place to begin your research. For more genealogy resources, read about genealogy research at Forbes Library….This list of recommended online genealogy resources is a great place to begin your research. For more genealogy resources, read about genealogy research at Forbes Library….
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Online Genealogy Resources
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Online Learning
Access these online programs and databases to explore scientific wonders, learn languages, and more!…Access these online programs and databases to explore scientific wonders, learn languages, and more!…
Welcome to the online special collections of Forbes Library, including the Calvin Coolidge Presidential Library and Museum and the Hampshire Room for Local History and Special Collections. We invite you to explore the collection for both pleasure and research.
This database contains only our digital archival and Special Collections materials. Additional special collections that have not yet been digitized can be seen in the library by appointment.
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Forbes Library Wins Federal Grant
October 24, 2018 — Forbes Library was recently awarded a federal Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) grant for $7500 from the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners (MBLC). “This year’s grants illustrate the vibrant…ong learning, and cultural and civic engagement. Our grant making, policy development, and research help libraries and museums deliver valuable services that make it possible for communities and individuals to thrive. To learn more, visit www.imls.gov and follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Press Contacts: Molly Moss, Forbes Library Assistant Director, 413-587-1017, mmoss@forbeslibrary.org Heather Diaz, Forbes Library Reference Librarian…
Book Spine Poetry Contest: April 1-30, 2015
April 10, 2015 — 2014 Winner Adult Categoryby Ellen LaFlecheWhy I Wake EarlySeeing things before the dawn:Day lilies wash a kind of yellowinto the forest.A home at the end of the world.Just before dark,what…ur own creations, and you give the library the right to use your name and photograph of your poem for publicity and promotional purposes. All decisions as to winner will be made by Forbes Library staff, and our decisions are final. Library staff and family can enter, but can only be honored as prize-less runners-up. Prizes must be claimed in person. Questions? Feel free to post questions/discussion/etc. on Facebook, or contact reference@forbeslibr…
General Pershing and President Coolidge
October 4, 2012 — Two powerful men of the early twentieth century met and interacted. General of the Armies John Joseph ‘Black Jack’ Pershing, (1860-1948) and President Calvin Coolidge (1872-1933). Pershing, the most illustrious…ng had to build an army almost from scratch, organizing, training, and supplying an inexperienced force that eventually numbered two million. Then, he had to fight a war on two fronts: one against the Germans, the other against his Allies, who sought to fill their depleted ranks with his fresh troops. But after months of reinforcing the British and French, Pershing’s Army started operating on its own in the summer of 1918, and played a decisive ro…
English as a Second Language Resources
A list of resources for English as a second language learners in the Northampton area. Center For New Americans https://cnam.org/ 17 New South St., Northampton, and locations in Greenfield and…Tutoring and resource center Pioneer Valley Adult Education Center https://www.literacyproject.org/ 1 Brewster Court #1, Northampton, 584-6755 Provides GED testing as well as other education assistance. Massachusetts Adult Literacy Hotline massliteracyhotline.org/hotline/ or call: 1-800-447-8844. This site has information on many options from large programs to individual tutors. Offered by SABES (System for Adult Basic Education Support), whose We…
Mango is an online language learning system that teaches real conversation skills for practical communication. Through fun and engaging interactive lessons, Mango makes learning a new language fast, easy and incredibly effective.
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The President Meets the 1925 Senators
October 18, 2012 — By visiting the Coolidge Museum between now and May 2013, you can see President Coolidge’s picture taken on the White House lawn with the 1925 Washington Senators – the baseball…n in the photo are numbered and their names listed at the side. Unfortunately, only last names are used. The man standing next to Coolidge has both first and last names listed. I had a Dad who was a big baseball fan so I knew right away that ‘Bucky Harris’ sounded familiar. Harris joined the Senators for the 1919 season as an infielder who mostly played second base. He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1975 as a manager. Here is his b…
Forbes Staff Member Receives Competitive Award
June 20, 2018 — Dylan Gaffney, Senior Library Assistant at the Forbes Library, has been awarded the 2018 Paralibrarian of the Year award by the Massachusetts Library Association. This competitive annual award is given…large audiences with high expectations, and these expectations are frequently exceeded. Dylan applied for and received a very competitive grant from the Internet Archive for a project called Community Webs. The grant provides the software and training for Forbes Library, one of only 27 public libraries selected nationwide, to begin archiving local internet content for permanent preservation via the Internet Archive’s Wayback Machine. Dylan wrote t…
Northampton’s Forbes Library turns page on first 125 years
February 25, 2019 — Springfield Republican/MassLive, February 24, 2019; reproduced by permission https://www.masslive.com/living/index.ssf/2019/02/northamptons_forbes_library_turns_page_on_first_125_years.html By Cori Urban Special to The Republican The Forbes Library in Northampton is turning the page on its first 125 years…niversary year Forbes Library is hosting special events and presenting exhibits both online and in its gallery about the library’s history. Histories about prominent people and events connected to Forbes Library will be published along with photos and personal stories. “We are so proud of having served the community in the same building with virtually the same mission for 125 years. This anniversary is an opportunity to share that history with the…
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