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Bernardston

Four Arch Stone Railroad Bridge over the Fall River

City of Homes Cemetery – Wilbraham Road near Delmore Street – began in 1918

External LINK to the social club

Kesser Israel Cemetery in Springfield Massachusetts was started in 1909. Their cemetery belongs to the Congregation Kesser Israel – LINK.

Wilbraham Road near Delmore Street

Rabbi Solomon Pessin – FINDAGRAVE

Sons of Israel Cemetery is from 1927

Wilbraham Road near Delmore Street

Cherry Lane Cemetery is from 1826. Its location is Cherry Street off of Central Street. Established January 10 1826 by the First Baptist Society of Springfield in Memory of Those Who Died in the Revolutionary and Civil Wars. The land was donated by John Ashley FINDAGRAVE. He is buried in this cemetery. He was on the cemetery committee and yes he received his plot for free.

The Baptist Chapel was at the southeast corner of Cherry Lane and Central. It is no longer there. In 1832 a new chapel was made at the corner of Maple and Mulberry Streets. The old chapel was turned into a house but it is now long gone.

Revolutionary War veterans that are buried here: Levi Dart, Elijah Hyde, and Simeon Pomeroy.

A good route to take around the cemetery area is as follows:

1 – Church at the corner of the street is no longer there.

2- Gates

3 – David Brin near the gate to the left.

4 – Anna Munn from 1801

5 – footstones

6 – Burial Memorial

7 – numbered stone at the back right

8 – potters field at back middle

9 – baby section at back left

Joseph Warren Allin – first burial in the cemetery

Joseph Miller is still with a footstone.

Sarah Booth

Anna Bliss Munn

Joseph L Stevens

Phillip Attleton

Major Goodsell

David Bran

Diah Allin

Belchertown Almshouse

Belchertown Town Farm

George Hannum Street near Jackson Street

1880 until the 1920s and then became a farm colony for the Belchertown State Hospital

Belchertown State School

George E McPherson FINDAGRAVE was the first superintendent at the school. It opened November 29 1922.

Belchertown State School – Cemetery – Warner Pine Grove Memorial Cemetery

All Saints Episcopal Church

Saint Theresa of Lisieux Church of South Hadley

EXTERNAL LINK to the church web site and their history page LINK

Brainard Church (Saint Francis Roman Catholic Church)

1834 to 1841

1842 to 1913

1923 onwards Saint Francis Roman Catholic Church