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    • Active
      • ADA Committee
      • Board of Health
      • Broadband Committee — ShutesburyNET
      • Buildings Committee
      • Capital Planning Committee
      • Cemetery Commission
      • Community Preservation Committee
      • Conservation Commission
      • Council On Aging
      • Cultural Council
      • Elliott Park Committee
      • Emergency Management Team
      • Energy & Climate Action Committee
      • Farm and Forestry Commission
      • Finance Committee
      • Historical Commission
      • Lake Wyola Advisory Committee
      • Library Board of Trustees
      • Library Building Committee
      • Open Space Committee
      • Personnel Board
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      • Recycling & Solid Waste Committee
      • School Committee
      • Select Board
      • Town Buildings Committee
      • Water Resources Committee
      • Web Communications Committee
      • Zoning Board of Appeals
    • Inactive
      • 250th Anniversary
      • Energy Committee
      • Library Capital Fundraising Committee
      • Library Facility Needs Assessment Committee (LFNAC)
      • Master Plan Working Group
      • Old Town Beach Committee
      • Police Study Group (Select Board Subcommittee)
      • Records Storage Advisory Committee
  • Departments
    • Assessors
    • Dog Officer
    • Fire Department
    • Highway Department
    • Library
    • Police Department
    • Schools
    • Tax Collector
    • Town Administrator
    • Town Clerk
    • Treasurer
  • Meetings
    • Minutes
    • Meeting Agendas
    • Meeting Calendars
    • Meeting Recordings (YouTube)
    • Post/Schedule a Meeting
    • Posting Meeting Minutes
    • Town Meeting
    • Open Meeting Law during the ongoing pandemic
    • Fragrance-Free Meetings
  • Services
    • Emergency Management
    • Fire Department
    • Highway Department
    • Housing Rehabilitation Program
    • Library
    • Our Town Newsletter
    • Police Department
    • Recycling & Solid Waste
    • Schools
    • ShutesburyNET
    • Social & Community Services
    • Veterans' Services
  • Town Governance
    • Annual Town Reports
    • Elected Officials
    • Finances
    • Select Board
    • Town Administrator
    • Town Bylaws
    • Town Clerk
    • Town Collector
    • Town Meeting
    • Town Organizational Chart
    • Town Policies and Guidelines
  • Town Officials
    • Town Officials, contact information
    • Appointed Officials Lists
    • Elected Officials List
    • Inter-Committee/Board Representatives
    • County and Regional Representatives
    • Inspectors
    • Legislators & State Offices
    • Job Openings
  • About Shutesbury
    • Demographics
    • Geographics
    • Commemorating the Swift River Valley in the 75th year of the Quabbin Reservoir
    • History
    • Maps
    • Our Town Newsletter
    • Places of Interest
    • FAQs
  • How to . . .
    • Apply for . . .
      • Absentee ballot application
      • Assessors application forms
      • Brush-burning permit
      • Building permits & fee schedules
      • Citizen petition
      • Curb Cut Application
      • DBA business certificate
      • Dog license application
      • Police forms
      • Public records requests
      • Septic system permit
      • Wetlands permit applications
      • Zoning Board of Appeals permit applications
    • Contact Town officials
    • Contact Legislators & State Offices
    • Find out when a committee or board is meeting
    • Forward committee email to individual members
    • Get involved in Town government
    • Post a committee or board meeting
    • Post meeting minutes
    • Propose a Citizen Petition for Town Meeting
    • Send a message via the Town Announcement List
    • Sign up for Town Announce email notifications
    • Sign up for CodeRED emergency notifications

Town Historical Resources

Town Historical Resources

Town History

Historic Maps

Historic Documents

75th Commemoration of Swift River Valley

 

Government Resources

 

Massachusetts Historical Commission (MHC)

Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System (MACRIS)

 

Research and Preservation

Digital Commonwealth-Massachusetts Collections Online

Memorial Hall Museum Online

Quabbin Historical Resources-Friends of Quabbin, Inc.

Harris, B. (2021, October 7). Eugenics, Social Reform, and Psychology: The Careers of Isabelle Kendig. History of Psychology. Advance online publication. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/hop0000200

 

Recommended Bibliography

Thorson, R.M. (2002). Stone by stone: The magnificent history in New England's stone walls. Bloomsbury Press.

 

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