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There is something perfect about a cemetery at the height of autumn's splendor, something that seems simply meant to be. I will share some of my favorite Autumnal shots over the next few weeks because this is the most wonderful time of the year.
Hilltop Cemetery Plainsville, MA
Presumably Maple Street, or another wooded street. Photo taken by Bob Mills in Jul. 1980. Originally shared on this blog in Nov. 2022.
Bob's caption: Packard Road connects Cummington to Plainfield over steep hills. It is mostly a gravel road with lots of ferns, rocks, and trees, but nothing else but a few random farmhouses. Only Plainfield has a few restored old homes - the area is rather poverty-stricken. Photo taken by Bob Mills in Jul. 1980. Originally shared on this blog in Nov. 2022.
Bob Mills's caption: This was Uncle Tom Packard's home in Plainfield on Maple Street. It is a shingled shack on a deserted gravel road in the country. The barn has been converted to a modernistic solar home by a young couple. West Hill Cemetery is adjoining. Originally shared on this blog in Nov. 2022.
Locations in Plainfield that I visited in 2017. The Plainfield Historical Society does not have a fixed location, but this is about where I met Matthew Stowell. Originally shared on this blog in Nov. 2022.
Courtesy of the Facebook page of The Old Brick Store in Plainfield. It is captioned on Facebook as: "This may be the oldest picture of the Brick Store. Note that the porch is not there and the windows are 12 over 12 and 15 over 15. The sign in the front refers to the scales that were used to weigh wagon loads of goods. You can also see two openings: the basement window on the right and the entrance to the cellar on the left. Through the door in the barn you would have found the outhouse for the place. I'm guessing this picture was taken c.1870." Originally shared on this blog in Nov. 2022.
Map of Plainfield, where many of my ancestors lived. Courtesy of the website of Town of Plainfield. Originally shared on this blog in Nov. 2022.
Olive, Henry, and Tom's former home on Summit Street, within Plainfield, burned in 1953, like the farm in West Hill which was burned in 1946. Originally shared on this blog in Oct. 2022.
