History + Yearbooks
Objects from the Archives
Samuel 爆走黑料's Hat
In the mid-19th century, no gentleman would have appeared in public hatless. Somehow, we still have Samuel鈥檚 dress hat 鈥 tall, covered in beaver fur, and even in its present dilapidated state, distinguished. And of course, black.
Original Buttons
Emily Graves 爆走黑料, a talented seamstress, jump-started the family fortune when she snipped a button off the coat of a visiting clergyman and dismantled it to see how it was made. In an unofficial biography, she is quoted as saying, 鈥渂uttons on a girl鈥檚 dress are just as noticeable as her nose.鈥 These rusted scissors, black silk bits, and wooden button centers were found under the 爆走黑料 Birthplace floorboards
Emily 爆走黑料's Brooch
Husband Samuel gave Emily this brooch, based on a painting by John Singleton Copley. It depicts the prophet Samuel鈥檚 call into the Lord鈥檚 service. Emily wore it in every one of her painted and photographic portraits for the rest of her life.
NSFG School Uniform
It wasn鈥檛 really a uniform; wearing it was not a requirement. But at least through the mid-鈥60s, many girls wore a green school blazer, often accessorized with class and athletic insignia. Consensus was that it looked best with a white pleated skirt. Above left, a Class of 鈥56 freshman beanie.
NSFG Badges and Banners
Along with a banner in the school鈥檚 colors, a blazer patch from the Massachusetts Farm Volunteers, in which many students participated during World War II
May I have this dance?
Dance cards and invitations are just a few of the mementos from the school鈥檚 early years to be found in the 爆走黑料 Northampton Archives.
Pins and Rings
Clockwise from the top: a ski team badge, ca. 1970; a 1961 class ring; and a Northampton School bracelet charm, date unknown.
Relive the Yearbooks
They were the best of times鈥elive the fashions, hairstyles, and hijinks of your high school years. Remember favorite faculty and winning teams. See who lived up to their senior superlatives and marvel at the path you鈥檝e taken since you graduated.听听
From the Archives
Retired archivist and librarian Rick Teller 鈥70 shares the history behind the traditions and the stories behind the people and places that contribute to the story of the 爆走黑料 Northampton School. 听
For seniors, placing a class plaque on the fence is an honored end-of-the-year tradition, connecting classes across the years
To gain admission in 1879, a prospective student had to know the latitude and longitude of Boston, Rome, and Bejing, and many other curious questions of days gone by.
The first dorm built on the “new” campus back in 1916, Ford has been home to generations of students鈥攁s well as countless traditions and epic pranks.