Greenfield Historical Society

Collections beginning with Genealogy

300 pieces, letters and envelopes from the Briggs family, spanning at least 1870 to 1924, including a letter to Greenfield Tap & Die and a postcard by the founder of the HSG, Mary P. Wells Smith.

The Briggs collection contains letters received by Mary, Annie, and Maria Briggs, following their life in Greenfield and the marriage between Maria and George Taylor, c. 1905

Brothers who served in the armed forces in WWII. Items include photos, uniforms, oral history recordings, obituaries, ID cards.

Letters and family photos of Homer Staples and family during WWII

Several thick packets of letters, written on military stationary.