Chapin Family Collection
The Lyman & Merrie Wood Museum of Springfield History has an amazing archive of documents related to early Springfield, Massachusetts and among their collections is the Chapin Collection of family papers. Anyone researching the Chapin family of Springfield, Mass. should definitely check this out. A finding aid is online at the website of the Pioneer Valley History Network at:
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