The Stephen Williams Diary is a daily record of colonial life in the 18th century. The Diary includes the reflections of Reverend Stephen Williams who was the first minister of the First Church of Christ in Longmeadow, Massachusetts. The Diary covers the time period from 1716, when Stephen Williams became Longmeadow’s first minister, until his death in 1782. In the 1930s the original manuscript of the Stephen Williams Diary was transcribed into 10 typewritten volumes using funds provided by the Works Progress Administration. Stephen Williams’ original manuscripts are currently maintained and protected by the First Church of Christ, Longmeadow, MA.
The original type written transcriptions were created from records using Works Progress Administration funds in the 1930s. The funds needed to create microfilm and digital copies of these documents were provided by the Town of Longmeadow through the Massachusetts Community Preservation Act.
The files are in .pdf format and listed below. They are in the public domain, so they may be freely copied and distributed.
