Author: Friends of Springfield Armory National Historic Site

Trustee, Secretary and Social Media Admin

Annual Meeting November 16 2022

Friends of Springfield Armory NHS will hold its annual meeting for all current members on Wednesday, November 16, 2022 by Zoom.  An invitation will be sent, prior to the meeting to all members.  The meeting will discuss the accomplishments of 2022 and the goals of 2023 and beyond.  Please join (more…)

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Friends Acquire Lost Documents

The Friends have acquired a copy of the musical composition titled Springfield Armory Victory March, 1943 and a copy of the final issue of the Armorer of September 1967. Each document was presented to the National Park Service in scanned and hard copy. (more…)

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Friends Acquire Forge of Innovation Website

  • January 7, 2022
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The Friends of Springfield Armory National Historic Site has been asked by the managers of the website Forge of Innovation to take over operation of the content and ownership of the domain.  The Board voted unanimously in October of 2021 to accept the offer. Forgeofinnovation.org is a depository of academic (more…)

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2021 Annual Report Highlights Past Year and Looks Forward

  • January 6, 2022
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Freeman Bull Archival Photos Acquired by Friends

Family photographs belonging to the descendants of Freeman Bull an employee of nearly 50 years has been acquired by the Friends and donated to the Springfield Armory. Freeman Bull was a machinist at Springfield Armory between 1860 and 1910 and was instrumental in the development of the Bennington site used (more…)

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