Excerpts from James Bridgman's "The Bridgman Family of Westhampton, Massachusetts". 1987
Amy Burt Bridgman, born 1888
Amy was born and raised in her father's farm on Easthampton Road in Westhampton. Her first formal education was received in the one-room 'Loudville School', one of the several public schools run by the town.... By the time she was thirteen years old she had 'worn out' the curriculum offered by the Loudville School, so in the fall of 1902, when she was fourteen years old, she enrolled at the Northampton High School. She boarded in Northampton, returning to Westhampton on the weekends. She did this for one year.
At this point, Amy decided to follow the footsteps of her elder sister Ruth, who in 1902 had enrolled at Northfield Seminary (now the Northfield/Mount Hermon School) in Northfield, Massachusetts. Amy... graduate[d] from Northfield in 1907...
During Amy's senior year at Northfield, representatives from Berea College in Berea, Kentucky, came to Northfield to 'recruit some New England spirit' for their college. Amy's academic success and pleasant and winning manners had brought her to the attention of her teachers and principal at Northfield, and they recommended her to the Berea College representatives as a fine choice to attend their school. So, in the fall of 1907, Amy left Massachusetts for the first extended period of time, and travelled almost 700 miles south to Berea, Kentucky, the first of her family ever to go so far from home.
After her graduation from Berea College in June of 1910, Amy returned to Westhampton for the summer. In the fall of that same year she entered Smith College in Northampton, the next town over from Westhampton. She had decided that she wanted to be near her family, after three years away, and yet still continue her education. She had studied primarily the sciences, especially chemistry and physics, during her time at Berea, and although she had excelled in her studies, she still felt that before she entered the work force, she needed the more advanced studies which Smith College offered. She spent two years at Smith, again majoring in the sciences, and was graduated from there in June of 1912.
...[I]n the fall of [1912] she moved to New York City where she worked for about three years. Little is known about her time in New York; it is known that she worked in a research laboratory for 18 months, and in a clinical laboratory for 18 months, making use of her science education. In June of 1915, she returned to her family in Westhampton, and apparently spent the next year at home.
During all of the time since she had left Berea College in 1910, Amy had kept in touch with a fellow student, Samuel Whittemore Boggs, called Whittemore. In fact, Whittemore had been working in New York during much of the time that Amy was there. They became engaged, and were married on the lawn of Amy's birthplace in Westhampton on August 16, 1916. They spent a three week honeymoon in a log cabin in the Kentucky mountains.
In 1924, Whittemore became the Geographer of the U. S. State Department in Washington, D. C., a job he held for almost thirty years. During all of these years, he was very active in every aspect of international geography. He served on numerous committees of international makeup, and attended conferences and geographic congresses all over the world.
Amy led a fascinating life during her thirty-eight years of marriage. She and Whittemore made their home in Chevy Chase, Maryland, just outside the nation's capital. She never worked for pay again after her marriage, but she did volunteer work for a number of organizations in the Washington, D. C. area, and was active in the Chevy Chase Presbyterian Church, of which she served as a trustee. Through her husband she was introduced to people of national and even international importance. She travelled to places all over the world, accompanying her husband on his work. She and Whittemore had two daughters, Mary Lillian and Barbara.
Whittemore died suddenly in the fall of 1954. Amy remained in her home in Chevy Chase for nine more years. In October of 1963, she moved back to her home area, buying a house with her widowed sister, Lucy (Bridgman) Merrill, on North Elm Street in Northampton. She became active in local church work and did volunteer work at the Cooley Dickinson Hospital. She died on April 30, 1970, at 81 years of age.
Amy Burt Bridgman, born 1888
Amy was born and raised in her father's farm on Easthampton Road in Westhampton. Her first formal education was received in the one-room 'Loudville School', one of the several public schools run by the town.... By the time she was thirteen years old she had 'worn out' the curriculum offered by the Loudville School, so in the fall of 1902, when she was fourteen years old, she enrolled at the Northampton High School. She boarded in Northampton, returning to Westhampton on the weekends. She did this for one year.
At this point, Amy decided to follow the footsteps of her elder sister Ruth, who in 1902 had enrolled at Northfield Seminary (now the Northfield/Mount Hermon School) in Northfield, Massachusetts. Amy... graduate[d] from Northfield in 1907...
During Amy's senior year at Northfield, representatives from Berea College in Berea, Kentucky, came to Northfield to 'recruit some New England spirit' for their college. Amy's academic success and pleasant and winning manners had brought her to the attention of her teachers and principal at Northfield, and they recommended her to the Berea College representatives as a fine choice to attend their school. So, in the fall of 1907, Amy left Massachusetts for the first extended period of time, and travelled almost 700 miles south to Berea, Kentucky, the first of her family ever to go so far from home.
After her graduation from Berea College in June of 1910, Amy returned to Westhampton for the summer. In the fall of that same year she entered Smith College in Northampton, the next town over from Westhampton. She had decided that she wanted to be near her family, after three years away, and yet still continue her education. She had studied primarily the sciences, especially chemistry and physics, during her time at Berea, and although she had excelled in her studies, she still felt that before she entered the work force, she needed the more advanced studies which Smith College offered. She spent two years at Smith, again majoring in the sciences, and was graduated from there in June of 1912.
...[I]n the fall of [1912] she moved to New York City where she worked for about three years. Little is known about her time in New York; it is known that she worked in a research laboratory for 18 months, and in a clinical laboratory for 18 months, making use of her science education. In June of 1915, she returned to her family in Westhampton, and apparently spent the next year at home.
During all of the time since she had left Berea College in 1910, Amy had kept in touch with a fellow student, Samuel Whittemore Boggs, called Whittemore. In fact, Whittemore had been working in New York during much of the time that Amy was there. They became engaged, and were married on the lawn of Amy's birthplace in Westhampton on August 16, 1916. They spent a three week honeymoon in a log cabin in the Kentucky mountains.
In 1924, Whittemore became the Geographer of the U. S. State Department in Washington, D. C., a job he held for almost thirty years. During all of these years, he was very active in every aspect of international geography. He served on numerous committees of international makeup, and attended conferences and geographic congresses all over the world.
Amy led a fascinating life during her thirty-eight years of marriage. She and Whittemore made their home in Chevy Chase, Maryland, just outside the nation's capital. She never worked for pay again after her marriage, but she did volunteer work for a number of organizations in the Washington, D. C. area, and was active in the Chevy Chase Presbyterian Church, of which she served as a trustee. Through her husband she was introduced to people of national and even international importance. She travelled to places all over the world, accompanying her husband on his work. She and Whittemore had two daughters, Mary Lillian and Barbara.
Whittemore died suddenly in the fall of 1954. Amy remained in her home in Chevy Chase for nine more years. In October of 1963, she moved back to her home area, buying a house with her widowed sister, Lucy (Bridgman) Merrill, on North Elm Street in Northampton. She became active in local church work and did volunteer work at the Cooley Dickinson Hospital. She died on April 30, 1970, at 81 years of age.
Excerpts from James Bridgman's "The Bridgman Family of Westhampton, Massachusetts". 1987
Amy Burt Bridgman, born 1888
Amy was born and raised in her father's farm on Easthampton Road in Westhampton. Her first formal education was received in the one-room 'Loudville School', one of the several public schools run by the town.... By the time she was thirteen years old she had 'worn out' the curriculum offered by the Loudville School, so in the fall of 1902, when she was fourteen years old, she enrolled at the Northampton High School. She boarded in Northampton, returning to Westhampton on the weekends. She did this for one year.
At this point, Amy decided to follow the footsteps of her elder sister Ruth, who in 1902 had enrolled at Northfield Seminary (now the Northfield/Mount Hermon School) in Northfield, Massachusetts. Amy... graduate[d] from Northfield in 1907...
During Amy's senior year at Northfield, representatives from Berea College in Berea, Kentucky, came to Northfield to 'recruit some New England spirit' for their college. Amy's academic success and pleasant and winning manners had brought her to the attention of her teachers and principal at Northfield, and they recommended her to the Berea College representatives as a fine choice to attend their school. So, in the fall of 1907, Amy left Massachusetts for the first extended period of time, and travelled almost 700 miles south to Berea, Kentucky, the first of her family ever to go so far from home.
After her graduation from Berea College in June of 1910, Amy returned to Westhampton for the summer. In the fall of that same year she entered Smith College in Northampton, the next town over from Westhampton. She had decided that she wanted to be near her family, after three years away, and yet still continue her education. She had studied primarily the sciences, especially chemistry and physics, during her time at Berea, and although she had excelled in her studies, she still felt that before she entered the work force, she needed the more advanced studies which Smith College offered. She spent two years at Smith, again majoring in the sciences, and was graduated from there in June of 1912.
...[I]n the fall of [1912] she moved to New York City where she worked for about three years. Little is known about her time in New York; it is known that she worked in a research laboratory for 18 months, and in a clinical laboratory for 18 months, making use of her science education. In June of 1915, she returned to her family in Westhampton, and apparently spent the next year at home.
During all of the time since she had left Berea College in 1910, Amy had kept in touch with a fellow student, Samuel Whittemore Boggs, called Whittemore. In fact, Whittemore had been working in New York during much of the time that Amy was there. They became engaged, and were married on the lawn of Amy's birthplace in Westhampton on August 16, 1916. They spent a three week honeymoon in a log cabin in the Kentucky mountains.
In 1924, Whittemore became the Geographer of the U. S. State Department in Washington, D. C., a job he held for almost thirty years. During all of these years, he was very active in every aspect of international geography. He served on numerous committees of international makeup, and attended conferences and geographic congresses all over the world.
Amy led a fascinating life during her thirty-eight years of marriage. She and Whittemore made their home in Chevy Chase, Maryland, just outside the nation's capital. She never worked for pay again after her marriage, but she did volunteer work for a number of organizations in the Washington, D. C. area, and was active in the Chevy Chase Presbyterian Church, of which she served as a trustee. Through her husband she was introduced to people of national and even international importance. She travelled to places all over the world, accompanying her husband on his work. She and Whittemore had two daughters, Mary Lillian and Barbara.
Whittemore died suddenly in the fall of 1954. Amy remained in her home in Chevy Chase for nine more years. In October of 1963, she moved back to her home area, buying a house with her widowed sister, Lucy (Bridgman) Merrill, on North Elm Street in Northampton. She became active in local church work and did volunteer work at the Cooley Dickinson Hospital. She died on April 30, 1970, at 81 years of age.
Amy Burt Bridgman, born 1888
Amy was born and raised in her father's farm on Easthampton Road in Westhampton. Her first formal education was received in the one-room 'Loudville School', one of the several public schools run by the town.... By the time she was thirteen years old she had 'worn out' the curriculum offered by the Loudville School, so in the fall of 1902, when she was fourteen years old, she enrolled at the Northampton High School. She boarded in Northampton, returning to Westhampton on the weekends. She did this for one year.
At this point, Amy decided to follow the footsteps of her elder sister Ruth, who in 1902 had enrolled at Northfield Seminary (now the Northfield/Mount Hermon School) in Northfield, Massachusetts. Amy... graduate[d] from Northfield in 1907...
During Amy's senior year at Northfield, representatives from Berea College in Berea, Kentucky, came to Northfield to 'recruit some New England spirit' for their college. Amy's academic success and pleasant and winning manners had brought her to the attention of her teachers and principal at Northfield, and they recommended her to the Berea College representatives as a fine choice to attend their school. So, in the fall of 1907, Amy left Massachusetts for the first extended period of time, and travelled almost 700 miles south to Berea, Kentucky, the first of her family ever to go so far from home.
After her graduation from Berea College in June of 1910, Amy returned to Westhampton for the summer. In the fall of that same year she entered Smith College in Northampton, the next town over from Westhampton. She had decided that she wanted to be near her family, after three years away, and yet still continue her education. She had studied primarily the sciences, especially chemistry and physics, during her time at Berea, and although she had excelled in her studies, she still felt that before she entered the work force, she needed the more advanced studies which Smith College offered. She spent two years at Smith, again majoring in the sciences, and was graduated from there in June of 1912.
...[I]n the fall of [1912] she moved to New York City where she worked for about three years. Little is known about her time in New York; it is known that she worked in a research laboratory for 18 months, and in a clinical laboratory for 18 months, making use of her science education. In June of 1915, she returned to her family in Westhampton, and apparently spent the next year at home.
During all of the time since she had left Berea College in 1910, Amy had kept in touch with a fellow student, Samuel Whittemore Boggs, called Whittemore. In fact, Whittemore had been working in New York during much of the time that Amy was there. They became engaged, and were married on the lawn of Amy's birthplace in Westhampton on August 16, 1916. They spent a three week honeymoon in a log cabin in the Kentucky mountains.
In 1924, Whittemore became the Geographer of the U. S. State Department in Washington, D. C., a job he held for almost thirty years. During all of these years, he was very active in every aspect of international geography. He served on numerous committees of international makeup, and attended conferences and geographic congresses all over the world.
Amy led a fascinating life during her thirty-eight years of marriage. She and Whittemore made their home in Chevy Chase, Maryland, just outside the nation's capital. She never worked for pay again after her marriage, but she did volunteer work for a number of organizations in the Washington, D. C. area, and was active in the Chevy Chase Presbyterian Church, of which she served as a trustee. Through her husband she was introduced to people of national and even international importance. She travelled to places all over the world, accompanying her husband on his work. She and Whittemore had two daughters, Mary Lillian and Barbara.
Whittemore died suddenly in the fall of 1954. Amy remained in her home in Chevy Chase for nine more years. In October of 1963, she moved back to her home area, buying a house with her widowed sister, Lucy (Bridgman) Merrill, on North Elm Street in Northampton. She became active in local church work and did volunteer work at the Cooley Dickinson Hospital. She died on April 30, 1970, at 81 years of age.
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