History :

Monson, Massachusetts is a New England community with a rich and varied history. Monson has enjoyed success as a farming town, and in the 19th century as an industrial center.

Our beautiful little town was home to Emily Norcross Dickinson, Emily Dickinson's mother.

Emily herself was probably very familiar with the settings described here. We hope you'll enjoy "Emily Dickinson's Monson."

Emily Dickinson's grandfather, Joel Norcross, was a prominent civic leader and very successful entrepreneur of Monson in the first half of the 19th century. His daughter, Emily Norcross (Dickinson), lived in Monson from her birth in 1804 until her marriage in 1828.