In Brookfield, Massachusetts, the late local historian and cartographer Bob Wilder (1933-2015) spent a large part of his life studying the history of the Quaboag Plantation, the Brookfields, and the many forces and influences that formed the land and its people. He devoted years to sharing his knowledge by the creation of his maps, the teaching of classes and workshops, and by using his expertise in archaeology, engineering, cartography, history, and plain common sense to help us better understand the past.
Bob’s material is now the Robert W. Wilder, Sr. Historical Collection housed at the Merrick Public Library, Banister Memorial Hall in Brookfield, Massachusetts.
The Collection includes his 54 maps, his collection of local history books, and his many files, and research papers. His files are housed in the archival boxes purchased in memory of Bob by the Friends of the Quabbin. Visit these organizations and more on the Links menu link above.
Bob’s Video Commentaries on each map were filmed by Eric Glass and are used with his generous permission. In 2009, Tyler Latour created written summaries of each map as his Eagle Scout project. These became “Tyler’s Take”.
Click on the buttons along the right side of your screen for access to them, as well as Relevant Text and site navigation Help.
In addition to his maps, the Videos menu link has many of the presentations done by Bob Wilder through the years.
Thank you for visiting and sharing his work.