Bob Magovern

Our speaker today was Agawam Rotarian Robert Magovern. Pics 1 & 2 are Bob with his guest, Springfield Rotarian Rowland Hawthorne. Bob gave us a specific and chronological history of the settlement of the Hartford, Agawam and Westfield region from 1535 to his present home site on ancestral land in Agawam. Mentioned were the conflicts of Indian tribes, English militia and social classes in the entire New England region. The history of the King Phillip Stockade. The progress of living together from 1535 to 2016. The Q&A was also most informative.