I learned that Samuel Minot Jones was a very wealthy man, and donated all his will money to the making of the Jones Library. The part I focused on was Samuel Minot Jones himself, and the other groups where Construction, Architects, Renovations, First Director, Miscellaneous history. It was really fun and I found out things about Sam Jones. For example, his son, Sam Jones Jr., died before he was 21 in World War I, so all the money from Sam Jones Sr.’s will went to the making of the Jones Library. Also, Samuel Jones was not from Amherst, he was from Enfield, Massachusetts, which is now buried under the Quabbin Reservoir.

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Jenae

I liked how we got to go into special collections. It was fun looking at all of the antiques that they kept there.

I also liked the different documentaries that the library has. For example, Mr. Jones’ will. Also, I liked the antiques that they kept there. They were kind of fun to look at.

I learned about Samuel Minot Jones. He was the founder of the Jones Library. He would have given the money to his son. But, he said that if his son didn’t die before the age of 21, he would give the money to him, but he died before that age during World War 1.

Before Samuel Minot Jones got married, he worked at a lumber exchange. That is how he got very wealthy. (I wish I was that rich.)

Also, I liked doing the web sites. Now I know that you can make web sites without being a professional at computers. You can make it at home! The Front Page 2000 is very cool. It was fun learning how people actually made web sites. I like the feeling that I know that there is a web page out there that I made, and people could be reading it right now!