Welcome to the WHS Archive. To search these archives, please use the search box on the upper right-hand corner of this page.
SEARCH TIPS:
1. To fine-tune your searches, click the ellipsis (three dots) to the right of the search box, and choose "Keyword," "Boolean," or "Exact match" from the drop-down menu. You can also also choose among four record types: "Item," "File," "Collection," and "Exhibit." If "File" is checked, the search will include PDFs stored in the archive.
2. For a "Keyword" search (the default), the search engine returns every result containing ANY of your search terms, even if you try to specify an exact phrase with quotation marks. For this reason, it's usually best to restrict keyword searches to one word at a time.
3. A "Boolean" search allows you to combine search terms using words such as AND, NOT and OR to produce more relevant results. For example, a Boolean search of "reverend AND Huntington" would limit the search to results that contain both words.
4. An "Exact match" search allows you to search for an exact sequence of words. Do not use quotation marks.
5. To download a photograph from search results, simply click on the photograph.
6. For "File" search results (ending in .pdf), the search terms are not highlighted in the built-in PDF reader. However, within the PDF reader, you can click the magnifying glass to search for keywords. A tutorial on searching our PDF files can be found at this YouTube link.
Good luck with your search!
Featured Item
Photograph - Bicentennial Beard Contest
Standing in rear from left to right: Courtney Wheeler, Henry Payson, Larry Mason, Harley Mason, Alan Rida, Win Donovan, Emerson Davis, Bobby…
Featured Collection
Postcards of Worthington, Massachusetts
Historical postcards of people, places, scenes and events in Worthington, Massachusetts.
Recently Added Items
Survey of the Bounds of Worthington
Survey depicting the town limits of Worthington, the location of the meeting house and plan of roads. Scanned from map at Town Hall vault. This item…
Survey of the County Highway from Williamstown to Westfield as it Passes through Chester
Hand-drawn survey map of road network from 19th century. Depicts part of southern Worthington and neighboring Chester. Scan of a map from the Town…