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Elsie Venner Bartlett (1878-1968) scrapbook. 'Elsie Bartlett 1936 - 1940'. This is a brown book with hard covers. Newspaper clippings of accounts of people and historical events in and around Worthington.

Elsie Venner Bartlett (1878-1968) scrapbook. Covers 1939-1944 This is a dark brown publication with embossed hard covers. Contains newspaper clippings recounting the winter drought of 1941 and marriages of Helen Bartlett/Ray Magargal, Harriett…

Scrapbook of photographs by Miss Elsie V. Bartlett taken around town following snow blizzards of February 7, 1945 and February 8, 1947. Also pictures of a late spring snow fall of May 11, 1945.

"Houses". Contains captioned photographs of scenes and houses in town. Pages are mostly loose, many pictures missing. Pages with pictures are included in the attached file 2004a-278.pdf.

This is a history of the town of Worthington by Elsie V. Bartlett. Title: 'A Handbook of Questions and Answers Relating to the History of Worthington, Massachusetts.' It is written in question and answer form. White gloss cover with black and white…

Black leather bound scrapbook #16, Elsie Bartlett, primarily newspaper clippings from 1957 and 1958. Pages and navigation bookmarks on the attached PDF file appear more or less in chronological order. A counterfeit ring that was broken up is the…

Original typewritten paper by Lois Ashe Brown. Two pages. Re: taking care of the poor, titled 'Dependent children Aid', published in Gazette(?), Jan. 28, 1959

Two anewspaper articles, January 1928. 'Church Has Annual Meeting'. Names include: Mrs. James H. Burckes, Mrs. Eugene Stevens, Miss Bessie A. F. Ames, Rev. James H. Burckes, Mrs. Ernest Thayer, Miss Susan Rice, deacon Clyde Jones, Mrs. Franklin Burr,…

March 22, 1928: death notice and obituary for Cynthia L. Tower. Also mentioned: Walter S. ALlen, Henrietta Harrington Allen, James Corbett, Henry L. Tower, Herbert L. Tower, Cullen B. Tower, Mrs. Ralph Curley

Articles from January and August 1928, Annual business meeting and planning for annual fair in August. Also details about annual budget and expenses. Names mentioned include: Mrs. T. C. Martin, Susan T. Rice, Ina Smith, Helen G. Burr, Anna A.…

Article from April 1928 highlights cars getting stuck in unfinished road that went between what are now Rte. 112 and Rte, 143. (area around the Corners Store). Other local tidbits. Names mentioned: Mildred and Eleanor Parsons, Mrs. Leland P. Cole,…

Dec. 3, 1928 article from Springfield or Northampton paper (not cited): Special town meeting to appropriate $625 for a repairing or buying new tractor/snow plow.

People mentioned include Henry L. Tower, Dorothy Tower, Mrs. James H. Burckes, Burr…

Three articles detailing organizational meetings of Town entities held in January 1929: the Congregational Church, the Women's Benevolent Society, and the Royal Arcanum (part of the Grange). Articles include budgets and data fro treasurers'…

Harry S. Witt (1857-1929), death notice. Also mentioned in article are Elizabeth Damon Witt, Edna Witt, Mrs. Wendell Fisk. Mrs. Emma E. Sanderson, and Mrs. George Geer.

Newspaper articles from an Albany paper describing the funeral and burial of Harriet Langdon Pruyn Rice at an Albany cemetery, as well as the many tributes she received from American and foreign dignitaries. No mention of Worthington, where Harriet…

Administrator's Sale' estate of Charles T. Smith 8/12/1876. 'Will be sold at Public Auctiion, at the late residence of Charles T. Smith, in South Worthington, deceased. On Saturday, August 12th, 1876, At One o'clock, P.M., 1 Yoke of Oxen, 1 Cow, 1…

School - Letter, George Mowry from Everett ? Letter in envelope to Mr. George Mowry, Ringville MA from Everett (could this also be Edward Everett Hale see 2006a-218) in Westfield MA. Everett was just 12 and lists what he got for his birthday,…

Digital copy of a bill of sale, dated July 28, 1885, listing patent medicines purchased from the Excelsior Botanical Co., manufacturers of The Botanical Preparations and Wild Rose Cologne. The Brewster's General Store was located at the NE corner of…

Talley for Governor and Lieutenant Governor of State of Massachusetts for Town of Worthington.
For Governor: The Honorable Caleb Strong, Esq. 162 votes;
His Excellency Elbridge Gerry, Esq 21 votes.
For Lieutenant Governor: William Phillips, Esq…

Record of Worthington'sm1812 vote for Governor and Lieutenant Governor in Worthington. Vote was held at a Selectman's meeting on 4/6/1812. Caleb Strong received 160 votes; Elbridge Gerry receives 71 votes. For Lieutenant Gov. William Phillips…