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Scanned copy of obituary for Grosvenor H Hewitt (1892-1938)

Green and White trifold brochure for Hill-Top-Rest. Purchased in 1947 by John and Anna Sipos. Depicting scenes from the guest house and surrounding area.

3 black and white photos of the foundation for Dan Porter's house on Sam Hill Road. Included in photographs are Harry Bates, Ted Porter, John Ames and Janice Porter (Ted Porter's Mother, Mrs Dan Porter)

Sepia photograph of Bessie Trow (Elizabeth) 1887-1968, daughter of Alfred Trow and Ida Trow. The Trows inherited the Worthington Inn from the former owner, Jacob Bartlett, Ida's father. They ran it until 1914.

Color snapshot taken at the Worthington Golf Course. Shows Art Rollands (seated left) in golf cart. On back: 'Art Rollands. 10/16/88, dedication - hole in one, Worthington Golf Course.' He is being driven by the golf pro, Ray Millette.

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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…

Death notice for Minerva Zarr (1910-1929). Also mentioned are Nelson P. Waterbury, Edwin S. Zarr, Grace Sterling, Carrie Barlow, Edwin S. Zarr, Louis E. Zarr, Ethel C. Pease, Belden R. Greene. Numerous other relatives not from Worthington. Burial in…

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.

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'…

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…

Articles reporting on a wide variety of 1928 summer activities and visitors.

Worthington organizations include the Grange, the Women's Benevolent Society, the Congregational Church; Hampshire county extension service, Frederick Sargent Huntington…

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,…

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.…

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

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,…

1794 day book recording transactions for a Worthington general store. Digital files include a full-size 1.88 GB PDF of the entire book (file name 2022-100a.pdf), a compressed 75MB PDF of the entire book (file name 2022-100b.pdf), and an index by…

Black and white photograph of the home of Charles Thayer (b. September 2nd, 1858). Charles' grandmother, Harriet Thayer (b. 1798, d. 1838), moved to Chesterfield with three children and married Joseph Cole. Lydia, Charles' mother, was born in…

Black and white photograph of the home of George Thrasher (b. June 28th, 1855) and Hattie Lyman (b. November 12th, 1862, Lee). On the day George was born, his father (Isaac Thrasher) and Consider Cole 'raised a new sawmill.' George and Hattie married…

Black and white photograph of the home of Kate Higgins (b. December 22nd, 1847). Before moving here, Kate lived on the L. Granger place with her first husband, Eleazer Cole (son of John Cole). In 1863, they moved to the Coit place (a farm that had…

Black and white photograph of the home of Lyman Mayhew (b. July 23rd, 1856). Mayhew, "when a small boy moved to Doctor Conwell's house." When that house was later sold by his father, Mayhew bought this property from George Pease, who had acquired it…