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These three slate chalk boards would have been used by children in the early school years. Could be part of an exhibit on schoolhouses. Currently on display on main floor in display case. Identify

This tin water dipper is the original dipper from the Capen/Riverside school house. See Helen Magargal's book 'Early Schools' which tells of pupils breaking the ice in winter to take water with the dipper. We also have 2 tin pails which may have been…

Background Materials related to 'Town of Worthington House Bill 3574, An Act Relative to the Withdrawal of the Town of Woethington from the Gateway Regional School District.' Material supporting appearances and testimony before the Mass. Joint…

See Helen Magargal's book 'Early Schools' which tells of pupils breaking the ice in winter to take water with the dipper.These are the 2 tin pails which may have been used for water carrying in the school house. See U24 for tin dipper.

School Children, Coon District School. There is a note that this school was on Trouble St. in Cummington. Many of these dryplate glass negatives are in The South Worthington Parish Book by Reverend George Reed Moody. Please see this book for further…

Attendees at Town Meeting: 1987

Black and white to sepia tone outdoor photograph of group of students and their teachers. Different aged boys and girls. Made by A.W. Howes Photographer, Ashfield, MA 1906. 'No. 446' Duplicate can be had at any time. Scanned as black and white.…

Unidentified School House. Many of these dryplate glass negatives are in The South Worthington Parish Book by Reverend George Reed Moody. Please see this book for further information. They were originally entered into the database with little…

Scan only of sepia real photo postcard. Front: School House, So. Worthington, Mass.' Divided back, C.YK stamp box. Published by Harris Photo Post Card Co., Pittston, Pa. and Mt. Arlington, N.J. Currently in collection of Gary Roy

Grade 3 picture 1989-1990: (back row) Nicholas Packard, Brett Jalbert, Matt DeVito, Kate Whitcomb, Jenna Finn. (middle row) Heather Gagnon, Jill Carter, Heather Kolosewicz, Bart Gage, Vanessa Bannick, Kate Zimmer, Corinna Riley. (front row) Wayne…

Class Picture Grade 4 1990-1991 : (back row) Bart Gage, Corinna Riley, Brett Jalbert, Kate Whitcomb, Kate Zimmer, Nicholas Packard. (middel row) Brian Dimock, Jill Carter, Matt DeVito, Jenna ?, Erik Pedersen, ?. (front row) Wayne Krupa, Jason…

Grade 2 group photo 1988-1989.:(back row) Brett Jalbert, Corinna Riley, Kate Zimmer, Kate Whitcomb, Deanna ?. (row 3) Erik Pedersen, Bart Gage, Jenna ?, Matt DeVito, Nicholas Packard. (row 2) Brian Dimock, Jill Carter, Greg Lenkowski, Wayne Krupa,…

School Essay on Corn, by unknown student. Includes quote by Edward Everett Hale. On lined deteriorating lines paper.

This two-sided slate board is bound with deteriorating red velvet., It is of unknown date though probably used the Capen School.

Article dated September 26, 2013, by Elodi McBride in the Country Journal newspaper describing testimony by 30 town residents before a subcommittee of the the state legislature in support of HR 3574 allowing for withdrawal of the town from the…

Newspaper clippings and photographs of First Congregational Church activities. Also includes clippings from Cummington Church and Chesterfield Church. Dates range from 1959 to 1993 +/-

To Mr. Aaron Stevens, A Merry Christmas tribute of love and esteem from his grateful Sunday School Class,' Elizabeth Hewitt, Emma Clark, Flora Stevens, Mabel Victoria Burr, Nettie Bartllett, Carrie Wood Porter, Alice Shipman, Nellie Shipman, Lucy…

Scrap book/notebook. Black leather bound notebook 'Perfection' in gold lettering. Contains handwritten notes from 1887 research of Middlefield Gazetteer, miscellaneous genealogical research and a series of newspaper clippings of social interest…

Capen - Payne 1972-1983 scrapbook of newspaper articles and pictures from 1972-1983. The scan was split into two sections: scr30_vol_1.pdf covering the period 1972 through 1979 and scr30_vol_2.pdf covering the period 1980 through 1983.

News Clips and articles of historic interest but outside Worthington Capen-Payne.' Brown cover with gold emboss.