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Diary - "H. D. Ormsby's Book," Worthington Mass From collection found in Rufus H. Adams' house. Small notebook, paper bound with tape on spine. States on front cover in ordinary hand: "H. D. Ormsby's Book," Worthington Mass," no date. Pages are…

Diary - Small Writing Tablet, Ormsby Writer unknown. From collection found in Rufus H. Adams's house. Paper bound with tape on spine. States on front cover: "The Perfect Pencil Tablet for Students. Artists, and Others" with cartoon of artist in…

Diary - Record Book, Ormsby Ormsby Record Book. (Possibly H. D. Ormsby?) Paper bound with tape on spine. Marblized paper cover, with leather spine and corners. "Ormsby" name written on front endpaper along with lots of numbers. Book in deteriorated…

Diary - Autograph Book, S. Florence Searle S. Florence Searle Autograph Book. From collection found in Rufus H. Adams' house. Maroon leather with word "Autographs" embossed in gold. Gold-tipped pages. Contains various autographs, possibly from…

Diary - Autograph Book, Lora P. Ormsby Lora P. Ormsby Autograph Book. Lora later became Lora Adams. From collection found in Rufus H. Adams' house. Blue cloth with embossed design with "Autographs" in gold. Gold-tipped pages. Contains various…

Diary - Rufus H. Adams Rufus H. Adams' Diary of Events. A large-size ledger titled "The People's Comprehensive Diary -- Designed for the Use of Farmers and Others -- General Edition, Wm. Goodfellow, Ten-Year Book." At the time of acquisition…

Typed transcript from Hampshire Gazette, April 5, 1887. Subject: Destruction of Congregational Church by fire. Please also see Box 24g for actual newspaper clipping describing the fire.

Black and white photograph of the first schoolhouse that was built south of what was known in 1905 as 'Ames Brook' in Indian Hollow, Huntington. According to Rev. Moody, the schoolhouse was moved in 1800 to 'Mrs. Angell's gateway where it remained…

Full-page illustrated newspaper article about the renovation of "old Shipman house" on Old Windsor Road by Chester Jones and his wife. Also mentioned are the Randall family and the Hall family.

Paul Fowler and Helen Fowler lived on Clark Road. Mentioned are daughter Susan, m. Kenneth Beach and their schildren, David Jeffrey and Christopher Scott (Scott) who married Sandra Demegall. Susan is now Susan Forgea. No photos

Black and white photograph showing descendents of Harry & Cora Pease and other summer residents enjoying a picnic, ca. 1934. Back row, from left: Harry Pease, Helen McCann, Laura Pease Secor, Marjorie Fitzgerald Rees, Christeen Pease, Irene…

Photograph of Denworth Farm taken from Route 112 by Fred Snell in 1972. Snell donated the scanned digital image in 2022, but not the original negative.

Photograph of Denworth Farm taken from Route 112 by Fred Snell in 1972. Snell donated the scanned digital image in 2022, but not the original negative.

Photograph of Denworth Farm taken from Route 112 by Fred Snell in 1972. Snell donated the scanned digital image in 2022, but not the original negative.

Denworth Farm - Black & white glossy marked #13 Burr-Glidden 1826. Photograph by Dan Porter.
These photographs were scanned from original film strip for republication of the Forty Worthington Houses Book by Dan Porter.

Denworth Farm - Black & white glossy marked #13 Burr-Glidden 1826. Photograph by Dan Porter. These photographs were scanned from original film strip for republication of the Forty Worthington Houses Book by Dan Porter.

Demonstration photograph for use in making a demonstration of adding an item to the archive.

Sepia cabinet photo Delia (Cordelia?) Porter (1865-1946). Daughter of Cornelia Porter and Levi Packard Porter. She lived mostly in Cummington Mass.

Black and white to sepia tone photograph of Delia and Alice Robinson, sitting outdoors in the fall of the yea. Mounted on shirt cardboard.

Copies of Deeds in Hampden County made by Walter Stevens, dating 1773-1784. #1. Salah Barnard to Moses Morse, Lot #30, 106, 107 #2. Othniel Gilbert to Samuel Crosby, Lot # ? John Watts, John Buck #3. Salah Barnard to Samuel Morse, Lot # 46,…