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2 copies Article by Lois Ashe Brown in the Daily Hampshire Gazette. Pictured are Postmaster Merwin F. Packard and Mrs C. Kenneth Osgood; Charlie Alderman, and Pete (Cullen) Packard; also picture of century-old Corners Grocery. No visible support for…

Letter addressed to William Chamberlin from M. Fairman dated Feb 17, 1986 found between post office section and the storage units during construction for new postal boxes. The letter was from Jennie Fairman with a check in memory of Harriet Osgood.…

"First Day of Spring in Worthington" Springfield Union photo......Emerson Davis shovels to break through 10-foot drift in front of Congregational Church so that Easter services may be conducted on Sunday."

'Commuter Spokesman....Nathaniel Glidden.' Might have been taken from rotagravure section of Sunday paper

Glossy brochure with pictures and information. Held at Town Hall, May 17, 1956, was an opportunity for the telephone user to question or comment on quality of service. Pictures include Elizabeth Torrey, Emerson Davis, Lucie Mollison. Marie Stone…

The Selectmen present this farce comedy in 3 acts at Worthington Town Hall, Friday, August 12, 1938 8:30 p.m. Written by Jay Tobias, directed by HUGO ADDY. Assisted by Elizabeth Torrey and Henry H. Snyder. Cast included Edith Packard, Dick…

Congratulatory certificate upon entry into the armed forces of the United States. Presented by the Selectmen, signed by Wells W. Magargal and Henry H Snyder.

Formerly numbered 31-3. Unable to locate original entry. Bicentennial

Ted Porter was very proud to present this paper as it verifiied his family lineage is the oldest in town. There is another copy as well.

Article titled 'A long journey out of the past' about the (Morgan Hall Homestead?) Corbett house in Worthington. The Boston Globe.
The Fitzroy House and the Corbett house were both on Corbett Road. The Fitzroy house was burned as practice for the…

PVPC Survey of Historic Houses, Worthington, Massachusetts prepared by Bonnie Parsons of Pioneer Valley Planning Commission prior to submittiing application for inclusion in National Historic Commission. 1 copy with yellow cover, spiral bound. One…

Lists owners and dates of purchase of general stores (Corners Store, Center Store, West Worthington Store, and South Worthington) from 1796 through 1995. Handwritten list of patrons. Includes a newspaper article from the Daily Hampshire Gazette of…

Worthington Bicentennial Articles about Tour of Worthington

18th Century Restoration of Jonathan Huntington Parsonage, First Parsonage, Planned and Executed. Photographic Scrapbook of detailed photographs of restoration with descriptions. Cross reference Box 01 Ph 101 in Photographic Archive. Written history,…

Several packets of genealogical information on Huntington, his forebears and a typewritten article by Elizabeth Payne and article from Stonewalls by Ida Joslyn on F. S. Huntington. Also includes OPat Kennedy's script for Sarah Huntington used in the…

Notes on early settlers for presentation. Old Post Road from Northampton to Berkshire County; mentions Tilson Bartlett, Amos Frink, Abner Dwelly, Converse, Phineas Herrick, Nathan Branch, Morgan Hall, Sam.Morse, Col. Eben. Webber, Sam Buck, Luke…

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.

3 copies of grid map of Worthington from Cummington on the north, Chesterfield on the east, and Huntington on the south, and westerly on the Middle Branch of the Westfield River.
Also included are 2 parchment pages; one depicts roads and named…

Fabric remnants of Reverend Jonathan Huntington's cleric attire found with identifying note in the West Street parsonage of Reverend Jonathan Huntington during restoration by Jerrilee Cain. Please also see 2004a-001

Genealogy - Recollection, Research Paper, 'History of Eli Metcalf, Early Settlers'.
It appears to be the introduction of a presentation about Worthington's early settlers. This could have been a talk presented to the Worthington Historical Society