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The first of an estimated 1,700 trees is coming down. It snowed last night; powder snow has shaken off the tree as it is being cut.

Video. Saplings and brush resulting from a logging operation is mechanically chipped in anticipation of transportation off site.

Video. Brush resulting from a logging operation is mechanically chipped and put into a box truck for transportation off site.

Here is a picture of our Golden Retriever dog, 'Yukon' playing in the snow. This video is hosted on Vimeo as a test. Another, related video of the cutting of our spruce plantation is hosted on YouTube. Looking at various alternatives for video…

This video depicts the mechanical harvesting of a spruce plantation that was planted in the 1930's as part of a 'make work' project on the part of a wealthy landowner.

Archival copy of DVD, from World War II, Veteran's Day Commemoration, November 10, 2001 event. Included on the DVD are: Donald Mollison, William Coffey, Donald Coffey, James Coffey, Milton Perkins, Bob Epperly, Ernest Robinson, Kenneth Pease, Harold…

Archival copy of DVD - interview with Bob Randall, November 2012, Berkshire Hills Productions, interviewer: Kate Ewald.

Town of Worthington, Annual Report, 2014. Cover shows Worthington Library, photograph by Ed Pelletier. Includes reports from various town boards and entities.

Taking the High Road: A Two Hundred Year History of a Hilltown by Jane Benedict Phinney, Savoy Massachusetts, 1797-1997. Paper, self published, 168 pp. illustrated.

Roads Traveled: Just a Country Boy Trying to Get Along, by Charles A. Bisbee, Jr. Reminiscences of life in Chesterfield. Hardcover with dust jacket, 287 pp. 2002, Modern MemoirsPublishing

A Bicentennial History of Peru. Berkshire County, Massachusetts, 1771-1971, Town of Peru, hardback, 44 pages of text, many pages of black and white photographs

Grammar School Diploma in red leatherette case issued to Edward Seth Wright, known as "Ted" on June 19, 1942. The diploma is signed by School Committee members: Fred G. Sears, Jr., Arthur G. Capen, and Alice M. Bartlett; as well as by Principal Helen…

Sepia toned portrait photograph showing Dorothy and Adrian Wright. Their parents, Joseph and Minnie Wright had moved with their family to "The Farm" on Old Post Road, where they raised and sold chickens. Dorothy and Adrian purchased 28 acres across…

House at 106 Huntington Road was built on land purchased in 1934 on State Road by Adrian Wright to build a summer home for his family. It took two years to build and cost $3,000 including the price of the land. The cellar was dug for the price of a…

Glossy snapshot, sepia toned, showing six members of the family of Adrian and Dorothy Wright near their property at 106 Huntington Road, in Worthington. From left, rear: Ted [Edward], Dorothy, Adrian, Dave [David]. Front: Phyll [Phyllis] and Bar…

Black and white advertising postcard, lithographed, showing activities at the Lafayette Lodge. Title: "Fun for Children and Grownups at Lafayette Lodge, Worthington, Mass." Inserts show dance in big hall and children playing in stream. The larger…

Excerpts from a broadcast on WGBY-TV (their first live broadcast) of the Arlo Guthrie Benefit Concert for the Worthington Health Association. The concert was held on Sena's field on Ridge Road.

Two part letter. Part 1: Letter (dated June 5, 1833) from Lucretia Clark (1814-1846) to her sister Elvira Boise. Part 2 (dated June 10, 1833): Letter from Spencer Clark (1780-1856) , tanner and mill operator on West Street, to son-in-law Otis…

Keepsake/signature quilt part of a Grange project in 1917. 36 squares, 11-1/2" x 11-1/2". The quilt was featured in "Aunt Dinah's Quilting Party," written by Eva Fairman and presented during the Worthington Bicentenniel Celebration, 1968. Made for…

Two sepia postcards: "'The Cascades' A beautiful view on the Worthington Road. South Worthington, Mass. I the Heart of the Dear Old Berkshires." The second is from the Thrasher sample book titled 'Gleneyrie' A Beautiful view on the Worthington Road,…