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Newspaper article about Lois Ashe Brown's diaries, her early life as well as life in Worthington.

South Worthington post office est. 1857; list of postmasters from 1867-1918. West Worthington post office est. 1839; list of postmasters from 1839-1913. Ringville post office est. 1851; list of postmasters from1851-1918. 2 copies

Documents show dates of appointments from 1789-1970 from the National Archives, Washington, D.C. Covers Worthington (Corners) West Worthington, South Worthington and Ringville, all of which had separate post offices at times during the 19c.

Grange certificate for 50 years of continuous grange membership. Includes seals of additional service up to 70 years. See 21-3. Also included is clipping from local newspaper announcing a tea planned to honor Arthur Capen (5/27/1976) who retired as…

Grange certificate for 70 years of continuous grange membership.

Glossy chrome color photograph showing the Rose Briar cottage on Ridge Road with swimming pool on front. On back: 'Rose Briar, Ridge Road, Worthington, Mass. Prop. John and Irene Buckley. Luxurious efficiency apts -- completely equipped kitchenette…

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…

Series of newspaper clippings from New York Times (9/17/2006), Country Journal (7/6/2006,7/20/2006, 8/24/2006)on graveyard cleanup and other activities of the Worthington Historical Society. Documents concatenated in single PDF document.

Engineering plan of septic system. 2 sheets. Original on file with the Worthington Board of Health

Guide prepared by Paysage Landscape Architecture and Historic Preservation for the Worthington Historical Commission. Included are North Cemetery, Center Cemetery and Ringville Cemetery. Included also are FORM E - Burial Documents for the above named…

PDF of document typewritten by Pete deBeaumont, who lived at Brookstone Farm in West Worthington and there , along with his wife, created the Brookstone catalog, a successful mail-order business. deBeaumont was trained in mechanical engineering, and…

'A History of Williamsburg in Massachusetts,' compiled by Phyllis Baker Deming, hardcover, The Hampshire Bookshop, Northampton, 1946, 416 pp. Illustrated. Prepared on the occasion of the town's 175th anniversary.

Diary of Phyllis Dingmond West Worthington in 1948 from Jan. 1 to December 31. Seems to have been a Christmas present. mentions 'great floods' from Dec. 29-31 resulting in 8' of water.

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…

Record of money orders issued by the post office. Includes the names of many townspeople. Covers the period 1892-1935.

Black and white glass slide: Russell H. Conwell (1843-1925) standing in front of a barn -- late 1880s or 1890s. The slide is marked Queen & Company, 1010 Chester St. [Philadelphia]. The company sold high quality optical scientific instruments.

Black and white glass slide: Eagle's Nest, looking up from bottom of Hill. Eagle's Nest was the Russell H. Conwell home in South Worthington. The slide is heavily damaged/oxidized. It is marked Queen & Company, 1010 Chestnut Street. Queen & Company…

Black and white glass slide: Visitors in carriage at Eagle's Nest, Russell H. Conwell's home in South Worthington. The slide is number #9. This is a slide from Queen and Company, 1010 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia. Along the side is written: 'His…

Black and white slide: Conwell Academy, 'the educational center of S. W.,' with a number 4 written on bottom of slide.

Black and white glass slide showing as unidentified couple in fancy dress standing in a grassy field, probably at Russell Conwell's home in South Worthington. Part of a series of Queen and Co., Philadelphia, slides focusing on Conwell and South…