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Transcript of talk for 50th anniversary of church building: Reminiscences of Mr. Huntington, and others. for Mr. Walter Stevens, by an old member (incog.) of the church. Handwriting is reminiscent of an older person's hand.

This communion service occurred July 11, 1971. A chronology of the history of the Church is on the back of the program. (copy attached to printed form in record book) (Example of information: The third meeting house was built in 1825 and burned in…

Copy of a one page program of singing that occurred on Wednesday evening, June 12, 1895 at the Congregational Church, Miss Harriet Brewster, organist. Also May Gurney (Ted Porter's grandmother)

Three copies of the program for the Services for the 150th anniversary of the church, August 5 & 6, 1923

Dated 6/26/68, this article pertains to the boulder and plaque placed on West Street commemorating the First Meeting House. This was done during Worthington bicentennial year, 1968. Newspaper article pasted on black construction paper for…

A record of sale of Church pews kept by Aaron Stevens, August 19, 1870 Handwritten on lined paper.

Three copies of the program for the Musical Service for the 150th anniversary of the church, August 5, 1923

Hand written lined paper with names relating to 50th anniversary of the First Congregational Church building. Also, invitation to the anniversary with reference to youthful members.

Three copies of the program for the laying of the cornerstone of the First Congregational Church, August 3, 1887. see also 260/P)

This is a copy of the program for the services held in connection with the Annual Meeting of the Hampshire Conference of Congregational Churches held in Worthington on May 23, 24, 1888.

This sampler was done by Electa Harding Dodge, great, great grandmother to Helen Magargal. Very delicate. It appears that numbers and the alphabet are represented; dated '6th of February 1798' Formerly Bartlett Box

Very delicate with alphabet on top border, continuing on bottom. Two pine trees, two dogs, other designs, surrounding geometrical shape in the center. where it appears there are embroidered initials (possibly F G) and words. Formerly Bartlett Box

3 copies of 200-year anniversary invitation to Post Office Commemoration Ceremony; names of postmasters and dates of appointments; Daily Hammpshire Gazette article pertaining to open house; Berkshire Eagle - same (2 copies); 2 stamped envelopes…

This letter on the sale of boxes of tea dates from 1879 Letter is to Mr. Sanderson.

This is the last one-cent postard cancelled by the Worthington Post Office; the one-cent rate was long-standing. From Charles C. Eddy (Cullen Packard's brother in law) to Cullen (Pete) Packard.

This letter is from Ethel Graves to Merwin Packard in 1956: it contains envelope and letter sent from R.M.S. Ivernia, 4/17/1903, to Mrs. Merwin Packard; the envelope is stamped 'Queenstown' 4/17/1905.

1951 money order to Charles Eddy for 1 cent and one to Cullen (Pete) Packard; samples of money orders stamped 10/12/1962 and 10/13/1962 showing change in form, meter to hand-written; sample of certified mail receipt

large envelope containing postmaster records from Ringville Post Office

List of Ringville postmasters and assistants in 1845, 1849, 1856, 1866, 1875; this list is handwritten in pencil on a small piece of paper.

Photocopy of list contains the appointment of Merwin F. Packard, Mrs. Harriet E. Osgood, Cullen G. Packard, Cullen S. Packard. Cullen (Pete) Packard by Merwin Packard in 1966; the document is stamped by Mr. Henry Betsold of Hatfield (no date)