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Deed, dated March 28, 1826, from John Watts to Town of Worthington. For 10 dollars, Watts gives 'said inhabitants of Worthington in their corporate capacity and their successors forever, a tract of land lying in Worthington aforesaid bounded as…

Handwritten record of 'Young People's Society of Christian Endeavor' of the South Worthington Methodist Chuch. Found in Parsonage. Entries range from 1895-1901. Includes Articles of Incorporation, names of officers. Ca. 170 pp.

Remembering Cummington, Poems and Sketches' Olive M. Thayer, 88 pages, Cummington Historical Commission, signed by Olive Thayer, born in Worthington, 1898. A few black and white illustrations.

CD-R with images showing the Worthington Millennium quilkt, 2000-2010. Includes images of the full quilt as well as separate images of invidiaul sides blocks and of the people who contributed to its design and constructions. The labels on the back…

A History of Williamsburg in Massachusetts' compiled by Barbara Baker Deming, 175th Anniversary, The Hampshire Bookshop, Northampton, Mass. 1946, 416 pages with black and white illustrations. No index.

DVD-R showing operations of the Worthington Post office during Cullen ('Pete') packard's tenure as postmaster. Shows mail being brought from Williamburg to Worthington, being sorted and put into boxes, and then redlivered to nearby towns. People on…

Scan only of both sides of advertising card for the Worthington Inn. On back: The Worthington Inn offers First Class Accommodations. Everything New Throughout with Modern Conveniences. Telephone Connection. Altitude 1500. For terms and information,a…

Map prepared by Ed lewis showing position of gravestones at Benjamin Cemetery

Drawing in pen and crayon or pastel by William G. Rice: On back is written: 'Parlor a The Maples in the Time of the Grandparents, Wm. & Wealthy Cottrell Rice, Drawn and Painted by William G. Rice, 1879' Gold frame, back paper deteriorating. Glass.

Annual Report of the Town of Worthington, 2009. Cover shows Corners Grocery. reproduced from oil painting by Robert Sweeney, Thayer Hill Road. Dedicated to Cullen ('Pete') Packard.

Survey of Gravestones in Brewste and Benjamin Cemeteries' by Historical Society, the Community and Boy Scouts.

Documents related to unsuccessful application to Massachusetts Historical Commission for funds for cemetery cleanup. Includes 8' x 10' black and white photo of North Cemetery wall.

Ox yoke was carved by Duane Bartlett's father 'in a few hours.'

Memento with lock of braided hair from 'Julia' presumed Julia Clapp, from S. and Le. [Samuel and Levi] Clapp to Ermina Drury

Assorted documents related to William Gorham Rice including undated magazine illustration showing Rice as a young man, wedding invitations related to William Gorham Rice's marriage to Harriet Langdon Pruyn on February 10, 1892; announcement of talk…

Assorted materials related to the marriage of Josephine Thorp Rice to Rev. Harlan Creelman on June 15, 1892 in Worthington. Includes photocopies of newspaper articles, and original invitations.

CD presentation with photos and words, documenting the life of Duane Bartlett's grandmother (Mary Jane Laughlin Bates ) , who lived in Batesville, part of Chesterfield.

Deed dated December 24, 1816 from Timothy Meech to Jonathan Brewster, Treasurer of Worthington; $100 for 5 acres; Northampton Registry of Deeds, Book 40, page 110; witnessed by Ezra Starkweather and Charles Clapp.

Map of Berkshire County, Massachusetts, 1858. 'A complete copy of the old wall map. All 31 towns in 1858. Every house and business identified by name. All the old roads' Towns include: Adams, Alford, Becket, Cheshire, Clarksburg, Dalton, Egremont,…

Vital records to about 1850 for the towns of Adams, Alford, Becket, Dalton, Great Barrington, Hinsdale, Lanesboro, Lee, Lenox, New Marlboro, North Adams, Otis, Peru, Pittsfield, Richmond, Sandisfield, Sheffield, Stockbridge, Tyringham, West…