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Health Care for the Hilltowns, Newsletter of Hilltown community health centers, Inc.

Health Care for the Hilltowns, Newsletter of Hilltown community health centers, Inc.

Photocopies of all writings concerning the early death (age 61) of Steffen W. Plehn. These papers were used for the 'Some People to Remember' chapter in the republished 'Papers on the History of Worthington'

Letter from Michelle Korn (Jewish prisoner in Auschwitz and Dachau) to Mr. Wonderlich thanking him for the American liberation of the concentration camp in 1945 and their care and humanity in the liberation. Michelle ('Mila') was 8 years old and from…

From 'Memories of Fifty Years Ago, by Sgt. Harold E. Brown, attached 20 Armored Division. 'Brownie' writes about March 1945, World War II. 'It was a sunny day in France. . . . in Perriers-sur-Andelle.

This is a piece of local stone containing mica that many have called 'fools gold.'

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.

Book 'Acres of Diamonds, Russell H. Conwell' by Robert Shackleton, Harper and Brothers Publishers, Copywight 1943, Leon M. and Nina C. Tuttle. Grey hard cover with gold rectangle highlighting title of book. Was presented to 'DeLano' 11/21/1955

Daily Hampshire Gazette page 1 and A4 story written by Sean Reagan on 'Potato Empire down to dust - foreclosure auction final blow for grower - Albert Farms a Legacy Undone' about auction on August 19, 2006 which was nullified and another was held…

Softcover book: A Graveyard Primer' by Lynette Strangstad, ASSLH (American Association for State and Local History) Press, 1988, second printing, 1990. 126 pages with index and black and white photographs. On loan to Pat Kennedy 6/9/07.

Brown paper-covered scrapbook with black pages, contains black and white photographs and newspaper clippings showing the history of the Frederick Sargent Huntington (FSH) Library from groundbreaking on Aug 17, 1914. Includes groundbreaking, Lafayette…

Rough draft of a paper prepared on the schools in Worthington complete with notes taken from 1900. Most likely this was also reported to the Historical Society as a paper by Beverly F. Smith. Given to Sara Upton by Dick Smith after the death of 'Bee'…

News reports of fire at Justamere Tree Farm, the house of J. P. and Marian Welch in October 2004. Excerpts were included in the republication of Papers on the History of Worthington. This was the second fire they sustained on their property, the…

Donald Ives wrote this extensive weather report for the town complete with 6 charts to summer 2007 for inclusion in the republication of Papers on the History of Worthington

Paper cover Book - Hawley Massachusetts the First Fifty Years 1770-1820 by Harrison Parker. According to Frank Feakes this is a wonderful example of a town publication. Published by Sara Publishing, Amherst, MA, 1992. Mr. Parker apprently died before…

Copy of 1873 map transferred from Box 43, formerly numbered 2005a-154 with various miscellaneous papers, still numbered 2005a-154.

Map of Huntington MA is published by Beers in 1873, reproduced by Huntington Historical Society in 1987

Centennial Program from Worthington Golf Club, 1904-2004, also recorded in 'Papers of Worthington' 2007

Cole, Drake, Sanderson, Thrasher genealogies. Papers of Drake-Thrasher reunion. Note: misspelling of Thrasher as Thresher (similar to tombstone in Ringville cemetery).

Recollection writtten by Muriel Pease Boisseau; plus obituaries for Reginald Pease (her brother), March 2, 1964 and Effie Pease (her mother), 3/9/1936, plus article about electrocution death of Maurice Pease, 7/28/1948. Includes note mailed to…