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Golden Sheaf Certificate May 2, 1972 in recognition of 50 years of continuous Grange Membership
December 17, 1986 "In Memoriam for Henry Hall Snyder" from the Hillside Agricultural Society and its Cummington Fair. (Copy in Box 52.)
January 9,…

Member of the Bartlett family in costume.

Melvin Thrasher (b. Chesterfield, 1825, d. 1904) 'in the house that stood near a pine tree in Mr. Freeman's field.' Emily Drake Thrasher, b. Worthington, 1827 'on Lot Drake's place'. The two married on March 5th, 1847. The couple moved frequently:…

Melsome A. Pease (1901-1957) death certificate

1818-1825 History of the Controversy over the location of the new Meeting House, from the town records. Signed by Jonathan Lyman, Joseph Merrick, Daniel Porter. Blue mimeographed copy.

Fairly dark black and white photograph of the McCann/Shaw House. Known also as the Worthington Inn (bed and breakfast) and as 'Four Corners,' the only house in the National Historic Register from Worthington.

Is a cyanotype copy on thin paper of May Bates Kilbourn (and unidentified friend and dog. Blue, oval copy.

Black and white photograph of May Bates (Laura May Bates; Mrs. Charles A. Kilbourn, 1876-1945) as a young woman wearing glasses.

Assorted items related to celebration of Worthington's 225th birthday on September 11, 1993. Includes flyers announcing picnic and music, parade, replanting of Layfayette elm, poem by Benjamin Schnare. Event program, Plus photographs of the setup and…

2 army passes from 1945. Three day passes for recreation in France

MHC Reconnaissance Survey Town Report produced for MHC’s Statewide Reconnaissance Survey between 1979 and 1987, introduce the historical development of each of the Commonwealth’s municipalities. Each report contains an historic overview, a…

Signed: Thrasher photo. Many of the people pictured worked in the penholder factory in South Worthington. Taken at Bradley Hall. Mounted on grey board. Lists people: Alice Bartlett, Agnes Cole, Arlin Cole, Sam Utley, Wallace Higgins, Royce Granger,…

Black and white photograph showing Mary Stevens walking to work at the Worthington Health Center.

Copy of sepia photograph of Mary Persis Burr (1918-2004) as young woman painting outdoors. She was an art teacher prior to her marriage to Franklyn Hitchcock in 1944. The date is estimated from the sepia coloring and Mary Burr's appearance.

Copy of black and white photograph of Mary Persis Burr (1918-2004) in winter clothing outside the Burr farmhouse, ca. 1940.

Sepia photograph of Mary Persis Burr (1918-2004) as a toddler seated in doorway of a barn at the Burr farm on Kinne Brook Road. Ca. 1920.

Copy of black and white photograph showing Mary Persis Burr (holding plates and facing forward) and Olive Cole; unidentified men in rear

Color snapshot taken at the 2004 Council on Aging Veteran's Day Celebration held at the Worthington Town Hall. Visible in photo are from left: seated: Mary Lou Juliano (d. 2008), Frank Juliano (1936-2005), Harold Brown (1919-2008), and Cornelius…

John Jarvis (1888-1967), immigrated from Lithuania in 1910 and eventually settled in Worthington along with his sister, Mary. His farm at the corner of Indian Oven Road and Old Post Road (no longer extant) was known for its large number of turkeys.…

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.