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Black and white glossy photograph. Note shed behind the building apparently used for queuing horses during service. This chapel was fashioned from an existing store in 1849. The present (1999) Worthington Museum is modeled after this chapel, which…

This is a black and white photo showing the South Worthington Methodist Church which was built in 1847-1848 and renovated in 1976 as part of the Bicentennial activities. There is little landscaping excent for the stone wall. The road (Ireland Street)…

Two black and white copies of Reverend and Mrs. George Moody. Reverend Moody wrote a history of Worthington in 1905, called

Original sketch was made by Jerrilee (Bunce) Cain, resident of the first parsonage which was across the street from the 'first meeting house.' The steepled-church is often called the 'second meeting house.' It was built in 1825 and burned in 1889.…

The Jonathan Huntington First Parsonage building is located on West Street. Black and white photo is cut from a book or catalog. There are people gathered on the south side of the building. Identify Jerrilee Cain.

Photo is sepia tone and appears to be cut from a book. Shows early Congregational Church when it was brown. Note sheds on north side. also a newspaper clipping photo and two postcard photos

Photo is sepia tone and appears to be cut from a book. Interior view of a large display of flowers, kerosene lamp in choir loft.

Black and white glossy photo shows person sitting on snow bank in front of church. Note rumble seat open on vehicle.

Black and white glossy photo shows archway in snow bank in front of the church; the archway was cut by Emerson Davis.

Black and white glossy photo shows person sitting on snow bank looking at church steeple. Criss written on back along with the date.

The First Congregational Church (First Meeting House), from 1771, begun at West Street and Sam Hill Road and in 1772, dismantled and rebuilt at the corner of Harvey Road and Huntington Road. This sketch was done by Jerrilee (Bunce) Cain at the time…

This is a framed photograph of the West Worthington Methodist Chapel and is on permanent display in the South Vestibule of the WHS. This building was owned by Rose Parker in 1984 and used as a vacation home. It was located on Route 143 and its roof…

This oval shaped black and white glossy is an early view of the First Meeting House (Congregational Church) and the town hall before the church burned down in spring 1887. The picture was taken from the NE near the present location of Old Post Road.

This a sepia tone photograph of the Interior of the Jonathan Huntington First Parsonage showing a large fireplace, 3 women making pies. Note on the photograph: 'Thanksgiving pies 50. Interior Old Parsonage (West Street?). Francis and Mary Allen,…

Black and white photographic post card of 'The Methodist Church, S. Worthington, Mass.' Undated, but early 20th century. There is no vegetation except behind the church. WHS has duplicate copies of this postcard.

Two black and white photographic post cards of 'The First Parsonage.' The first parsonage was the home of the first minister, Reverend Jonathan Huntington, 1771-1781. Above stood the first meeting house, 1764-1792. Jerrilee (Bunce) Cain restored this…

Black and white photographic post card of the 'First Congregational Church, Worthington, Mass.' (on the back is written - return to Elsie V. Bartlett) This post card shows the soldier

This postcard shows a drawing of the 'Worthington Church, 1771-1921.' This is the First Congregational Church but not the first building on this site. This building was built around 1882, and is the third home of the church, the first was on West…

Two black and white photographs of the creamery in Ringville on Route #112, taken from a scrapbook. Built in 1894.

Photo shows sugaring buckets on maple tree on Walter Tower's farm. For use in republication of Papers on the History of Worthington.