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Poster, Antiques Appraisal. Second annual appraisal at WHS. Had been a Conwell School PTO event but was better suited to the WHS mission. Refreshments served. The second event was not as well attended but most likely due to lack of sufficient…

Poster announcing Ralph Moran Remembers. This event was sponsored by the Historical Society in order to publicize and sell the DVD that Ralph has made by the same name (see Tech Materials Box 46) which reflect his memories and stories of 50 years of…

Poster announcing "Good Ole Summertime" which is becoming an annual event. This is the second time we have presented this kind of a program. The first time Ed Lewis recorded the conversations for free; this time they were done by a professional for a…

The clipping, June 23, 2005, mentions the popular talk given by George Ashley who is a professor at Holyoke Community College and an expert on the native Americans in Massachusetts. He will return for our annual meeting in 2006 and speak about…

'Worthington Historical Society Presents: A talk honoring the sons of Worthington in celebration of the 140th Anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. Food was made to reflect what the soldiers might have eaten as they traveled from…

This weekly subscription card was found behind the fireplace in the Hewitt House (Diane Brenner and Jan Roby) during the renovation of the house in 2000 by Diane Brenner. This most likely belonged to Josephine Hewitt. Identify Bee Smith.

This Golf Club Season Ticket from 1905 was found behind the fireplace in the Hewitt House (Diane Brenner and Jan Roby) during the renovation of the house in 2000 by Diane Brenner. It is written in calligraphic script and is made out to Mr. Wm. J.…

On 7/31/2006 this plaque was moved from the Capen/Riverside School House to the Archive Building. It is wood with brass (brass needs polishing). It reads: "In Appreciation for the Gift of This Property By Eva and Henry Snyder To The Worthington…

On 7/31/2006 this bottle was brought from the Capen/Riverside School House to the Archives. It is a Carter's ink bottle (stained with the last ink) dating from the 1900s. Today this bottle of ink costs $3.00. Article about old Carter's ink bottles…

On 7/31/2006 this bottle was brought from the Capen/Riverside School House to the Archives. It is a square bottle with a paper attached which reads "Albert?" (Would this be Albert Edwards?) In the winter when temperatures dropped, the ink in the ink…

On 7/31/2006 this bottle was brought from the Capen/Riverside School House to the Archives. This stoppered and stained bottle is of little value, perhaps for a bottle collection.

This newspaper article has three pictures of the dedication ceremony held on Saturday in the summer of 1976 The Capen/Riverside School House had been renovated (see Photograph Archive) , a plaque mounted on the front facade, and was opened to the…

Boy and girl paper dolls wth tabs for standing upright; also 13 pieces of clothing with tabs to dress the dolls. Clothing was apparently stamped out of a large sheet of paper and indiviual items placed on doll, hopefully to stay in place after the…

Guest Book for the Dedication of the Capen/Riverside School. Identify names and relate to photos of such in Photo Archive, Box 04a, PH39. Identify Bee Smith. Mrs. Ralph Kerley, Mrs. A. Leland Smith, Mrs. Ralph Smith, Dr. and Mrs. Michael…

Black leather Autographs book with gold lettering and gold tipped page edges. Contains autographs from people including Kate Field, William Cullen Bryant. Katharine McDowell Rice lived at 160 State Street, Albany, NY at the time. Most of the…

"Worthington Vital Records to the Year 1850" including Births, Marriages, and Deaths. The note accompanying this donation from Helen Allyn includes the receipt from the Whately Antiquarian Book Center dated 10/11/1998 for $25.00. At the time Helen…

Ivory, soft-coverd booklet with black print, of childhood memories by Alice Cudworth Steele, with sketches by Olive Morey Thayer; original signatures of Alice C Steele and Olive M. Thayer, printed by Daily Hampshire Gazette for the Cummington…

Silver Plate Trophy Bowl presented to Henry H. Snyder for his 37 years as selectman in the town of Worthington in the spring of 1971. This item was purchased at Sena's Auction Service by Lois Ashe Brown on 7/31/1990 for $5.78 and donated to the…

These tax records pertain to highway tax, town and county tax, and "society" tax. They are contained in a faded green record book, paper cover, with red binding. (formerly identified as Rec6).

This marblized note book with red binding is a record of side walk maintenance between the Corners and the Center in 1907. It was kept by Katharine McDowell Rice ""for reference."" The note book also contains loose papers. Formerly identified as…