The author of this book is Aella Greene. The book is inscribed to Mr. C. K. Brewster, April 1872. Published by Whitney and Adams, Springfield, Mass. Green hard cover with gold writing
Hard cover 'Hillard's Intermediate Reader' has a faded green cover with black lettering. Published by Brewer and Tileston, Boston. This is 'for the use of schools, with an introductory treatise on reading and the training of the vocal organs, by G.…
Tracing the Telephone in Western Massachusetts from 1877-1930 is red hard bound, compiled and edited by Clark M. Wilson, published in Springfield, Mass, 1958.
This is a book with the history of 'The People's Telephone Book' and organization which seems to have begun in April 1908. This book lists the early members (J. S. Hazel?, W. Shorts, David Rothenburg, David Rodway, Albert Babbitt, E. B. Daly, John…
Lois Ashe Brown's copy of 'The Moody Book,' she wrote: 'Purchased for $6.00 at Sena Sales Auction, August 12, 1959, Lois Ashe Brown, Windemere on Witt Road, Worthington, Massachusetts' Miss Emily Eastman, Westfield MA written on inside Aug 29, 1905,…
Dedicated to the WHS by the Mr. and Mrs. Roland Guy in 1992 in memory of the parish Family of the Parish family. The cover is brown leather with black lettering. In deteriorating condition. Original price was $3.00. Contents: South Worthington:…
Watercolor by Ruth Thompson, a non native of Worthington, but a member of the Palettes and Trowels club. Depicts the Fitzroy Place on Corbett Road; oldest place in Town when painting was done. The structure was disassembled in the 1960s and the wood…
Color painting by Irene M. Breen, Chesterfield, MA. in 1946 of Eva Snyder. Portrait is frontal, blue dress, v-neck, blue brooch. Medium: oil on canvas; lettered on back of canvas 'Irene M. Breen, Chesterfield, MA. summer, 1946. Portrait of Mrs. Henry…
Color painting by Robert G. Seery (?) on 7/30/1936 of the Snyder House in Christian Hollow (Sampsonville). Depicted are farmhouse, storage house, barn, two gas pumps in front of house and Socony Gas sign. Medium: oil on wood panel; signed lower left…
Was in Edwin Smith Historical Museum, Westfield Athenaeum, Westfield, MA, until given to WHS. Color painting in oil of woman, hand resting on 'Dutchess Magazine, 1840.' Style is primitive; Artist is unknown. The subject of portrait is Mrs. John…
Color painting of landscape of Brookstone House on River Road. Medium: oil on canvas. By Lyder Frederickson; signed on back 'F. Lyder Frederickson' in orange. painted July 1959 signed on front also 'Lyder, '59'. Condition: two tears, mid-right. On…
Color painting of landscape of 'West Worthington Falls, the Stone Pool' by Lyder Frederickson in April 1961. Oil on canvas; signed: lower left hand corner, front 'Lyder' in orange. Assignation: 'to Mary and Harold from Renee and Lyder, April 1961.'
Oil on canvas of a landscape representing two farmshouses in Stevensville. Painting by Ida Stevens McLellan, born in Stevensville, married to Roy McLellan, blacksmith in Cummington. Signed on back on upper stretcher in pencil: 'Painting by Ida…
Color painting of a still life (fruit, plant, books) by Florence Glidden in 1941. Title: 'Ivy', signed and titled on back, dated on back. Probably oil on canvas. Framed.
Watercolor of the Worthington Historical Society painted, framed and donated by Karin Cook of Worthington. Value of $400. Karin Cook is a local painter who also teaches. This painting is the product of a session Karin held with her class on the…
Oil painting/portrait of Marion Bartlett, dressed in Native American costume. Painting was done by Alice Tufts probably in 1918 for 150th anniversary of Town incorporation. Frame is oval shaped, gold.