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2 page letter on lined legal-sized paper written to Edward L. Higgins of West Chester, by Nellie Smith. There is also a transcription that retains the original spelling.

Glossy brochure with pictures and information. Held at Town Hall, May 17, 1956, was an opportunity for the telephone user to question or comment on quality of service. Pictures include Elizabeth Torrey, Emerson Davis, Lucie Mollison. Marie Stone…

Series of newspaper clippings from New York Times (9/17/2006), Country Journal (7/6/2006,7/20/2006, 8/24/2006)on graveyard cleanup and other activities of the Worthington Historical Society. Documents concatenated in single PDF document.

Engineering plan of septic system. 2 sheets. Original on file with the Worthington Board of Health

Norman Cushman giving Power of Atty. to E. H. Brewster to sell shop. S. N. Parish, Samuel Coddington. Dated March 8, 1859. (photocopy made and put in file)

Charles Kenneth Osgood (1913-1977) .This photo was taken when Osgood was 63 years old; he died in 1977, age 64. 'Ken' was very active in town and church affairs. Two obituaries from local newspapers

On lined paper, handwritten, 5 pages, from Olive Starkweather in West Pelham, addressed to Eunice Starkweather (sister) in West Worthington. Transcription included with scans.

Nancy A. Trow, cabinet card, Black and white to half tone formal portrait. Nancy is the daughter of A. W. Trow. Bosworth Studio, Springfield, MA. Frontal bust portrait with bow in hair, and lovely lace collar on her formal dress.

Mentioned are Albert (Bert) Nugent, Patricis Brewster Nugent, Herb Haskell, Mr. Lilly, Bernie Albert, Charles Sawyer, Tammy Nugent Messick and Corky Nugent, Kimberly Nugent. ALso mentioned are Albert Farms,

Article titled "On the Hot Seat: Time Warner hasn't yet found the right formula for its Pathfinder site. Now, it's Dan Okrent's turn to try" Okrent lived in Worthington for awhile on Buffington Hill Rd.

Guide prepared by Paysage Landscape Architecture and Historic Preservation for the Worthington Historical Commission. Included are North Cemetery, Center Cemetery and Ringville Cemetery. Included also are FORM E - Burial Documents for the above named…

PDF of document typewritten by Pete deBeaumont, who lived at Brookstone Farm in West Worthington and there , along with his wife, created the Brookstone catalog, a successful mail-order business. deBeaumont was trained in mechanical engineering, and…

Included are a 1764 Spanish silver Real (the year Plantation #3, now Worthington, was offered for sale), a Massachusetts coin issued in 1787, an early silver thimble, and a cufflink from the Civil War. These were found by Peter Donatelli of West…

Three metal croatal bells unearthed by Peter Donatelli of West Chesterfield on properties on West Street and along Rte 112. Croatal bells, unlike clapper bells, used stones or metal shot to create a rattle-like effect. Dennis Picard, local…

Three Conestoga bells unearthed by Peter Donatelli on properties on Sam Hill Road and West Street in Worthington Center. The larger bell is 3" wide at the base and 2 1/2" tall. The smaller bells are both 1 1/2" wide at the base and 1 1/4" tall. The…

Article titled: "77-year-old woodsman find trapping sets him free" Details about Guy Thrashers life and his trapping methods, includes two photographs

Photograph showing AIden Novo (age 4) being read to at summer camp held in Williamsburg at the Davenport School

Full-page of sepia colored photographs depicting the Worthington Town meeting, winter? 1952. Shown are: Franklin Burr, Town Clerk; Arthur Codding, Moderator and Assessor; Joseph Sena, Selectman and Assessor; Henry Snyder, Selectman and Assessor;…

Three black and white photos of people enjoying the pool at the Worthington Swim Club. Shown are: Laura Searle, Janine Modestow, Matthew Hausrath and Nathaniel Searle.

'A History of Williamsburg in Massachusetts,' compiled by Phyllis Baker Deming, hardcover, The Hampshire Bookshop, Northampton, 1946, 416 pp. Illustrated. Prepared on the occasion of the town's 175th anniversary.