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Letter to editor of Hampshire Gazette August 1, 1968 address complaint about Worthington Bi-Centennial finances. Signed by Alice Whittaker (1911-2001), Howard Pease (b. 1906), Henry H. Snyder (1895-1986) and Fred C. Emerson (b. 1914)

Digital copy of paid invoice dated Dec 1884 from Hayden and Son, Ringville, for clipper sleds purchased by Cutler Plympton & Co. in Northampton. 4 #2 sleds cost $3.00, 2 #1 sleds cost $183.

Sepia photo on stiff paper showing Cepas Thayer in bowler hat standing in front of wagon dressed in decorative clothing

Five glossy snapshots showing Bob and Dick Bartlett during their childhood, circa 1940. They were the children of Robert T. and Sarah Lane Bartlett and lived at the Spruces at Worthington Corners where several of these photos appear to have been…

Black and white snapshot of Guy Bartlett (1882-1970) walking in front of house. Car in background.

Letter addressed to Sarah and Rob Bartlett from Dorothy E. Beebe, inviting them to a celebration of the awarding of the Congressional Medal of Honor to Samuel E. Eddy (the only "Hampshire County" recipient of this honor as of 1982. Sarah Lane…

Formal portrait of Frank E. Ladd (1859-1916), who donated the clock for the new church in 1888. He was married to Etta Stevens (1858-1925).

Obituary for Hannah Seely Rice (1835-1911) (Mrs. William Gorham Rice), mother of Katherine McDowell Rice, Susan Tracy Rice, Josephine Rice Creelman, and William G. Rice, Jr.

Obituary for Bessie Jones Smith (Mrs. Walter), 1879-1969. Lifelong Worthington resident

Obituary for Hattie Blackman Capen (Mrs. Granville) (1859-1950). Mother of Arthur Capen.

Obituary for Susan Tracy Rice (1869-1937).

Stone Walls Magazine, Fall 1992. Contents include
Genesis of Woronoco by Doris H. Wackerbarth
A Town is Born by Doris Hayden & Jean York
Rhythm of the Road by Barbara Brainerd
The Granville Public Library by Wilhelmina Tryon 1903
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Advertisement for 5 course Sunday dinner at the Hill-Top-Rest-Inn costing $2.25. A steak dinner came to $2.75.

Rose Marie Sherman, age 86 passed away peacefully on January 27, 2024. She was born November 26, 1937 and resided in Worthington her entire life. Rose graduated from Northampton High School where she enjoyed playing basketball.

She married Ralph…

Robert L. Cushman (1926 - 2023).

Surrounded by his loving family, Robert Lawless Cushman of Worthington MA passed on to be with his Lord on October 8, 2023, at the age of 97. Robert was a man highly respected in his spheres of influence, known…

Robert Spiess Obituary

Robert N Spiess (1938-2023), 85, passed away Tuesday September 26th peacefully with his family by his side. Bob was born May 7, 1938. A lifelong resident of Worthington, Bob married his childhood friend and high school…

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…

Obituary for Suzanne Fisk (1935-2022).

Newspaper articles 1) Cornelius Shannon named principal of Center School in Dalton and also Obituary for Cornelius J. Sharron (1921-August 20, 2021.

Letter written by James Clay Rice to his mother [Wealthea Cotrell Rice (1784-1870), on the eve of the first battle of Bull Run. Includes as well letter from either a colleague or a commanding officer stating that the Garibaldi group had not been…