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1810 federal census for Worthington. 5 pages. Unknown census taker. 704 white males, 675 white females, 12 Black.

1820 federal census for the town of Worthington. 7 pages.

1830 federal census, Worthington. First two-page enumeration. Households by gender. Slaves and free-colored persons by gender.
John Bryant enumerator.

An 1837 “Hard Times” token unearthed on West Street by Peter Donatelli of West Chesterfield. During the 1830s, second-term President Andrew Jackson, in an effort to help stabilize a wildly unstable economic environment, tried to manipulate the value…

1840 federal census for Worthington, 14pp. enumerated by Alpheus Langley. Total population 1,197. Two-page format, first page is household info, second page includes info about slaves and free blacks, school populations, employment by category…

Two articles from the Pittsfield Sun, the first describing a robbery at the Worthington Post Office,; the second reporting on the interrogation of one of the perpetrators.

Newspaper articles about various subjects: disowning wife, divorcing husband, debts, insolvency notice, patents, post office robbery, suicide, drowning, fires; freezing to death
, etc. etc. Among the names mentioned are Mr. Goldthwait (robbery),…

#348: Frank W. Bates (b. 1897)
#349: William Brown
#350: Leland Cole
#351: Charles Cudworth
#352: Elisha P. Cutler (b. 1889)
#353: Homer Dodge
#354: Malcolm Fairman (1b. 890)
#355: John Jarvis (b. 1896)
#356: Emory Knapp (b. 1896)
#357:…

Bound scrapbook by Elsie Venner Bartlett of the 1925 Lafayette celebration and some photographs of library groundbreaking in 1914. Scrapbook entries are on black paper with notations in white ink. Most entries are black and white photographs of…

Black and white photograph showing airplane that landed in McCann's field, Worthington Corners, in 1929."Flown by Ruth Nichols and her army pilot father"

A variety show sponsored by the Grange (#90), held at the Town Hall. From left: Gloria Frew, Joan Osgood, Judy Magargal, Judy Diamond and Dorothy Green (maiden names)

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;…

'Came the vote' Harriett and Franklin Burr, Ken Osgood, and Mrs. Fayette Stevens. Might have been taken from rotagravure section of Sunday paper

Class photo. Russell H. Conwell Elementary School, first grade, 1971. Top row: Unknown Paul Payson, Lauren Mason, Danny Kievet, Mrs. Fisher
Middle row: Lance Majkowski, Billy Nugent, Scott Corbin, Mark Vienotte, Kevin Granger, Kevin Fairman, Kevin…

Book of 50 cent raffle tickets for rug and afghan, Sept 9, 1972

Newspaper account of the crash of a Cessna 175 single engine airplane on the Albert field along the Old Post Road. No injuries. Pilot unnamed. Selectman/Police Chief Tyler mentioned in article

Article about failed override vote to pay for increased school assessment

Documents related to unsuccessful application to Massachusetts Historical Commission for funds for cemetery cleanup. Includes 8' x 10' black and white photo of North Cemetery wall.

2 black and white photos of people and horse drawn carriages. One marked "Early Taxi". One marked "In the Dingle"