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Drawing in pen and crayon or pastel by William G. Rice: On back is written: 'Parlor a The Maples in the Time of the Grandparents, Wm. & Wealthy Cottrell Rice, Drawn and Painted by William G. Rice, 1879' Gold frame, back paper deteriorating. Glass.

Annual Report of the Town of Worthington, 2009. Cover shows Corners Grocery. reproduced from oil painting by Robert Sweeney, Thayer Hill Road. Dedicated to Cullen ('Pete') Packard.

Survey of Gravestones in Brewste and Benjamin Cemeteries' by Historical Society, the Community and Boy Scouts.

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.

Ox yoke was carved by Duane Bartlett's father 'in a few hours.'

Memento with lock of braided hair from 'Julia' presumed Julia Clapp, from S. and Le. [Samuel and Levi] Clapp to Ermina Drury

Assorted documents related to William Gorham Rice including undated magazine illustration showing Rice as a young man, wedding invitations related to William Gorham Rice's marriage to Harriet Langdon Pruyn on February 10, 1892; announcement of talk…

Assorted materials related to the marriage of Josephine Thorp Rice to Rev. Harlan Creelman on June 15, 1892 in Worthington. Includes photocopies of newspaper articles, and original invitations.

CD presentation with photos and words, documenting the life of Duane Bartlett's grandmother (Mary Jane Laughlin Bates ) , who lived in Batesville, part of Chesterfield.

Deed dated December 24, 1816 from Timothy Meech to Jonathan Brewster, Treasurer of Worthington; $100 for 5 acres; Northampton Registry of Deeds, Book 40, page 110; witnessed by Ezra Starkweather and Charles Clapp.

Map of Berkshire County, Massachusetts, 1858. 'A complete copy of the old wall map. All 31 towns in 1858. Every house and business identified by name. All the old roads' Towns include: Adams, Alford, Becket, Cheshire, Clarksburg, Dalton, Egremont,…

Vital records to about 1850 for the towns of Adams, Alford, Becket, Dalton, Great Barrington, Hinsdale, Lanesboro, Lee, Lenox, New Marlboro, North Adams, Otis, Peru, Pittsfield, Richmond, Sandisfield, Sheffield, Stockbridge, Tyringham, West…

Scrapbook from 1950 through 1962 containing newspaper articles, reports, letters, photos and other memorabilia detailing the opening of the Worthington Health Center. Some names include Clarence Pease, Harold Stone, Florence Bates, Judith Magargal,…

Markers XXV,' edited by Richard E. Meyer and Gary Collison, Association for Gravestone Studies, 2008, 143 with index

Markers XXIV,' edited by Gary Collison, Association for Gravestone Studies, 2007, 145 with index

Exploroing Stone Walls,' by Robert M. Thorson, Walker & Company, 2005, 187 pp.

Typed letter to Lois Ashe Brown from Verna Borst, Sept 4, 1994, with recollections of the Wets Worthngton Church.

Typed article dated March 1, 1994 about the decay and fate of the West Worthington Church

U.S.M.C. A Complete History,'Colonel Jon T. Hoffman edit. Marine Corps Association. 2002, 656 pages with idnex. Lavishly illustrated and detailed. A gift to Don Dorrington, 'Marine Warrior' on Nov 6, 2004. Inscribed by many thankful colleagues.

North Adams Massachusetts, Old Home Week, September 5-11, 1909, Reprinted from the Original,' Diane Wohl, March 1987. Numerous black and white photos and period advertisements.