Browse Items (4974 total)

Black and white glass slide showing the John. E. Witherell store on South Worthington Road (road leading to Center on east side of the river, now mostly abandoned). Older woman on porch is probably Isabella Witherell (1840-1825). The younger woman…

Black and white glass slide: South Worthington Church 'where the S. Worth. people spend their Sabbaths.' Queen & Col, 1010 Chestnut Street printed on bottom.

Three formal color Russell H. Conwell class pictures, 2004-2005. Kindergarten:
Back row left to right: Brendon Rock, Travis Wolf, Tim Stafford, Jovan Higgins, middle row: Austin Reed-Lastowski, Tyler Henry, Audisse (can’t remember the next girls…

CD titled: R.H. Conwell Community School Sings Together, Spring 2014. The CD was directed by Penny Schultz. Includes photograph on front of unidentified students singing. The 13 songs are listed on the inside page. The R. H. Conwell Community…

Genealogy - Miscellanea from Radcliffe Scrapbook Miscellanea pertaining to Katherine McDowell Rice's time at Radcliffe. Some relevant to plays she had seen or admired.

Proposal for a Regional School District that would have included Becket, Hinsdale, Dalton, Windsor, Lanesborough, and Worthington. It never happened.

A sepia photograph of a group of men, women and children photographed behind the Congregational Church. June 1900 on the back. The article is from the Springfield Republican, June 16, 1900, and describes a planned work party to repair the water pipes…

Article describing bequest of Brickhaven (brick home of Peg and Art Rolland at Worthington Corners) to six recipients under the Rolland will. 11 Old Post Rd.

Account of Christopher Dimock's Eagle Scout project building a storage shed for the Northern Hilltowns Food Pantry. Other accomplishments are also detailed.

Two articles about the purchase of the former Country Cricket Village Inn on Huntington Road by Ed McCaul and Judith Sutter and their renaming it "The Ruddy Duck" Articles describe renovation work as well as plans to use the space as as community…

Long article about Pamela Sharron's 2-1/2 years in Niger. There is a photograph of her working with residents "of a small bush village"

In the Genealogy File there are photocopies of all writings concerning the early death (age 61) of Steffen W. Plehn. These papers were used for the 'Some People to Remember' chapter in the republished 'Papers on the History of Worthington' Also scan…

Book 'Acres of Diamonds, Russell H. Conwell' by Robert Shackleton, Harper and Brothers Publishers, Copywight 1943, Leon M. and Nina C. Tuttle. Grey hard cover with gold rectangle highlighting title of book. Was presented to 'DeLano' 11/21/1955

Memoir by Rose Sherman (1937-2024) recounting history at Granger farm in west worthington

Musical notation notebooks with hymns belonging to Rufus Leonard (1775-1853). One handwritten. One printed. Found at 175 Patterson Rd.

Copy of article out of DAR Magazine, The Daily Evening Traveler, by Russell Conwell, correspondent, called "Massachusetts Battlefield on the Revolution, Part 4, Somerville, Charlestown, Concord, Lexington, and Salem in 1869.

Letter on Temple University Letterhead, dated So. Worthington, May 27, 1913 addressed to Mr. H. S. Packard. 'Dear Sir, Your kind invitation came for the 4th of July. I think I can come and will enjoy such a visit. Yours fraternally, Russell H.…

Two sermons. 'Seek Ye First' given by R.H. Conwell at the Baptist Temple, 1918 taken from 'The Temple Review' Also booklet, from "The Temple Pulpit", "Reminded, [Communion Sermon]," 1925.

Color photo of "Worthington Elementary School, Grade 4, 1974" Top row, from top left: Jennifer Monroe, Sandra Demagal, Teresa Higgins, Lisa Witter, Kim Dragon, Sherry Borst (Sheldon), Karen Higgins, Helen Magargal (teacher). Middle row: Jim Sheldon,…

Numerous photo albums filled with snapshots showing activities at Conwell School, 2009