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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).

Capen/Randalll House - Black and white. Rear of house looking south from new bridge over Bronson brook built after the 1938 hurricane tore out old bridge and washed out Capen street. Until recently Capen street was called Dingle Road, a…

Seven black and white photos mounted on paper 9-1/4' x 12-1/2 of masquerade party. 1. Marion Bartlett, 2. Harry Bates, Elizabeth Torrey, Helen McCann, 3. Marion Bartlett, Frank Sexton, 4. and 5. George Bartlett, 6. and 7. Harry Bates . All photos…

Newspaper clipping from the Hampshire Gazette advertising new hats and hat-making supplies offered by Charles and Levi Clapp. 1817

"Thank you" ad published by Charles Clapp (1767-1859) and Levi Clapp (1794-1854) in 1817, son and grandson of Samuel Clapp respectively. They were the owners of the Worthington Hat Factory Includes thank-you for custom, listing of hats and other…

Roads Traveled: Just a Country Boy Trying to Get Along, by Charles A. Bisbee, Jr. Reminiscences of life in Chesterfield. Hardcover with dust jacket, 287 pp. 2002, Modern MemoirsPublishing

Catalogue for the Cederholm Manufacturing Company, Bastrop, Texas. Manufacturer of the Cederholm Measuring Wheel. Includes photograph of materials invented by Carl Edward Cederholm during his residence in Worthington (where the company originated). …

Original patent application from Cederholm Manufacturing Company, Worthington, Mass. entitled :Directiions for Using the Cederholm Measuring Wheel. Also advertising page (taken from magazine) describing "The New Improved Cederholm Measruring…

Celebration of 200th anniversary of post office. Sue Kulik holding a Commonwealth of Massachusetts certificate, post office official. Color photo scanned as black and white. Also cartoon drawn by G. Chamberlain
and newspaper photo of Kathleen…

Calla (Kinney) Bradford (1851-1892) was born and raised in Worthington, Ma. She married Henry Clinton Bradford (1853-1925) of Northampton in 1876 where she moved to and lived the remainder of her life. He was the daughter of Galen Kenney (Kinney)…

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Newspaper clipping-Role of Worthington in Civil War Told. This is a report of the Carl S. Joslyn paper delivered to the Worthington Historical Society.

Invitation to 50th anniversary celebration, photos of Carl and Ida Joslyn included.

Letter to Arthur Capen from Calvin Tower re grocery deliveries.

Ledger Book for the Center Store, operated by C.K. Brewster from 1883 through 1886. C.K. Brewster also operated a general store in Worthington Corners. The last page of the ledger has other interesting information about the water supply in…

Ledger Book for the Corners Store, operated by C.K. Brewster from 1883 through 1886. 424 pages. C.K. Brewster also operated a general store in Worthington Center. The Corners Store was owned by Horace Cole at the time. The rent was $33.75/quarter.…

Day Book (1885-1886) for the Corners Store, operated by C.K. Brewster from 1883 through 1888. Day Books, as opposed to Ledgers, were organized by date, and each day's activities were recorded. This Day Book covers the period from February 1885…

Laminated poster prepared for display at the Worthington 250th anniversary.

paper catalog of Brookstone Company Hard-To-Find Tools

Sepia formal photograph of Peter T. Radiker (1865-1928) and Nellie F. Pease Radiker (1866?-1948), aunt and uncle of Archer Fitzgerald. They purchased the property at the corner of what is now Radiker Road and Rte 112 (Huntington Road) -- initially…

Boston University. "Bachelor of Science in Education; to Marion (a.k.a. Marian) Louise Bartlett" Item is in a red cover.