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Newspaper article profiling Emerson (Emmy) Davis at age 83. Includes lots of biographical details

Black and white photo of Rufus H. Adams driving horse drawn cart with an unidentified man and two women. Written on back "Rufus H. Adams, Worthington Ma. The Adams would spent the winter with the Jones in west worthington

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…

Black and white photos of John Jarvis family and house on Old Post Road. Photos show John Jarvis, Mary Labritas, Doris Labritas (Mary's daughter-inlaw), Raymond Jarvis (John and Fred's father) and Fred Jarvis. Photos include house, yard and livestock

Color photo of Oliver Wiley and Ann Baudlin at Christmas party at home of Bob and Sandy Epperly

Letter from aunt to niece describing difficulties of daily life in South Worthington (describes physical falls and issues with acquiring a horse)

Article in the Springfield Union about Hay-Hoe Opera in South Worthington. Mentions Carol Tuttle, Jane Tuttle (both granddaughters) of Russell Cowell) and describes performing in a rural setting.

Black and white photographic postcard of 32 Williamsburg rd. Worthington, Ma.

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.

Article about the grisly death of John Adams, age 25, from getting his limbs caught in a bark-removing machine. Left wife and two young children

Advertising card for Locust View Poultry Farm, located in Ringville. G. H. Engelmann was the owner. The farm was located on Kinney Brook [sic] and operated in the early 20th century.

Obituary for Robert E. Bartlett (1936-2022)

Description of court martial, held in Worthington, of William Ward (adjutant.): charges, testimony, and reasons for acquittal.

"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…

Account of redistricting of Western Mass communities. Worthington is included in the "Berkshire District" along with Middlefield, Cummunington, and Plainfield.

Two newspaper article describing arrest and sentencing associated with cocaine dealing in the area. Focus on Jeffrey Hartman of Bashan Hill.

Death notice for Nancy Moore Burr (1785-1819). Emphasis on her religious commitment. Language of notice is emotional, lamenting her husband (Jonathan Burr) and orphans left behind.

Two brochures advertising the Berkshire Park Campground on Harvey Road in Worthington Center. F. M. Mailloux purchased the land from the George Dimock in 1975. It somehow found it's way back to Georgette Dimock who sold it, in 1986, to Robert and…

Newspaper article about wool sales in Worthington and surrounding towns.

Advertisement posted by a horse doctor/farrier from Great Britain promising treatments for a wide range of horse illnesses. Mentions stops in both Worthington and Northampton.