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Vellum certificate of appointment for William Gorham Rice to be State Civil Service Commissioner of New York, witnessed and signed by Charles Seymour Whitman and containing a red seal dated February 3, 1915. This and 2006a-248 and 2006a-249 are…

Booklet of Play, The Coming of the Mayflower" by Rosamond Kimball, published by the Interchurch World Movement of North America, 43 West 18th Street, New York, NY. 2 copies

Brown leather book "In Memorial - Dr. Alden March" To Mrs. James C. Rice with kind regards of Dr. and Mrs. Henry March, August 1870.

Hand-written genealogy for descendents of Thomas Clapp, father of Worthington resident, Samuel Clapp, born 25 July 1725 died 1809. 7 pages.

Typewritten copy of letter from William Gorham Rice, Jr. to Mrs. Forbes, dated 14 December 1917, S S U 66. Letter from the front in France during World War I. "Dear Mrs. Forbes, Many thanks for the Christmas present which has just come to lighten my…

This is a block of granite which serves as a sample of the NH granite used for the Gettysburg PA monument to 41 Commanders of the Civil War "not hitherto memorialized." This memorial (whose picture is in the Photographic Data Base # 2006-128, please…

Colored print of Rice and Seeley coats of arms by Roland-Smythe. "Secret et Hardi." On cream colored drawing paper. Was in frame which is in the basement. This DR is in PTG Box B because of its size.

This one page brief account of Ernestine Perry was given to Bee Smith by Pat Pease who then gave it to the WHS. It reads: "Ernestine Perry - lives in Maryland with her son. In 1952 on a Washington School trip from the Huntington High School, because…

This is a newsclipping from the Hilltown News (precursor to the Country Journal?), 1964, stating: "Worthington has first women serving on Town Finance Board - Mrs. Raymond H. Sears and Mrs. Richard B. Smith, newly appointed members of the Finance…

Black framed announcement of the "Arrangement for the Grand and Solemn Funeral Procession which is to take place on the 26th of May inst. 1808, at interment of the remains of eleven thousand five hundred American Seamen, Soldiers and Citizens, who…

There are two books of the same dimensions: one is red (1938) and the other is green (1956). Both contain slips of certificates pertaining to the certifying of the Weights and Measures. These books came from the Department of Weights and Measures.…

Notice from Division of Standards concerning measures. Front page reads: Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Division of Standards "Massachusetts Points the Way" - "Most reforms touch the average person but once in a lifetime, but the question of honest…

Three reports of the Director of Standards from the Department of Labor and Industries pertaining to the Weights and Measures.

Director of Standards special notice concerning weights and measures, revised to September 1, 1929. Pertains to fees for Hawkers' and Pedlers" licences, State License Fee, County License Fees. Lists all counties in Massachusetts and their levied…

Certificate of Appreciation from the Palettes and Trowels to Florence Cheney Glidden; Hand written in careful calligraphy with gold and blue reticulation. It reads: "The members of the Palettes and Trowels extend their deepest gratitude to Florence…

This is a deteriorating Springfield District Telephone Directory whose only relevance to Worthington is that is was with the papers pertaining to the Weights and Measures. It has a grey cover and a hole for hanging by a string is punched in the upper…

Article written by Sean Reagan from the Daily Hampshire Gazette reporting the sale of Ben Albert's farm land a follows:"It took the Albert family decades to build one of the east coast's premier potato farms. At a foreclosure auction on Saturday, it…

Article from Sanctuary magazine, November/December 1996 written by Thomas Conuel titled "What's Worthwhile in Worthington." Sub title: "Worthington spreads its population of 1,280 citizens over 33.5 square miles. Elbowroom, as they say out west, does…

Full page add for Helen Sharron for State Senate as a Democrat, dated August 31, 2008. Helen fulfilled a long standing dream to try her luck in politics because of her ideas and dedication to public service. She did not win (September 19, 2006).

This article will be found in the folder describing the Hills families. It is proof that his name was Hills, not Hill as so often stated. Samuel Follett Hills was born upon the farm in Worthington (end of Sam Hill Road) on February 20, 1845, son of…