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Newsprint - Advertisement for Rice Publications (see notes) Pasted on the front side is an advertisement for "The Lights of Home," "Christmas," "Easter Day," and "Over Here" all by Josephine Rice Creelman. Pasted on the back side is an advertisement…

Invoices associated with the C.K. Brewster General Store located at Worthington Center. 2024-101a=Chase&Sanborn , coffee and tea, $41.05; 101b=George C. Goodwin, patent medicines $20,29;101c=Forbes and Wallace Dry Goods & Millinery, $43.89;…

Materials related to distribution of Thrift Stamps offered by Katharine McDowell Rice to all the students of Worthington. Includes sample Thrift Card, lists of students, and a non-complimentary comment about the Cudworth family. Wilmer Cudworth rote…

This weather report is from Washington, D.C. and dates from 8/10/1899. 'Showers and thunder storms tonight, probably Friday'

Blue toned image on matte paper pasted onto ledger sheet titled Hotel Register. Shows front of Worthington Inn across common area near Post Office and General Store. Image is soiled, looks like coffee cup was placed on it.

Black and white photograph of William Trow, Alfred Trow's father Trow Family headed for the Cummington Fair: Digital copy of sepia snapshot from Nancy Trow's photo album.
Nancy Trow (1892-1985) was born in Worthington
and was the daughter of…

Black and white photograph of Walter Tower tapping maple trees. Photo shows Tower pounding spigot into maple tree for sugaring. Also, 2 page plus article about Tower accompanied by color photos about sugaring and producing maple syrup.

Current home of Robert and Sandy Epperly on Huntington Road. Ca. 1890.

Color photo of a sugar eat at the Town Hall. Maple Syrup was boiled down to the soft ball stage and then served on snow with sour pickles and saltines. The man in the red shirt at table on left is Eben Shaw. Large crowd, Town hall is decorated…

Account of fireworks display at the Rod and Gun Club that was part of the Worthington Bicentennial celebration in 1968. The title overestimates the size of the crowd by a lot. There were approximately 1000 people at the event.

Three photograph spread showing activities related to setting up a teen center at Lyceum Hall. Shown are Scott Smith and Charles Porter, along with the exterior of the building.

Article titled: "Maple Sugaring Of To Early Start" shows Stanley Thayer drilling a hole and Nat Glidden "maple sugar king of Worthington" standing to left. Gazette article titled: "First of 2,200 Buckets Set at Denworth Farm. . . "

1977 article about 15 year old beekeeper, Noel Kenney, or Huntington. Kenney's septic cleaning service served Worthington for many decades

1977 articles about the arrest of Winter Bergeron for growing marijuana

Description of robbery at the property of Edweard Black on Radiker Road. Mentioned are Neil C. Kristensen, Jr. Kevin C. Grady, Grant Knapp

Sepia photo of three women posed near some large rocks, dated 1895, July 3. Named are E. May Burnham, Mary G. Kilbourne, and May L. Bates

Color school photo showing Grades 3 and 4 at Conwell School, Helen Magargal (teacher), 1982. Top row: Michael Marshall, Meghan Ulrich, Darius Modestow, Brian Dassatti, Shane Rivers; Middle row standing: Adam ? , Jeff Small, Dale Pratt, Neil…

Black and white photograph

Names mentioned: Edward Kingsley Parsons (1906-1976), Carra May Chapin Parsons, Eleanor Carolyn Parsons Porter, Daniel Reed Porter, II (1903-1965). Also Mildred Parsons, Ima Jean Cole, Mary Gurney Porter. Herbert G. Porter. Daniel R. Porter III,…

Newspaper account of the crash of a Cessna 175 single engine airplane on the Albert field along the Old Post Road. No injuries. Pilot unnamed. Selectman/Police Chief Tyler mentioned in article