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Year Items Donor 1 Fiske, Eustace, E. 76.1 1 Wilder, Donald, Mrs. 76.2 Gill, Russell, Mrs. 76.3 4 5 Morin, Roland, Rev. 76.4 1 Byam, Edwin, Dr. 76.5 12 Parlee, Ralph, Mrs. 76.6 1 Chelms. Historical Society 76.7 1 Hinckley, William, Mr.& Mrs. 76.8 Day, William, A. 76.9 1 7 Warren, Miriam, Miss 76.10 1 Open Gate Garden Club 76.11 1 Emmons, Henry, Mrs. 76.12 6 Chelms. Historical Comm 76.13 2 MacDougall, Allister, Mr.&Mrs. 76.14 63 River Valley House 76.15 1 Norton, Edward, Mrs. 76.16 Farnum, Harold, Mrs. 76.17 12 5 Lahue, Richard, C. 76.18 Nelson, Herbert 76.19 5 3 Hood, Edward 76.20 18 Tec Art Studios 76.21 1 American Brands, Inc. 76.22 2 Sturtevant, Herbert 76.23 3 Norton, Edward, Mrs. 76.24 2 Cowdkry, Frank, Mrs. 76.25 1 Stewart, George, Mr.& Mrs 76,26 1 Lovering, Priscilla, Miss 76.27 1 Foster, Ida, Lovering 76.28 1 Fogg, Donald, Mrs. 76.29 5 Watt, Charles, Mr.& Mrs. 76.30 1 Wilder, Donald, Mrs. 76.31 Scoboria, Marjorie, Miss 76.32 15 3 Shedd, Harry, Jr. 76.33 2 Dana, Leslie, Mrs. 76.34 2 Gullion, Bruce, Mrs. 76.35 4 annonymous 76.36 1 Norton, Edward, Mrs. 76.37 1 National Park Service 76.38 4 Lahue, Richard, O. 76 .39 20 Day, Raymond, A. 76 .40 1 Stevens, Hazel, Miss 76.41 2 Grade 2, Westland School 76 .42 2 Simard, Roland, Mrs. 76.43 3 Lahue, Richard, C. 76.44 1 Pettee, Cristy 76.46 14 Watt, Charles, E. 76.47 Fogg, Donald, Mrs, 76.48 7 Chelms. Historical Society 76.49 5 5 Stott, Michael 76.50 2 Study Group, C.H.S. 76.51 27 Emmons, Natalie, G. 76.52 2 Hinckley, William, Mrs. 76.53 20 Lust, Donald, Mrs. 76.54 10 Ryan, Harold, Mrs. 76.55 13 Hudson Historical Society 76.56 1 Koulas, Samuel 76.57 29 Charlton, Robert, Mrs. 76.58 9 Shedd, Harry 76.59 Stevens, Hazel, Miss 76.60 3 mab 1979 Year Items Donor 76.61 15 Scoboria, Marjorie, Miss 76.62 1 Estate: Jessie A. Stewart 76.63 13 Davis, Harold, J. 76.64 1 Chelms. Historical Society 76.65 1 Watt, Charles, E. 76.66 1 Wahlgren, Mildred, Mrs. 76.67 1 Parkhurst, George, A. 76.66 1 C'Hara,O'Hara, C Mrs. 76.67 12 Stevens, Hazel, Miss 76.68 23 Watt, Charles, E. Sr. 76.69 12 Pettee, Cristy 7(40 13ou-retaLt,/t o 1..,e.t mab 1979 76.1 Mr./Mrs. Eustace B. Fiske 1 Billerica Rd., C helmsford. Mass. received: 1-9-1976 J.F. acknowledged: same registered: 1-13-1976 J.F. labeled: 1-22-1976 J.F. donor card: nab 1979 object card: mab 1979 metal scraps: of bell from tower of Chelmsford Meeting House which burned Feb. 14, 1842; salvaged and saved by Eliza Winn Fiske. - irregular shapes; 1*" and 1*" long; larger piece is *4' wide at one end; - tied together with twine and fastened to a e* x 2" card. Note: Several hand bells were made from the molten metal of that bell and have been preserved in the homes of many old Chelmsford families. 76.2 Mrs. Donald E. Nilder nee, Ethel Timmins 50 Parkeryille Rd., South Chelmsford, Ma. Box 106 received: 1-22-1976 J.F. acknowledged: 2-6-1976 J.F. registered: 1-23-1976 J.F. labeled: same J.F. donor cards 'r -lb 1979 object card: mab 1979 1 graduation program: Class of 1894, Centre High School, Chelmsford, Mass.; held at Town Hall June 21, 1894 - Manilla cardboard covers, 4 3/4 x 6 3/4", bound at *enter of fold with bright yellow 1/8" ribbon; - page 1 of inside folded sheet lists graduates and class officers; - center spread for program and confer- ring of diplomas - p. 4 contains "Class Ode", words by Ednah F. Byam (program had been pasted on notebook paper and is stuck to back) 76.3 Mrs. Russell Blandy Gill 339 South Harvey Ave., Oak Park, Illinois 60302 received: 1-20-1976 G.A.P. acknowledged: 1-22-1976 J.F. registered: 2-6-1976 J.F. labeled: 2-6-1976 J.F. and donor card: mat) 1979 object card: mab 1979 1 color photo: of portrait painting of Adeline Warren Douglass; She was born in Chelmsford, the daughter of Isaac Warren (1777-1840) of Chelmsford and Nancy Lamson of Carlisle. Date of birth: 8-23-1806; married Roswell Douglass in 1831; she died in Lowell 10-26-1838. - Their daughter, Henrietta Merrill Douglass, born in Lowell in 1833, married Edgat Sewell Parkhurst of Chelmsford (b. 1834) in 1860. - Their children: Lillian Blandy Parkhurst, 2 other daughters, and Samuel Parkhurst, all born in Chelmsford; all buried in Forefathers' Cemetery, Chelmsford - Roswell Douglass started the first bobbin and shuttle works in Lowell about 1825. 2 jewelry box of Adeline Warren: mahoga wood; 4 round brass feet at corners; "Adeline " inscribed in gold writing across top of hinged cover; - inside is lined with flower figured wall paper; mirror, 7* x 5*", is glued inside cover; - size of box: 10 x 7 3/4"; 2*" deep; cover is 1" deep; closed, box is 3*" deep; - small lock in center of front; key, 1i" long is attached to card identifying box as that of Adeline Warren Douglass, donor's great-grandmother, born 1806 3 Bible: polyglot edition; belonged to Edgar Sewell Parkhurst who lived in the rarkhurst House at # 35 High St., (in recent times known as the Symmes house) - size: j A " . ,2-LAjk_ b• .1% gars s 4 genealogy papers: of Russell Blandy Gill, 1901. son of Lillian Blandy Parkhurst Gill; traces families of Douglass, Conant, Warren and Parkhurst 76 .4 Rev. Roland E. Morin First Parish Unitarian Universalist Church Chelmsford, Mass. received: 1-31-1976 J.F. acknowledged: 2-3-1976 J.F. registered: 2-2-1976 J.F. labeled: 2-2-1976 J.F. Tat 17 donor card: object card: mab 1979 0/1. sermon: Patriots Defined; morning Bicentennial Service, Sunday, April 20, 1975; - 5 pp. typewritten on light blue sheets, 8* x 11" program: Bicentennial Service 1775 - 1975; of the First Congregational Society (Unitarian) of Chelmsford, Mass. - pictured on front is the 4th Meeting House, dedicated April 18, 1843, showing the horse sheds at the left; in tones of blue on white background, with lettering in red; - order of service printed inside; history of the Religious Society on back, with its purposes a) separate sheet: contains words of the two hymns, "America" and "America the Beautiful" sermon: Have We Guarded What The Sires Have Won?; evening Bicentennial Service, Sunday April 20, 1975; 5 pp. typewritten on light blue sheets, 8i x 11" 4 program: Bicentennial Candlelight Service 1775 - 1975; of the First Congregational Society (Unitarian) of Chelmsford, Mass. - pictured on front: the 4th Meeting House, dedicated April 18, 1843; showing the horse sheds at the left; printed in tones of blue on white background; lettering in red; - inside: order of service honoring the men from Chelmsford who answered the Call to Arms on April 19, 1775; - service attended by the present day Chelmsford Colonial Minutemen, Richard H. Rienstra, Captain; 76.4 Morin - 2 - the service included a Roll Call, or reading of the names of the original Chelmsford Minutemen and a Roll Call of the 1975 Colonial Minutemen of Chelmsford Note: Both services were attended by church members and townspeople of all faiths and most in authen- tic Colonial eoatumes. The Meeting House was filled to capacity at both services and rang with the enthusiasm, inspiration and re-dedica- tion of all in attendance. memo: note "from the desk of Mr. Arnold J. Lovering, Chelmsford Selectman"; sent to Rev. Roland E. Morin in appreciation of his part in the services. - Town Seal on letterhead: size of sheet: 4 7/8 x 7 3/4" 76.5 Dr. Edwin C. Byam Suffield, Conn. 06078 received: 2-4-1976 R.O.L. acknowledged: 2-6-1976 J.F. registered: 2-4-1976 J.F. object card: mab 1979 labeled: 2-4-1976 J.F. donor card: mab 1979 1 book: Descendants of George Byam (? - 1680) by Edwin Colby 18 Byam; genealogical record of the Byam Family from P_•-% 1680 to the present day - complimantary copy from the author - printed in U.S.A.; Rich Lithographing Co. - hard covers in green with black lettering - size, 9i x 6 1/8 x 1,4" 76.6 Mrs. Ralph Parlee nee, Muriel Bridges 135 Pine Hill Rd. Chelmsford, Mass. received: 2-5-1976 J•P. acknowledged: 2-6-1976 J.F. registered: 2-5-1976 J.F. object card: mab 1979 labeled: 2-5-1976 J.F. donor card: mab 1979 ADVERTISING CARDS Set of cards depicting important events in the life of Daniel Webster. From the collection of Muriel's mother, :'ors. Bridges. Postcards advertize Webster Cigars; on back of each card at left: "Be Wise, Smoke Webster Cigars"; signed "Gus" - "get the nut brown colors"; on front of each card is a framed portrait of Daniel Webster as he appeared when Secretary of State, 1841-1843; size of cards: 5i x 34" 1 Elms Farm, New Hampshire: where Daniel Webster spent his childhood. days; - picture of a rambling farmhouse 2 Daniel Webster debating at school: picture of school room with four desks and stools for pupils, a map and globe 3 Daniel Webster as a school teacher: teacher's desk and high stool, pupils' desks and small stools; 2 boys, 2 girls 4 Daniel Webster elected to Congress, 1813: D.W.