lecture; manuscript notes by Emily Drew; poem; manuscript Abram Pearse's House: a soliloquy (information on early land layout in Kingston).

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1 Abram's Hill lecture; manuscript notes by Emily Drew; poem; manuscript Abram Pearse's House: a soliloquy (information on early land layout in Kingston). Adams Center - Clippings assorted newspaper articles regarding the building and renovation project; correspondence regarding the placement of the building on the National Register; Adams Center - Other Riverhill Partners "Strategic Plan and Management Report, 2009; reports from Chamberlayne School of Design, Mount Ida College. 2003, correspondence re: National Register designation, 2001; ephemera, brochures, forms Adams family - genealogy notes Correspondence, photocopies and handwritten notes about various family connections. Source unknown for most. 5/30/2014 1

2 Adams family - general written composition by Brad Adams re: trip to Boston in 1800s; correspondence from George Adams to his sisters; lists of cloth sold to John Adams from Elizabeth Faunce; October 1816 and Hannah Faunce November 1817; Promissory note John Adams to Isaac Bartlett 1816; demand against estate of Joseph Adams by Samuel Stetson; receipt for flour Joseph Adams to Russell Thomas; Deed John Adams gave to son Joseph house and fulling mill and shop; 1805; copy of inventory of personal estate of Joseph Adams 1815; copy of inventory of estate of Peleg Bartlett deceased to estate of Joseph Adams deceased; November 1811 to 1814; Contract from Southern Massachusetts Telephone Co. to install phone for Horatio Adams; 1907; correspondence from Edgar Reed to Russell Adams re old clock 1928; correspondence from Russell Adams to Edgar Reed in reply 1928; Deed George Adams to Mary; Lucy and Christiany Adams re a lot of land on the road leading to Pembroke 1821; Promissory note from George Adams to be paid to Henry Simmons 1877; correspondence from Horatio Adams to his parents 1845; to George Adams 1845; to his parents 1845; to George from Eveline telling Horatio is sick 1845; reporting of Horatio's death 1845; poems To Eva by Hannah Adams 1847; The Dead by unknown; correspondence from George Adams to Joseph Adams 1860; correspondence to George Adams from Cyrus Bosworth - collector of taxes 1878; correspondence to Rendall Adams from Georginia Adams inquiring about family crest 1911; correspondence from George Adams to Joseph Adams requesting generalized information 1858; ist of debts owed the estate of Joseph Adams 1816; page from memo book of George Adams that contains a list of thoughts and health of the family 1851; page from memo book of George Adams containing thoughts on Daniel Webster 1840s; page from memo book of George Adams contains information on damage from a terrible storm - bridge on road to Duxbury covered 1851; two obituaries - George Winnie Adams and Horatio Adams 1845; correspondence to Miss Adams from F. Cobb and Smith Kendall asking for payment of debt 1820; correspondence to Charles Adams from James Adams re condition of corn crop 1831; correspondence to cousin Horatio from N. A. Walcott re search for gineo 1896; list of items sold to Jedidiah Holmes by Seth Drew 1800; list of cloth sold to Joseph Adams by Ebenezer Covel 1811; correspondence to Russell Adams from Edgar Reed and reply to letter; copy of paper owned by Miss Hattie Adams re land laid out for William Bradford; copy of note re naming of Wapping Road; two copies of article in Silver Lake News with picture of Horatio Adams house at 87 Summer Street; essay on naming of streets; program Mr. and Mrs. Horatio Adams request the pleasure of your company at an operatic victor concert to be given in their casino Adams family - receipts Adams Free Lectures broadsides advertising Adams Free Lectures /30/2014 2

3 Adams, Abigail correspondence including patterns for shawls and for braiding; survey of lot of Russell Fitzgerald by John Gray 1856; financial records Adams, Frederic C. map for cemetery plot; lecture to be read about Adams at JRVC by Helen Adair Hammond; wife of Adams; history of Adams typed Adams, Horatio certificate of Justice of the Peace appointment 1885 and 1904; Correspondence inc. correspondence of appreciation for work rendered to Atlantic and Pacific RR 1873; Adams letter to family from Gardiner ME and letter from wife Eveline re his sickness and death 1845; War Department to Adams re persons serving Army in 1700s; bill of sale C.W. Cook to Mrs. Adams for sofa repair 1880; correspondence to Adams from Edward Shawn; consulting engineer re stone bridge (Great Bridge?) over Jones River 1895; lists and notes of mirror purchases by Lydia Adams; notes about Eveline and her second marriage to Frederic and death of child 1845; list of total votes for President Lincoln 1860 O/S material in LHR O/S 15 Agriculture Pilgrim corn planting; manuscript The Flaxing Place; pamphlet Agricultural Extension School Meetings; newspaper article Rated Oxen Above Horses; newspaper article This family is farmtastic Farmers' Market Ah-De-Nah historical vignette presented to JRVHC on 2/8/1969; brochure for land. Allerton postcard letter on genealogy from Lucia Holmes to Emily Drew. American Legion Post 108 list of servicemen in ; minutes of meetings; /30/2014 3

4 American Revolution Bicentennial Committee copy of report from 1977 town Annual Report. Animals Notice to dog owners to have them licensed Articles about bad dogs Aqueduct use requests; story of the Kingston Water System by Charles H. Drew; 2/13/1925; newspaper story - Ford buys old water pipe from Town of Plymouth; outline of Kingston Water System; minutes of meeting 8/7/1804; receipts for water Archeology newspaper stories - Dig unearths early Pilgrim life 7/1/1998; Dig uncovers village 2/4/1999; Massachusetts Archaeological Society Bulletin on the Hathaway Site; Rocky Nook (inc. map); report from the Bulletin of the Massachusetts Archaeological Society The Hathaway Site, Rocky Nook, Kingston, Massachusetts a small late archaic site near the coast by Bernard Otto; newspaper article Dig in Kingston yields archeological treasures by Doris Melville; newspaper article Artifacts found in Kingston by Elaine Allegrini; bibliography developed by the Public Archaeology Laboratory as part of a community wide survey; The Hathaway Site, section 6 and 5, Rocky Nook, Kingston, Massachusettsa small late woodland and late archaic lithic work site, and a small late archaic shell midden by Bernard Otto; A rare copper ax from the Powers shell heap Kingston Mass site M by Charles F. Sherman; A preliminary report of the Powers shell heap in Kingston Mass by Charles F. Sherman; The Powell-Heckman Trust Site a salvage excavation by the Massasoit Chapter near the mouth of the Jones River, Kingston, Massachusetts by Bernard Otto; The Margaret Angell Site, Kingston, Massachusetts by Bernard Otto; A Kingston Pot by Donald J. Viera; newspaper article Digging up the Pilgrim Past by Jeff Wylie 1972; An Archaeological Overlook of the Smelt Brook Valley in Kingston by Russell E. Holmes. Architecture newspaper article Kingston's rare oxen bow arch, newspaper article The Log cabin Myth by Dennis Randall. Artists Information on Grace Waterman; William Martin; Alison Vu; Annie Maddox McClary; George L. Brown SEE ALSO artists listed separately Artists: Avery, Ted Photos and biographical information including Kingston Arts Festival portrait and bio; newspaper article 5/30/2014 4

5 Artists: Brewster, Ada Photos and biographical information including Kingston Arts Festival portrait and bio; finding aid for Brewster Family papers at Yale; newspaper article Artists: Drew, Clement Kingston Arts Festival and other biographical information newspaper article Drew Recorded Boston Sea History 1957 re artists paintings. Artists: Foster, Helen Photos and biographical information including Kingston Arts Festival portrait and bio Artists: Hamilton, Edward Wilbur Dean Photos and biographical information including Kingston Arts Festival portrait and bio; newspaper articles, including one on Poor House; copy of brochure "Jones River School of Art;" photos of paintings; rememberance by student May Balch. Artists: Joyce, Marshall Photos and biographical information including Kingston Arts Festival portrait and bio; flyer and order form for giclee prints of Delano's Wharf painting Artists: Ormond, John Sketchbook Artists: Peck, Henry Jarvis Photos and biographical information including Kingston Arts Festival portrait and bio; newspaper article; copies of correspondence. Atwood Family eulogy of Benjamin Savery Atwood (booklet); personal military history; booklet of volunteers in Carver ; certificate of enlistment for Ebenezer Atwood, September 1862; copy of Samuel Atwood and Ebenezer C. Atwood's picture early 1900s. Autographs autographs and signatures. Avery, Winifred manuscripts Street Remembrances; The Silver Lake Grove; Around the Jones River. Back Roads of the South Shore newspaper story on symposium 4/16/2004 5/30/2014 5

6 Bailey Family The journey through life of William and Melvin Bailey and family (2 copies); notes on general Bailey genealogy. Bailey Playground correspondence to Library Trustees re land deeded to them by Betsy Beal to be used as Community building and playground; 1929 plans and blueprints. Bailey, Helen M. manuscripts; lectures My early voyages with my father and My early voyages with my husband Bailey, Sarah Y. manuscripts of lectures of early Kingston; minutes; notes on Bailey's life; JRVC memorial. Baker correspondence from Mary Alden to Emily Drew re Baker family genealogy 8/17/1924. Barker Family booklet on Barker family; genealogy; obituaries; news clippings about estate 3/15/1928. Bartlett Family information about life of Cornelius Bartlett; obituary of Lois Spear 5/1857; obituary of Uriah Bartlett; ; genealogy. Bates Family copy of deed from Caleb Bates to inhabitants of Kingston, April 2, 1888; copy of photographs of Main Street houses Bates genealogy. Bay Path Trail Bay Circuit newspaper article on hiking trail, with map Beal, David biographical information. Beal, Joseph biographical information. 5/30/2014 6

7 Bearse genealogy; original notebook in MC-16 Collection. Blackwater Swamp description of area and information of residents of the Blackwater Swamp land; originals in MC-16. Board of Health Issues that concern resident's health (mosquito control, epidemics, etc.) newspaper clippings regarding Kingston Board of Health and cases that come before the Board. Bog Hollow Farm newspaper articles on Christmas Tree farm Bog Iron newspaper story about area bog furnaces written in 1998; newspaper article Bog Iron by Dennis Randall Bonney Family booklet Field of Blessings by Isabella Calkin written about growing up in Kingston in the 1900s; booklet Bonney Blessings 1895; booklet The Handsome Wart Hog 1995; newspaper article on Isabella Taylor Bonney Calkins cartoons, newspaper article Lifelong Kingstonian recalls early days by Linda Veracka Boston Post Canes story and photograph of Esther Buttner receiving Boston Cane award in 2002; list of cane awardees ; newspaper story of Walter Faunce receiving the cane in 1930, photocopies of some of the past recipients obituaries, newspaper article and photographs of Mary Igo receiving the cane in Bradford Deeds copies of deeds and maps; originals are in MC-16. Bradford Family correspondence; deeds; genealogies; and folder on Bradford - Fitch family. Bradford Homestead Bradford, Gov. William manuscripts on his personal traits, site of home and land; genealogies; estate listing of land with maps. 5/30/2014 7

8 Bradford, Hezekiah manuscript about Hezekiah Bradford and his dugout - a sled like device used for transportation of goods Bradford, Samuel biographical information. Bradford, Stephen biographical information re his life and Bradford pottery. Brewster Book description of The Brewster Book written by George Ernest Bowman, copied by Emily Drew. Brewster Family manuscript Anecdotes of Brewster Family by Flo Stevens; extracts from diary of Hannah Brewster Adams copied by Mary Drew in 1921; family chart of Reuben Hall of Warren, ME (inc. Brewster lines); notes from correspondence of Roland Bailey regarding first rocking chair made in America; Emily Drew's notes regarding the Brewster estate; Helen Adam's notes on the Brewster family; notes from Martha Mayo of UMASS Lowell regarding the Brewster family; manuscript Thomas Brewster and the Tory Tea; manuscript Thomas Brewster - Tory; manuscript Brewster Line; biographical information on Mary Bearce Hall (mother of Hannah Brewster Adams) by Ethel Shiverick; pamphlet Bradford's Memoir of Elder Brewster from Bradford's History of Plymouth Plantation by Old South Leaflets; newspaper article Bing Crosby was Pilgrim descendant by George Hanlon. Brewster House "Woodside" description of rooms and furnishings; anecdotes of Brewster family. Bryant correspondence re genealogy; book Pilgrim homes and how they were built by Carrolla Bryant. Mabel Bryant autograph book, Acc Bug Light newspaper stories; photographs; poster. Burgess, Charles certificate of membership to Mayflower Lodge no. 54; genealogy; poem. Burgess, Gelett biographical information about humorist Burgess; information on his works including the Purple Cow rhyme. 5/30/2014 8

9 Businesses - articles newspaper articles and written accounts of. Businesses - ephemera collection of Kingston business letterhead, receipts, and advertisements; cards and bill heads for Hotel Kingston; Sawtells Pizza; Kingston Animal Hospital; F.W. Maglathlin Co. (shoe; tacks; and nail card); Kingston Block; Warner Electric; James A. Robare and Son Plumbing; Primo Garuti; carpenter. "Second Annual Business Directory Compliments of Kingston Lions Club" Acc Bylaws Town bylaws, including Wage & Personnel (but not Zoning) newspaper articles copies of certificates of votes regarding various by-laws. C. Drew and Company newspaper article Famed Cat's Paw tool firm reorganizes 1970; copies of photographs from C. Drew fire; article A Satisfied Customer is the Best Advertisement C. Drew and Companies Calking Irons by Ray Larsen; article Generations of Augermakers in Kingston Massachusetts by Peter Welcker, Merriel Welcker and Anne W elcker (available as a pdf); article An Old Auger Shop Becomes History - The Story of C. Drew and Company by Bill Cavallini; article excerpt from History of Massachusetts by Orra L. Stone on the history of C. Drew; C. Drew catalog; mss. A Century of C. Drew and Company by Emily Drew, Calista Property Copies of deed cards from the Assessors Office and 1894 plan of the estate of Samuel P. Cole from the Plymouth Registry of Deeds. This property (Map 57, Lot 74)off Elder Avenuewas purchased by the Town of Kingston with Community Preservation funds in Camp Nekon archivist note that in 1975 Town Meeting purchased Camp Nekon for $250, articles compiled by Canoe Creek written description of (see also V/F Kingston ferry). 5/30/2014 9

10 Cape Cod Canal The First Cape Cod Canal Built as a Herring Run, taken from the Boston Transcript of January 10, Carpenter, Abbie correspondence between Abbie Carpenter of Portland ME and Susan Smith of North Pembroke re genealogy of the Josselynes, the Barkers Cemetery - Evergreen key to map of Evergreen Cemetery; list of soldiers and sailors from Revolutionary War buried in Cemetery; article on Cemetery by Isabelle Freeman; blank lot title from mid 1800s; layout of Cemetery; by-laws adopted in 1853; copy of original seal; change of name from Kingston Cemetery Association to Evergreen Cemetery ALSO KNOWN AS Kingston Cemetery Association Cemetery - Old Burying Ground manuscripts written on history of, on history of land, on types of epitaphs alphabetical listing of all buried there T. B. Drew 1905; plot layout; newspaper photographs of site; manuscript Ebenezer Cobb and the graveyard walls; Emily Drew's notes for a docent giving a tour of the Burying Ground. Cemetery - Patuxet Hill correspondence from George Bailey to Sarah Bailey and to Emily Drew regarding Patuxet Hill and Common Land; notes written by Burgess Graveyard at Patuxet House. Cemetery, epitaphs and symbols listing of symbols and their significance; epitaphs and markings (esp. specific to Kingston cemeteries); pamphlet Epitaphs from Burial Hill, Plymouth, Massachusetts from with biographical and historical notes by Bradford Kingman Handbook of Old Burial Hill Plymouth by Frank H. Perkins (1996 reprint of 1947 edition) Census 1790 first census in Kingston, listing only main heads of households. Census 1796 second census in Kingston, conducted by Rev. Zephaniah Willis, listing names and ages of families and persons. Census 1855 Massachusetts census abstract containing information on Kingston. 5/30/

11 Census 1990 census of Kingston compiled in Centennial Anchor written description of and history of anchor; copy of photograph from Civic Progress. Chandler Family EFD mss. "For Blanche Steidel" Chandler genealogy TLS 1920 probably EFD to "My dear Mr. Bowman" re Ephraim Chandler Notes on Edward Chandler by H.F. (Holmes) Drew [EFD's mother Harriet] Chandler, Joseph E. biographical information; correspondence re his works. Chase, Sally Dawes manuscript Across the fields to Scrooby; article on Hercules figurehead; manuscript Joanes His River; information on lot where Baptist Church now stands; notes written by Chase on variety of local subjects. Christmas Tree Memorial history of Memorial Christmas tree near entrance to Reed Community Building and playground. Church - Baptist information on choir; information on Henry R. Glover; photographs from newspapers; list of series of addresses given at Church. Church - First Parish Congregational Unitarian The Early History of Kingston with Emphasis on the First Parish Church by Edith Cobb; sermons; broadsides; two-hundredth anniversary pamphlet; two hundredth and fiftieth anniversary pamphlet; notebook - a copy of various documents that are of interest to our Parish which was found among the papers left by Joseph A. Holmes 1914; manuscript Church Yarns the rival singers by Annie Fuller; broadside announcing Parish Market 1921, newspaper articles relating to the Church and Church activities; unpublished essay describing interior of Church; newspaper article Present Church of First Parish Constructed in 1851 for $4,040, Also information on Beal House and Womens Alliance 5/30/

12 Church - Saint Joseph's newspaper articles re charges against priests; newspaper articles re building and opening of new Parish Center. Mass and Blessing of St. Joseph Parish Hall program, Acc Church - Saint Mark of Ephesus Orthodox photograph from newspaper of building. Church - Second Congregational history of the Mayflower Congregational Church; programs; newspaper articles and photographs. Also known as the Orthodox Church and the Evangelical Congregational Church. Mayflower Woman's Club Cookbook - A Measure of Love Civil War vignette pulled from information found in Civic Progress; telegram from 1867; obituary of Rev. Frederick V. Napp; Ledger of names of soldiers and sailors from Kingston serving in War (in O/S 8) about 3 men listed on the monument plaque who were actually from Kingston NH Clark Family genealogy of from lines of Richard Warren Clark and Thomas Clark. Co-operative Store photocopies of photographs; newspaper articles; and documents pertaining to sale of store. Coats of Arms broadsides of Mayflower families' different coats of arms including Alden, Brewster, Bradford, and Fuller. Cobb and Drew company catalogs and newspaper articles. Cobb Family correspondence; genealogies; and manuscripts on Cobb family with emphasis on Ebenezer Cobb. Also contains information from Archivists correspondence with researcher Harold Cobb. Cobb School copy of publication (by students) The Parade 1932 (see also PC-12). 5/30/

13 Cobb, Edith copy of funeral program obituary copy of funeral program Cobb wrote for friend Evelyn Critchley notebook of newspaper articles (of local human interest pieces) written by Cobb for the Silver Lake News and the Old Colony Memorial (during the mid-1950s) newspaper article One life in Kingston on publication of book Along the way. Cole Family genealogy with emphasis on Rosa Cole. Cole, Roscoe (Rocky) eulogy and newspaper articles on his passing and civic contributions to Kingston. Community Preservation Act Community Preservation Committee, grants, projects if not included under another heading. Confederate Money copies on cancelled Confederate money. Conservation Green Energy Committee, the Conservation Commission, Silver Lake Sanctuary, "Green Community" designation, activities of the groups that promote the issue. Newspaper articles related to conservation; recycling; wind, solar and water power; waste disposal Includes articles about the Green Energy Committee, the Conservation Commission, Silver Lake Sanctuary, "Green Community" designation Cook, Captain Benjamin correspondence to him from Joseph Holmes; genealogical information; restoration information re portrait. Cook, Hannah 1754 deed to transfer power of attorney to John Faunce. Cook(e) Family genealogies on; correspondence about. Cookbooks Kingston cookbook - Recipe Neighbors; pamphlet on better wartime (WWII) meals; Kingston Bi-Centennial Cookbook; recipe for 17th-century cheesecake; recipe for succotash; recipe for hulled corn; manuscript The Faunce and Cook Families of Kingston by Sarah Faunce; recipes of Elisha Cooke (medicinal recipes); The First Thanksgiving (article on Thanksgiving menu). 5/30/

14 Cooke, Elisha information on descendants of; genealogy from Elisha Cook(e). Cooke, Francis copy of will and inventory; correspondence regarding Cook(e)'s Hollow; information on Faunce and Cook families. Cooke, Jacob copy of will and inventory; correspondence re Jacob Cooke; biographical and genealogical information. Cordage Park (Plymouth Cordage Company) Newspaper articles; The Story of the United States Cordage Industry; view of Cordage in 1874 (drawing). 2 copies "The Story of Rope," 1916; "Rope and Its Uses," 1931; "The Romance of Rope," 1932; "Plymouth Ropemakers," 1984; 2 articles 11/13/99 about redevelopment [transferred from Pamphlets File, Nov. 07]. Council on Aging COA newsletters, programs, activiites, administration, etc. newspaper articles newsletters program pamphlets audio tapes of humanities course with Kingston Seniors on "depression years" and the American family in Literature and History - focusing on genealogy program "Presentation of the Kingston Quilt" May 26, 1985 Cranberries newspaper articles; pamphlets on cranberry industry (from 1960s); newspaper photograph of Keith and Adams bog; notes on local bogs. Brochures and technical communication added from Pamphlet files Nov "Beaton's" label Acc Crime - Andrews (2copies) booklet of Samuel M Andrews for murder of Cornelius Holmes; 5/26/1868; reward poster; newspaper stories (1990); Case of the Disappearing Footsteps; by Curt Norris. Crime - Caseau trial of Brian Caseau Crime - Cretinon trial of Richard Cretinon 5/30/

15 Crime - Eisen Karl G. Eisen murdered his wife Margot and eldest daughter Gabrielle November 4, He absconded to Connecticut with his other three children, but was apprehended, tried and convicted. Articles copied from MC 44 Chief Goonan's papers. Crime - Entwistle murder of Rachel (Souza) Entwistle and daughter by husband Neil Entwistle, Crime - Garuti murder of Shirley Garuti by husband Joseph Garuti in 2004 Crime - General Car crashes with criminal citations 2005 arson in Rocky Nook; 2002 bank robbery; 1909 looting of Post Office and store; trial of Joseph Casna; Susan Cram 2006; Edmund King Monica Knight Crime - Meinholz (Benoit) disappearance and murder of Melissa Benoit and the trial of Henry Meinholz, 1990 Crime - Rum Runner Murder Articles from the Old Colony Memorial and the New York Times about the Dec. 9, 1921 murder of Edward Cardinal aka Elmer Gardner or Howard Gardner in the garage of the Kingston Inn by John Rowland, proprietor of the Inn, alias Herman Alheit; James Wickham of Duxbury; and John Harnish of Methuen. Crime - Sampson (Rizzo) murder of Jonathan Rizzo by Gary Sampson Cushman Family genealogy; emphasis on Robert, on James, and on Eleazer; newspaper article on Daniel; information on site of Elder Cushmans House; mss. "The Cushman Family in Kingston" by Mrs. Georgianna M. Trow. (copy and entire OCM issue January 6, 1912) Cushman, John T correspondence "Open letter to the voters of Kingston" from Cushman who was a candidate for re-election as a Selectman. 5/30/

16 Cushman, Thomas biographical and genealogical information on Cushman; information on site of Elder Cushmans House. Customs of Early Days information on tin peddler; manuscript on manners and customs of early days. Dawes, Captain James copy of photograph. Delano Family receipts; shipping papers (ships mentioned not yet listed); correspondence to Benjamin Delano primarily regarding ship building and shipping industry; ship plans (sketch) other legal documents (probate, shipping); copy of Star-Spangled Banner. Delano, Joshua probate records; copies of correspondence; copy of account book; genealogical and biographical information. [photocopies of EFD notes] Drew Family biographical and genealogical information on the Drew family including Cornelius Drew; descendants of John Drew; Reverend William Allen Drew; and the Drew family tree from Sir Edward Drew (knight of Queen Elizabeth). Drew, Betsey Foster correspondence between Drew and husband George Russell, cousin Debby Drew, friend Mary Bryant, friend Mary Crocker Sampson; biographical information (originals in MC-23/ folder 35). Drew, Charles Herbert biographical information; obituary; postcard to Charles Drew Drew, Francis W. diary of a country farmer (day to day account of life in Kingston). Drew, Seth biographical information on Drew, including numerous written accounts of his life copies of correspondence (including letter written to sister accounting of time at Camp Roxbury in 1776) family records of Seth Drew and Hannah Drew; copy of address delivered by Drew at the request of the Kingston Lyceum 1831; unpublished manuscript "To the descendants of Major Seth Drew" Drug Store manuscript written by Francis Vincent Tura in 1957 Eighty years of Pharmacy in Kingston ( ). 5/30/

17 Duxbury hand drawn maps of Duxbury; brochures Duxbury Churches pamphlet History of the First Parish Church of Duxbury; postcard of St. John's. Eaton Family information on Benjamin (Wapping Road) and Ebenezer (Indian Pond Road) deeds. Economy & Budget Budget issues, Finance Committee/FinComm, Town Treasurer, Town Collector taxation, general economic outlook, health insurance reform, Town employee salaries Elder Spring notes by Emily Drew on location of spring; notes on history of Spring area. Eldridge, Jessie Cannon newspaper article on local poet Jessie Eldridge who also started the Kingston Answering Service obit 7/14/1984 Brockton Enterprise To a Dream Aspiring by Jessie Cannon Eldridge, copyright 1946 (added to OCLN catalog 2/21/2013) Eldridge, Richard newspaper article on Eldridge and his service to the community as a baseball coach and CCD leader. Elections Elliott, Carrie newspaper articles on Library Archivist and programs / works done by Local History Room (see also MC-22). Ellis, Wylie biographical information on schoolteacher, Kingston school superintendent, and founder and owner of Ellis Boy Academy. Elm Street Bridge aka Factory Hill Bridge Notice of public hearing, June 2010; clippings Everson Family information on John (West Street) and Richard's deeds. 5/30/

18 Faunce Family manuscript The Faunce and Cook Families of Kingston; genealogical information, obituaries (Betha); deed from Thaddeus Faunce to Abraham Whitten re land in Plymouth and Kingston 1798; correspondence to Mr. (?) Faunce from Margherita Hale re Faunce genealogy Faunce School historical sketch of school; program from 1974 re-dedication; correspondence re reuse and renovation of building in 1973 (See also PC-12). Faunce, Eliza (house) information on Eliza Faunce House on Wapping Road and her offer to sell it to the Jones River Village Club. Fire Department KEMA and other Emergency Management, accounts of fires in Kingston Note: there are 4 folders! newspaper articles, information on history of Department; history of hose houses; fires in Kingston; and community events and programs SEE ALSO PC-32 Fish Fishing, fisheries, specific kinds of fish: herring, alewives, etc. but NOT shellfish newspaper article Resourceful group meets at Nook by Charles Mathewson 1990; story of Town Meeting and herring issue. SEE ALSO Shellfish Fish, H.A. correspondence between H. Fish and Emily Drew regarding places and genealogy of and related to Duxbury; hand drawn maps of Duxbury, booklet Duxbury Massachusetts Ancient and Modern by Henry A. Fish [note that the map, once pasted onto the back cover, is missing] EFD typescript [photocopy] "Extracts from the papers of Mr. H.A. Fish, South Duxbury, Mass Early Habitations" Folger, Herbert memoriam written by the Society of Mayflower Descendants /30/

19 Forefathers National Monument newspaper article from Old Colony Memorial written in 1889 on monument; pamphlet The Pilgrims and the Book by Robert W. Rogers Forestry conservation issues surrounding mainly Monks Hill and Pratts Pond areas. Forge District notes on area and mills found in area by Helen Woods and H. A. Fish; manuscript The Iron Manors of the North by R. A. Boehringer 1933; accounts from various forges and furnaces 1739, 1767 and 1802; c opy of deed for Kingston Cooperative Foundry 1878; copy of deed for Jones River Manufacturing Company Forty-second parallel information on the forty-second parallel that runs through Kingston and the marker off Bay Road. Foster, Samuel story of ride and tie; manuscript Captain Foster and the King's Proclamation; estate information on land and house; Foster Family history downloaded from ebay. Freeman, Edmund biographical notes. French & Indian War Seven Years War, Acadians manuscript The French and Indian War and the French Neutrals in Kingston by Emily Drew; manuscript The French and Indian War a sketch of the Acadians or French Neutrals of 1755; note on Acadians who came to Kingston Fuller Family birthday notice Truman Fuller, one of the two oldest men in Kingston in 1929 cd "Genealogy of the Fuller Family" scanned by Bruce Corwin (Acc ) Obituary, for William Henry Fuller See also biography of William Fuller BIO FUL (shelf 26) Fuller, Annie deed dated 1758 (of note as it is signed by a woman); excerpts from records of Annie A. Fuller of anecdotal history of eighteenth-century Kingston. 5/30/

20 Fuller, Captain Ezra biographical information; shipping contracts (primarily re Schooner Eveline); financial records; correspondence regarding shipping industry; play The Class-mates. Fuller, Dan The Hermit biographical information; anecdotal sketches of Fuller. Fuller, Josiah biographical information; correspondence to family 1918 regarding genealogy. Fuller, Samuel biographical information; copy of will; information regarding marker placed on site of Fuller's home at Smelt Brook. Genealogy newspaper series Queries and Answers (focused on providing "helpful information to those starting to trace family or oldtime house records; points of interest; etc.") Gold Rush manuscript letters from two "Forty-niners" N.F. Faunce and N. P. Burgess to Seth Drew of Kingston, Mass 1850 (original correspondence), magazine article All that glittered by Richard Reinhart from American Heritage Grand Army of the Republic newspaper article Fraternity, charity and loyalty 2006; "Directory and Programme for the National Encampment G.A.R. Boston, August 1904." Acc see also V/F on Memorial Day Exercises. Grange broadside for the Kingston Grange announcing lecture list of officers at founding in 1913 and first minute book (Acc Gray Family information on his land in Rocky Nook; Edward Gray house Gray's Beach newspaper articles regarding renovation of beach in ; 1956 newspaper article Twenty Years of Development of Gray's Beach in Kingston Provides Popular Area; newspaper article More signs of improvement at Gray's Beach Park. 5/30/

21 Great Bridge newspaper article Great Bridge spans the test of time; correspondence regarding 1895 inspection of bridge. Green Harbor pamphlet Restore Green Harbor, Marshfield, MA. - how to do it - history of the harbor 1896; History of Green Harbor by Frank Maglathlin. Gurnet manuscript The Gurnet by Herbert R. Boardman (covers Boardman family history and history of the Gurnet Inn). Article Habitat for Humanity newspaper articles regarding projects in Kingston. Hall Family notice of holding of Carrie Hall's 1868 birth certificate (Town of Abington 1938); manuscript The Halls and Their Name; genealogical notes. Hall Property The archealogical dig and the proposed expansion of the ball fields. Hall, James L. certificate of enlistment in service; guards and picket passes from Fort Ethan Allen, VA in 1863; correspondence home to father telling of being wounded near City Point, VA June 24, 1864; honorable discharge from wounds received in action; correspondence re discharge from service; correspondence authenticating marriage in 1863 to Susan A. Gurney; correspondence re donation of material (listed). Harlow, Dr. Courtland newspaper article Kingston doctor makes house calls worldwide. Hathaway Preserve newspaper article The Hathaway Preserve. Hilltop Athletic Association history of Association; patches. Historic District Registration form for National Register of Historic Places and cover letter from MHC, Aug newspaper article "Kingston Center makes the list," Sep. 6, 2002 Kingston Mariner. List of included structures/areas from KHC exhibit Apr /30/

22 Holmes Family genealogical notes; obituary of Joseph Alexander Holmes; newspaper article The man who named the State of Maine (John Holmes); obituary of George B. Holmes; finding aid for the Joseph Holmes Collection held by Mystic Seaport; photocopied manuscript Joseph Holmes and Mrs. Lucas; photocopied typed story about Holmes Fish Yard; fishing spots (good places to fish in Kingston) by C.C. Holmes, 1918; sketches by Charles Holmes ALS to Joseph Holme from Liverpool, 1852 (Acc ) autograph album of Mahala Holmes with signatures and poems of local residents, 1842~1858 [boxed; shelf 86] Holmes Shipyard manuscript A Brief Account of the Holmes Ship Yard in Kingston by Emily Holmes Marvin; manuscript The Last Kingston Schooner by Emily Holmes Marvin; plan of Holmes building yard at the Landing; notes by Emily Drew on Joseph Holmes the shipbuilder and the Holmes shipyard; manuscript on Joseph Holmes and his yards on the Jones River and at Titicut (see also V/F Landing). Holmes wallpaper mss. "The Story of the 'Missing Wallpaper' in the Joseph Holmes House (Kingston, Mass.)" n.d. Holmes, Ezekel newspaper article (The Home Farm newspaper 1884) regarding the memorials, journals and correspondence of Holmes. Holmes, Rebecca correspondence from husband George Russell during Holmes, Susan manuscript The Arcadian Exile; Holmes notes on Kinston including information on house and place histories, plus anecdotal information on events and people. Home on the Rolling Deep newspaper articles published in by Ellen Bradford Stebbins from her journals, letters, and "mists of memory" on her voyages abroad in her youth. Housing newspaper articles on proposed 40B and other housing developments and issues in Kingston. 5/30/

23 Howard, Eleanor manuscript Rocky Nook (1982, revised 1995, additional information added in 1996) - provides description of Rocky Nook and cottage life in 1930s-1940s. Howland, John notes on his will supplement to The Howland Quarterly "The Howlands at Rocky Nook; an archaeological and historical study" by James Deetz (1960). Howlands Lane newspaper article Neighbors oppose replacing span. Howlands Lane Bridge. Hunt, Peter information on property deeds of Hunt (a clothier). Hutchinson, Samuel will of Hutchinson. Hyde, Dolly Bryant Bates biographical information; Helen Adams notes on Hyde; newspaper article Dolly Hyde by Eugene Wright; manuscript Kingston's Dolly Hyde by Ruth Chandler. Independence Mall newspaper articles on the Mall's development. Independence Park dedication program and newspaper article on 1999 dedication of park at Town Landing. Industrial Exhibit of 1910 listing of items in 1910 Industrial Exhibit held at Town Hall. program for Industrial Exhibit /30/

24 Industries (3 folders) Forges, mills, manufacturing Including information on iron industry; forges; and mills. Manuscript Forges by Lee Lawrence; article Early Iron Mill Helped Forge a Nation from Plymouth County Business Review; Concise History of the Iron Manufacture of the American Colonies up to the Revolution and of Pennsylvania until the present time by John B. Pearse; British Regulation of the Colonial Iron Industry by Arthur Bining; booklet American charcoal making in the era of the cold-blast furnace; manuscript The Eighteenth Century Iron- Age in Kingston, Massachusetts by Neil Bradford Olson; manuscript The Mills on Jones River and its tributaries being a study of the early mills and the privileges on which they were erected, and for many years maintained, and which, in this year 1925, have almost entirely ceased to exist, as mills run by water-power, thereby ceasing to make use of a natural force or energy which in the past has been one of the chief sources of wealth to the Town of Kingston, Massachusetts; manuscript History of the Mill Privileges in the Town of Kingston; manuscript The Mills on Jones River Kingston, Mass and its tributaries by Emily Drew; newspaper article Iron Works of Plymouth County (1930); newspaper article The Civic Progress of Kingston and History of Her Industries; article Bog Iron Southeastern Massachusetts Early Entry into the Industrial Age by Michael DeCicco; chapter "The Period of Inflation" from William Weedend's Economic and Social History of New England ; notes on Bryant's or Iron Works Pond; notes made at meeting of furnace owners 1768; manuscript Mills on the tributaries of Jones River by Helen T. Woods; notes by Cat Lee comparing location of mills found in Bailey's Jones River to mills found in Civic Progress; newspaper article Cannon balls for Washington's army once rolled from Kingston iron mills by Edith Cobb (2). Irish in Kingston manuscript (2 copies) written by Katherine S. Cahalane The Early Irish in Kingston; copy of the deed to 27 Main Street by the Devine family. Island Creek SEE MC Duxbury- "A copy of a paper loaned by Henry Fish of Duxbury who probably copied and revised an article written in or about 1814 by a Mr. Bradford which had already been edited by Deacon Arnold Freeman of Island Creek." Italians in Kingston newspaper article Club Hears Story of Early Kingston Italian Residents. Jenney, John Emily Drew's notes on Jenney and grant at Rocky Nook. Jones Family genealogical information. 5/30/

25 Jones River USE PC23 Jones River Collection for information on Jones River Watershed Association, Jones River Marine Ecology Center, formation of the Jones River Parish, and miscellaneous articles on the river, dams and other related topics. Jones River Park information on establishment of Park; Jones River Park dedication (1976) speech by Daniel C. Walker. Jones River Village Historical Society Jones River Village Club Clippings Jones, Captain Christopher newspaper article Plaque honors Captain Jones Maligned Mayflower Skipper; newspaper article Chris Jones Brought 'Em Here. Jones, Dr. Henry Newell biographical information on Jones by Mrs. Arthur B. Holmes. Keene, Francis and Edgar account book of dairy farm showing delivered manure. Kingston Anti-Slavery Society informational notes. Kingston Arts Festival 2007 & 2008 Kingston Art festival programs and articles; artist bios and portraits for "Kingston's Past Masters" the LHR exhibit at the Faunce School during the 2008 KAF (note: there is no photo of Clement Drew) Kingston Drama Club By-laws and constitution of the Kingston Drama Club signed by founding members, tickets for On the Stroke of Midnight, Kingston Ferry Informational notes (see also V/F Canoe Creek). 5/30/

26 Kingston Garden Club Meeting minutes; by-laws; membership lists. Flyers for plant sales Kingston Glaciers Helen Adam's notes on glaciers (punch bowls) in Kingston. Kingston Inn postcards; reservation cards; room rate card; book "Knock, Knock, Let us in and give us the key" by Lillian Hayes. SEE ALSO Crime - Rum Runner Murder Kingston Open Space Open Space Committee, actual open space land and its uses. history of open space preservation effort; memoriam to Bob Mulliken "Open Space and recreational Properties" map Series of articles on Kingston conservation land (Bay Farm, Hathaway Preserve, Cranberry Watershed, Silver Lake Sanctuary, Bay Circuit Trail) Kingston Playground history of Kingston playground located off of Summer Street behind the Reed Community building; photograph of town fair; copies of program of The Town Fair held for the benefit of Kingston Playground 1923, 1924,1925; (3) sport patches from Kingston playground; newspaper photograph of "The Old Timers Day at Kingston Playground" taken in Kingston Public Library Kingston Public Library Foundation 501 (c) 3 organization founded in 2012 to support the Kingston Public Library by raising funds and awareness in the community. Ephemera, articles, 5/30/

27 Kingston Reads Together Program newspaper articles on community program Kingston Reads Together. Kingston Senior Center Articles and information about the building. newspaper articles regarding effort to build a senior center in Kingston manuscript "Old Age Assistance in the Old Colony with special reference to Duxbury and Kingston " (also speaks of poor house). Vernal Pool Fact Sheet articles on construction of the building, 2010 Kingston Senior Citizens Club listing of charter members in 1973 newspaper articles on Club events programs for Club events. Kingston Statistics 1956 (revised in 1959) pamphlet written by the Massachusetts Department of Commerce containing general information, population, municipal financing, public education, economic, transportation, and industrial development statistics; Reconnaissance Survey Report compiled by the Massachusetts Historical Commission in early 1980s. Kingston Temperance Society Order of exercises for the simultaneous temperance meeting in Kingston Tuesday February 28, 1837; broadside Celebration Hymns on the introduction of the Cochituate water in Boston October 25, 1848; 2 booklets Constitution of the Kingston Temperance Society with a list of officers and members for 1835; Order of exercises for the simultaneous temperance meeting in Kingston February 26, 1839; broadside announcing Annual Temperance Rally (formed January 1, 1830) Kingston Town Quilt newspaper article on creation of Town Quilt. program "Presentation of the Kingston Quilt" May 26, 1985 SEE ALSO MC25 Kingston Town Seal information on development of Town Seal; sketches of drafts of Town Seal by Helen Foster. Kingston Trivia / Timelines trivia questions and timelines compiled by the Local History Room. 5/30/

28 Kingston Voters list of voters by precincts 1982 and 1984; newspaper article As Kingston votes, so votes Massachusetts. Kingston Yacht Club pamphlet Kingston Yacht Club Open Regatta starting off Rocky Nook Wharf Thursday afternoon August 27, 1896; copy of certificate of incorporation; copy of by-laws; sailing regulations and list of members of the Kingston Yacht Club incorporated Kingston, General History Excerpt from History of Plymouth County, Massachusetts, with biographical sketches of many of its pioneers and prominent men; excerpt from History of Plymouth, Norfolk and Barnstable Counties Massachusetts; excerpt from A Gazetteer of the State of Massachusetts by Rev. Elias Nason; manuscript Kingston, Massachusetts by Ethel Hobart; Emily Drew's notes on dramatic events in Kingston history; notes on old Kingston traditions; notes on records relating to the separation of the North Precinct from Plymouth town; notes on conditions which led to the separation from Plymouth; newspaper article The King's town; draft of the Massachusetts Historical Commissions Reconnaissance Survey Report; excerpt from The Plymouth County Directory and the Historical Register of the Old Colony (1867); a historical sketch by Thomas Bradford Drew; newspaper article Kingston - a small town in which life can be eventful; newspaper article Kingston colorful kingdom by the sea; newspaper article Kingston satisfied with slow growth; Emily Drew's notes on the early residents of the Colony (Kingston); newspaper article Life and Death in Kingston by Dennis Randall 2007; newspaper article Three Hundred years ago; Kingston the Way We were and Bradford Deed compiled by Harley Cadenhead; pamphlet Your Town Kingston Massachusetts compiled by the Good Neighbors Committee. Book review of Major Bradford's Town. Kingston's Past collection of newspaper articles appearing in the Kingston Mariner written by Karen Proctor. Kyng's Town Sweetes newspaper article from 1910 How two enterprising women built up a business making homemade candies in an old colonial house; letterhead. also known as King's Towne Sweets L. Knife & Son newspaper clippings regarding L. Knife &Son's plans for expansion, history, etc. 5/30/

29 Land Owners manuscript Some of the Early Land Owners in Kingston, Mass.; manuscript A Pilgrimage to early site in Kingston, Mass taken August 14, 1923 with Mr. Walter Faunce of Kingston then almost 91 years old; by Emily Drew; Emily Drew's notes on early land divisions; unpublished manuscript Early residents and houses in Kingston; notes on division of one-acre grants 1624 Landing Articles about the place and its uses, but NOT the organization Jones River Landing group (for which use PC-23) or the Town Landing (for which use Waterfront) newspaper article Jones River Landing Shipbuilding Landmark in Kingston; Emily Drew's notes The way to ye Landing Place (that part now called Linden Street, Joseph Holmes, the shipbuilder; The Landing - Fosters Wharf (see also V/F Holmes Shipyard); Emily Drew's notes listing the owners of the old wharf at the Landing; newspaper article Big boats built in old Kingston by Willard delue XXI 1953; photocopies of photographs of MacKenzie Boat Shop boats newspaper article MacKenzie, Stott Add New Chapter to Kingston shipbuilding history by Crary Trimble SEE ALSO Holmes Shipyard; Shiverick Boatyard; Waterfront (for Town Landing) Lions Club newspaper articles regarding the Lions Club in Kingston. Little Family genealogical notes on Little family; epitaphs for Lucy Little and the sons of Captain George Little and Captain Luther Little. Lobster boats newspaper article Old Kingston lobster boat now at historical museum by Cynthia Keith Walker 1962 newspaper article Restores old Kingston boats newspaper article Only one left 19th century Kingston lobster boat restored by Bruce Smith; magazine article A Kingston lobsterboat for the 21st century by Reuben Smith Article from National Fisherman 1/76 added from Pamphlet files Dec Style developed by Edward Ransom Local authors Publicity and other materials on Kingston authors. Local Place Names Three copies of Local Place Names by Emily Drew; copy of index to Local Place Names; Emily Drew's notes and notebook on local place names; manuscript The Flaxing Place; newspaper article series What's in a name. 5/30/

30 Loring Family genealogical information; obituary of Fred W. Loring; Caleb Loring III person of the year. Loring Library newspaper articles on renovation of Loring Library in North Plymouth. Marshfield, MA manuscript The Battle of Marshfield; manuscript Manufacturing in Old Marshfield. Marvin, Emily Burt Holmes newspaper article Emily Marvin of Kingston, 97; listing of Marvin's Main Street homes; manuscript Edward Willis Soap House; manuscript written in 1970 on being a charter member of the Jones River Village Club. Mayflower Grove manuscript Reminiscences and facts on Mayflower Grove, Bryantville in the Town of Pembroke, Mass Mayflower Lodge pamphlet containing the constitution; by-laws and rules of May Flower Lodge, No. 54, Mayhew, Jonathan manuscript Jonathan Mayhew - Patriot and Preacher. McGrath Family correspondence re stoves; correspondence from Maggie to father and brother 1898; Kingston High School report card; receipt from Burges and Co. 1895; Kingston High School graduation program 1917, 1924, 1946; graduation essay written by Patrick McGrath and delivered at Kingston Academy in 1879 (in French); newspaper Silver Lake News June 25, 1959; newspaper Kingston Independent December 30, 1980 (about C. Drew and Co fire); newspaper The Kingston Voice December 31, 1980 McLauthlen / Maglathlin Family biographical information on Captain Henry B. Maglathlin; genealogical information on Philemon Maglathlin; genealogical information on Maglathlin family; notes from the manuscript Genealogy of the McLauthlens by George W. McLauthlen 1881; Maglathlin homes; program Maglathlin - McLauthlin Reunion 1895; manuscript Christmas 1778 (George W. McLauthlen surviving the Magee storm); unpublished essay Making Shoe Tacks by Robert Maglathlin /30/

31 Memorial Day Exercises newspaper articles documenting Memorial Day activities including Town parades; program for Decoration Day 1879; program for Memorial Day Services 1923; program for Memorial Day Services 1926; program for Memorial Day Services 1927; program of Observance of Lincoln Day Ministers biographical information on Kingston ministers including Rev. Courtland Yardly DeNormandie; Rev. Jonathan Cole; Rev. Zephaniah Willis; Rev. William Rand; Rev. Charles J. Bowen; Rev. Joseph Phipps; Rev. Augustus Russell Pope; Rev. James Richardson Jr.; Rev. John Davis Sweet; Rev. Sidney Swaim Robins; Rev. Thaddeus Maccarty; and Rev. Joseph Stacey. Mitchell Family biographical and genealogical information on Ezra and Harvey Mitchell of Kingston; manuscript Poems and Letters by Cousin Benja; Emily Drew's presentation of the book Poems and Letters by Cousin Benjy; Poems of Cousin Benja (Benjamin Mitchell). Monks Hill see PC-12 Monks Hill. Mulliken's Landing newspaper article Mulliken's Landing in danger of disappearing from disuse, Music notes from Hannah Brewster Adams diary on music in Kingston between 1816 and 1858; Helen Adams notes on music taken from Hannah Brewster Adams diary; copy of program Olde Folkes Concerte by the Kingston Musical Association 1879; program for a Festival Concert by the Kingston Choral Union 1902; notes by Susan B Holmes Robinson on music in the church; lyrics about Kingston by Catherine Drew Russell; copy of newspaper article Mellie Dunham picks aged Kingstonian old time fiddle champion; copy of program for Kingston High School Minsteral Show and pageant scene Robinhood 1923; notes on production of the Music Man 1976; original hymn written by Catherine Drew Russell 1882; program for a great singing meeting 1897; score Triphammer March by John H. Densmore 1926; program Take Warning: a great singing meeting at the hall of ye Towne 1897; broadside for The Deestrick Skule presentation 1903; copy of Dedication Ode, written and sung for dedication of Soldiers Monument in Kingston Myrick Family newspaper article on local auction - contains photograph of Captain William Myrick's portrait. 5/30/