Room 2B
Two picture postcards: 1.The George Francis house (11 Orange Road), later the Howard Anderson place. The porch was removed in the '60s. A good view of Mt. Grace. Looking to the right is first, Stevens, Poirer, and now the Jon Cook house. The Warwick store is on the far right. Taken in 1908. 2. Mt. Grace, taken around 1912.
top: Memorial (Funeral) Card for Samuel Hastings, well-known citizen of Warwick. Died in 1915, aged 78 years.
bottom: group photograph with key.
Front Row: George Albert Witherell, Rose Edith Witherell, Walter Manning, Lizettte James (seated) William Bass, Blanche Whipple. Second Row: Mattie Hastings, Herbert Collier, (blank) Wilson. Seated on floor: Lewis Allen, John Jaymes,
p.3: Continuation of the prologue to play Rev. Comes to Rev. Lemuel Hedge
Two picture postcards: 1. Warwick Center school building. It burned in late 1929. A new school was built in 1930 at a cost of $14,000, and is the one being used today in 1986. 2. Taken in 1907, this picture shows pupils playing on the school grounds. The schoolhouse burned in 1929. The Unitarian Church spire shows the weather-vane, which no longer is there.
Engraving of Jonathan Blake, similar to the frontispiece in his History of Warwick.
Album containing some photos from various Warwick families, including Bass, Witherell and others.
Two photos and space for one missing photo: 1. The William Lawrence home (496 Old Winchester Road). Lawrence was the first boy from Warwick to die in the Rebellion of 1861-1865. Was the Forbes or Mason home. In 1986 owned by Evelyn Hoffman. 2. George Wheeler house in Brush Valley, which burned in the 50's. House was located on Wheeler Road north of 10 Wheeler Road. House owned by Evelyn Phillips at one time. 3. Description of missing photo: Top of Hokanum Hill, west of Wheeler Pond in Brush Valley. Elmer Record who lived in the Record, or later Cadrett house, sits on the rock. Cadrett House - 899 Orange Road
p.1: Title page including names of authors, director and Bicentennial Commission
One photo and space and description for another photo: 1. photo of shop, The Warwick Blacksmith, owned by Ernest Prouty, "The Village Smithy." Was located near Mt. Grace Avenue, West of the country Homestead, located on the Athol Road, at the Four Corners. Arthur Bowers and his family live here now in 1986.
