Room 2C
Letters and notes that tell of the early life of Mabel Daniels, mother of Charles Morse. Also handwritten genealogy of Samuel Morse (born 1585 in England) to Albert Morse, born 1866. Albert is the father of Charles.
Three pages of handwritten notes on the Thayer family. Three newspaper articles: one of the Thayer Family Coat of Arms and two copies of an article titled Who Are You?
This file consists of several letters( from Gold in the 1970s)and an extensive genealogy of the Metcalf family starting with 5 Kings of Scotland (834-994). An article from the Harvard Gazette, 1984, tells of Keyes DeWitt Metcalf.
Eleven handwritten pages of Morse family history compiled by Charles Morse. Jeduthan Morse came to Warwick in 1760 and had a saw mill on Moores Pond. Enlisted in Capt. Alexander's N'fld Co. for the Canada expedition in 1776 and died of smallpox at Ticonderoga.
Two photos of Ernest Morse and Pres. Coolidge; Two copies of the Morse Record, A History of the Proceedings of The Morse Society, December 4, 1895; Letter dated July 2, 1936 from Genealogical Research Bureau, Providence, R.I. with attached brief article on Morse family, plus 7 typewritten pages of Morse history,order blank for Morse Family Coat-of-Arms and return envelope for same; Letter dated March 6, 1962 from Ernest Morse to Gladys & Rob sending "Mother's Genealogy Papers"; The Morse Bulletin, published by Genealogical Research Bureau, New York; two blank applications for membership in the Morse Society; copy of Morse Society By-Laws adopted March 9, 1973; Two letters from Wm F. Morse, President of Morse Society to Members of same approving them for membership and/or asking for family information; The Morse Society Newsletter Winter 1975 and Winter 1976 issues; Letter dated April 16, 1975 to Mr. Morse from Nancy S. Hurlburt, Sec/Treas of the Morse Society; Letter to Ernest Morse from Nancy Hurlburt thanking Ernest for renewing membership; Letter dated July 13, 1972 to Charles Morse requesting information on the Morse family; Letter from Marlin Merrill dated Jan 7, 1986 to Greenfield Historical Society (forwarded to Charles Morse)requesting information on the Morse family - attached to request is thank you note to Charles Morse from Marlin Merrill; one page of Morse history from 1585 to 1954; three paper clippings of Morse Ancestors and/or New Englnad Family Coat-of-Arms; 4 pages of Grace Kendall Morse's genealogy
Cross-references: Thayer family and Kendall family
File consists of several letters from Bernard Nadeau written around 1968 to Charles Morse. He asks for information about Gardner Myrick, Bezaleel and Barnabas Myrick. One sheet of Charles Morse notes.
File consists of several letters asking for family information and many lists compiled by Charles Morse filling in gaps. John and Elizabeth Moore, George Washington Moore, Frank Harvey Moore, Mark and Mary Moore, William Moore and Polly Shepardson, Samuel Moore, Jonathan Moore are among the hundreds of people listed on the many papers.
Correspondence and hand written notes on genealogy of the Leonard family (from Charles Morse)
One page of Lyman family genealogy handwritten on Katharine T. Bass letterhead. Traces history from Richard (baptized October 30, 1580 in England) who came to America in 1631 to Nellie Tottingham who died in 1945 at the age of 86.
Picture dated 1915 of 8 individuals some identified (Mr. Edwin Lyman, Mr. Guilford, Mr. and Mrs. E. Lyman, and Mr. Brand (?), a middle-aged woman and two young girls unidentified.
Genealogical information on Hans Tambs Lyche from Norway, Unitarian minister in Warwick in the 1890's. Plus correspondence between Charles Morse and a Lyche descendant.
William Lawrence - 3 pages of handwritten notes (Charles Morse)
William Lawrence moved to Warwick from Winchester, NH. He and his wife had a family of 10 children, one of which was William Henry Lawrence, first Warwick man to enlist in the Civil War and first Warwick man to be killed. He was killed in the battle of Battle of Bull Run on July 21, 1861.
