Wooden Cabinet

A book, The Bay State's Boston Post Canes, The History of a New England Tradition, by Barbara Staples was written in 1997. Details the life of Edwin Grozier, creator of the Boston Post cane, the 700 towns that received a cane in 1909, a profile of the first recipient, observations and statistics.
Warwick's first recipient was Sabin Kelton, 91, in 1909 said " he wished to wait until he considered himself old enough". In 1910 Mr. Kelton thought himself of sufficient age, and the cane was formally presented.

Book is located left unit, wooden cabinet, room 1a

This 77 page notebook lists in alphabetical order all people buried in the Warwick Cemetery and also living people who have stones. Included are information on stones along with some interesting spiritual messages. The list includes 1615 stones (Oct. 2001). The oldest stone is "in memory of Lemuel, son of Rev. Lemuel Hedge and Mrs. Sarah his wife, he died Nov. ye 15th 1762, aged 1 day." Ryan Amidon, the compiler, explains that some inscriptions were partially or totally unreadable so could not be copied.

This 300 page book compiled and arranged by families in alphabetical order by Marilyn Allred in 2000 lists births, marriages, deaths of the inhabitants that lived in Warwick, MA taken from the handwritten chronological records and cemetery records of the town of Warwick, MA (1739-1900).

Charles Brown has compiled information about all veterans (150) from Warwick buried in Warwick Cemeteries, as of July 2000 (Revolutionary War to the present)
Included is a map of the Warwick Cemetery to show the 8 sections, and also a map to find the Kilton Cemetery and the Moses-Kelton Cemetery.
Also included is information to veterans re benefits, how to request a veterans grave marker, etc. A color photo of Paul Hadsel, William Copeland, Thomas Copeland, and Wilfred Benoit, taken May 25, 2002 at front of book.

Booklet "Historical Data Relating to Counties, Cities, and Towns in Ma, Division of Public Records 1920
Material in booklet on Warwick. "Incorporated February 17, 1763. The Plantation called Roxbury Canada with sundry farms lying therein, and certain common lands. October 15, 1783 part included in the new town of Orange."

Located in notebook containing two other booklets (Town Meeting Democracy in Warwick, Massachusetts 1736-1820 and Directory for Research on the Pioneer Valley)

Booklet "The Trinitarian Congregational Church of Warwick, MA 1829-1979 written by Charles A. Morse
1979, 2 copies

Located in notebook labeled "The Trinitarian Congregational Church of Warwick"

Copy of newspaper article "Ancient Warwick Residence Will Become Chapel" written by Roy French, Editor of Orange Enterprise & Journal

Article located in notebook labeled "The Trinitarian Congregational Church of Warwick"

Transcripts of Civil War letters (1862-1863) written by John Caldwell, Jr. son of John Caldwell and Susan Ann Grace, stepson of Barnard Fisher. John Caldwell Jr. died August 25, 1863 of disease, age 20 at Ft. Schuyler, NY and is buried in the Warwick Cemetery.

Copy of The New England Historical and Genealogical Register Volume XCIX published by the Society at the Robert Henry Eddy Memorial Rooms, Boston, 1945
Roster of the Expedition of 1690 to Canada under the command of Capt. Andrew Gardner

Framed photograph of Katherine Bass in American Indian costume, taken in the 1920's

Photograph is on top shelf, center unit, wooden cabinet, rm 1a