Family History

Two copies of an overview of the history of the "Delvar" family. The name Delvar, Delvier, Delave, and Delvee first appeared in the Boston records in 1696 but it appears that the Warwick branch of Delvee, was born in Holland 1744 and arrived in Warwick in 1776.
Letter and copy of miscellaneous excerpts from historian's records of the Peter Delvee Family Association sent to Charles Morse from Floring Delvey
Thayer (great grand-daughter of Peter Delvey) January 24, 1961.
Two pages of handwritten notes by Charles Morse: 1.Peter Delvee history - born in Holland 1744, came to Warwick in 1766, recorded in favor of Independence in 1775 and served in Ticonderoga in 1777. 2.List of children of Calvin W. Delva 1813-1884

Folder contains one sheet listing some Garfield family history starting with 1776 Charles and ending with 1802 Riford.

Lee J. Dresser obituary from November 9, 1961

An extensive collection includes John Goldsbury obituaries (1986), a poem written in 1956, "The Captain James Goldsbury Homestead ", news clip telling of 24 members of Goldsbury family,a real estate plan for Minneapolis, genealogy lists, letters from family members with family history notes, notes of Charles Morse

A notebook containing copies of newspaper articles on the Blissville Scythe
telling two stories - the story of the Blissville Scythe and the story of how the scythe came to the Warwick Historical Society
1. Springfield Republican article written in 1900 telling the story of how 18 year old Augustus Bliss left his scythe in a tree when in 1862 he went off to war, never to return. His father left the scythe in the tree as a memorial to his son.
2. The Springfield Sunday Union and Republican, July 9, 1939 telling of the dispute over the "disposition of Warwick's famous scythe tree" - Charles Morse for the Warwick library vs. the Crowley brothers who had bought the lumber rights after the 1938 hurricane.
3. The Athol Daily News, January 8, 1985 article telling of the return of the Blissville Scythe to Warwick.
4. Yankee magazine article (date unknown) of the "Homecoming of the Scythe."

This is a Julia Green's obituary as it appeared in the newspaper. She was 97 years old and her death was in the June 11, 1967.

Seven typewritten index cards on Daniels family genealogy - children of Nathan and Lidia Daniels, ca. 1780

One sheet listing Information on Gustave DeNeve, born Belgium in 1887. Daughter, Mrs Walter Farley, grandson, Walter Farley, III and granddaughter, Claire Ann Farley

Information from the Sudbury MA vital statistics about the Grout family. Handwritten notes of Warwick cemetery burials are included. There are 2 typed pages of the Grout family history.

Two copies of article and picture of Miss Rhoda Cook, born in Warwick, October 15, 1844, on her death in 1935. (Springfield Union, May 7, 1935).
Newspaper article - obituary of Miss Rhoda Cook.
Newspaper article - obituary of Henry H. Cook, born in Warwick, grandson of Daniel Cook one of Warwick's earliest citizens and a soldier of the Revolutionary War.("Warwick News" no paper mentioned, March 5, 1919).
One page of handwritten notes on Cook genealogy.
Seven pages of notes by Charles Morse on Cook genealogy.