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Program for a play The Rhetorical and Dramatic Exhibition, of "Warwick High School" will be held in B. G. Putnam's Hall, November 11, 1859. Program belonged to Capt. Goldsbury.

Promotion sheet for "Warwick House." Picture of Inn with horse and buggies in front of Inn. Proprietor: A. N. Hunt. "Warwick House, an ideal summer hotel situated in the picturesque town of Warwick, Mass." followed by a detailed description of what one would find in Warwick and at the Warwick House.

Handwritten address by Charles Morse for the 1946 Old Home Day. He summarizes his move to town and increasing involvement in all aspects of community life.
"We all want Warwick to be a prosperous progressive town. If we would have it so we must all work together to make it so. We must forget our petty feuds and jealousies, be less critical of what others do and more critical of what we ourselves do....."

"What do you know about Warwick" is the theme of a quiz program used at Old Home Day in 1941. It consists of 34 questions (with answers) about Warwick, these were asked of 2 teams of 4 men and 4 ladies each. Prof. Charles Morse explains "Let me say to you my friends I know this town from end to end. For three long years it's been my biz to seek out questions for this quiz." A sample question reads, "Where was the Franklin Glass Co. located?" and the answer "between Pulcifer and Dresser homes"

This folder contains several sheets with typed information (Pedigree of Lois Ann Goldsbury Macy), Descendants of Richard Lyman, with the family lines to Sara Delano to Franklin Delano Roosevelt, 32nd U.S. President.

One item, the Half Century Discourse by Preserved Smith in 1864 is also in Room 2b, bookshelf. A letter written in 1955 by Fred Bicknell of Charlemont and the response by Charles Morse includes material from the History of Rowe where Rev. Smith served as Pastor. Morse has a sheet outlining the family of the 2 Preserved Smiths. Fayette Smith, son of Preserved and Tryphena, and husband of M.P. Wells Smith is mentioned in a letter to Morse (1972) from Elsie Scott of Northfield. Her mother taught district school in Warwick in 1878.

A photocopy from Temple & Sheldon's History of Northfield, pp 518-519 gives Medad Pomeroy b. 1736 information. Charles Morse writes a page....Medad Pomeroy was a great friend of Rev Lemuel Hedge and both worked to advance the spiritual and physical well being of Warwick. He includes a verse he was fond of quoting. Dr Pomeroy defended the government during Shays Rebellion and was held as a hostage, released unharmed. He died 1819, age 83.
A photocopy of a newsclip (1987) detailing a lecture by C. Morse given at Northfield Historical society concentrating on Pomeroy's role in Shays Rebellion.

Photocopies of pages from Rawson Family Memorial (1875) and data from the Ancestry of Edward Rawson (1880).
Joseph Rawson (1727-1812) born in Grafton, MA moved to Warwick (date unknown). Joseph's father Lemuel (1767-1851) born in Warwick and moved to Ohio in 1836.

Notes on The Early Rich Family in Warwick, MA by Irma A. Rich.
Rich Genealogy by Doris Rich Sheridan 1974.
Rich genealogy compiled by Elizabeth Mayo Rich, August 1946 traces family from Salem, Ma in 1705 to Jacob Rich who moved to Warwick in 1768 to son Charles born in Warwick 1777 and married Anna Mayo Stevens May 1807 (Charles died in 1811. Subsequently Anna married Isaac Metcalf of Warwick and they with her three children moved to Royalston.) to the descendants moving to other parts of the U.S.
Eight pages of hand written notes on births, marriages, deaths of Rich family 1768-1849.
Note by Charles Morse stating that Jacob lived on the Winchester Road about 1/2 mile south of the NH state line and that he was a prosperous resident owning a tavern, grist mill, gin mill, saw mill and possibly a tannery and that he lost heavily in the failure of the Franklin Glass Company. (One of Jacob's children, Olivia, married Dr. Ebenezer Hall, an incorporator and general Superintendent of the Franklin Glass Company.
Publication from the Rich Family Association Winter 1974.
Numerous letters to Charles Morse from Rich descendants.
Materials re Caleb Rich, brother of Jacob, who came to Warwick in 1771, where his preaching brought him before the Baptist Church for "errors in Doctrine" and he was designated an Anti-Baptist. He later became pastor of the Universalist Church. Included in material is an article from the Candid Examiner on Caleb Rich and his preaching. Of interest, Caleb was married to Electra Doolittle. Included in file was a note of a transfer of property as recorded at Franklin County Registry of Deeds, Book 18, pages 110 & 207 - parcels of property from Caleb Rich to John Gurney and from Caleb Rich to Levi Hodge 1802.

An obituary of Gertrude ( Stange) Crane dated 1972 and notes written by C. Morse giving some information about Carl Stange and other family members.