Book of the boyhood adventures in long-ago Warwick written by Harlan G. Metcalf with an introduction by Charles A. Morse and postscript by Allen Young
Picture of Old Center School taken in the 1870's
Companion piece: remains of school bell after the Warwick Center School burned in 1929.
Picture loaned by Ann Barnard Fisher Pulcifer
Picture located on East Wall above remains of school bell
This green looseleaf notebook contains 3 sections: Poems related to Warwick or by Warwick Authors, Poems, Speeches and Plays related to Warwick,and Memories and Histories. A few early poems from the 1800s have been copied and more recent poems typed and easily read. A collection of poems by Guy Carey Jr. Glenn Matthews and Ralph Witherell have life stories. Also included is "Remembering Mr. Lyman", "In memoory of Wallace Holbrook" and "Sayings of the Senile Sinick". Further contributions would be welcome.
Notebook has on cover a 1936 picture of the eight grades at Warwick Center School. Notebook is also cataloged under the title Warwick Memory Book
The final draft (June 2002) of the Town of Warwick Open Space and Recreation Plan, prepared by the Open Space Planning Committee, Edwin Cady, Jr, Chair, and the Franklin Regional Council of Governments Planning Department
(Includes agendas of meetings and attendees present at meetings, questionnaires and results )
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.
Multicolor hand braided rug, 73 inches in diameter, made by Alice Anderson in 1950. Donated by Helen Jay, 8/8/77
On the floor of room 1A
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)
