Room 1A

Civil War Letters

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.

Year (or year range)
1862-1863
Approximate era
1851-1900
Donated by
Lois Ann (Goldsbury) Macy
Donation date
8/2000

Diaries of Katherine Bass

Diaries of Katherine Bass dating from 1912-1991 (some missing years)
Katherine Bass, daughter of Etta M. T. Bass, was a former Assistant Librarian of the Woburn Public Library, Woburn, MA

Diaries are located in lower drawer, left unit, wooden cabinet, room 1a

Year (or year range)
1912-1991

Mineral collection

Collection of Warwick Minerals including tourmaline, epidote, garnet, quartz, magnetite, quartz crystals, and garnets from Mount Grace, Hastings Pond Road Pit,Gale Road, Hockanum Hill, and Quarry Road.

Approximate era
don't know
Donated by
many donated by R. B. Coyle, Athol, MA
Donation date
1970's

China Dessert Plate

Label on plate reads: This plate presented to Alice (Wilber ) Petersen by Mrs. Brennan, a minister's wife (Warwick). Mrs Brennan, riding with Miss Mary Tyler, was killed in an accident of a runaway horse, was thrown from the carriage.

See page 174 of Charles Morse's History of Warwick.

Approximate era
1901-1925
Donated by
Alice Peterson