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Metadata
Catalog Number |
1981.5.39 |
Object Name |
Scrapbook |
Scope & Content |
Medium sized scrapbook with a fairly plain black cover, with a spray of ferns and other leaves embossed in black. A banner with the words "scrap book" bisects the cover on the diagonal, from lower left to upper right corners. The paper is green. First few pages include pictures of Arlington buildings, with the year built and price of construction for most of them. There are also several articles about historic Arlington buildings, including a article about the Russell Grocery, on the corner of Water Street and Mass Ave and demolished in 1905; the Bakery Hall, also known as Menotomy Hall, which served as a church building, school, and sports club at various time, and was located at the site of Robbins Memorial Town Hall; the Blake House at Wyman Terrace; the Robbins House at the site of the public library. Near the beginning of the book are several documents about the baptist church, includings articles about the fire in 1900, the dedication of new building, and the celebration of quarter centennial of Rev. Charles H. Watson. There is also a copy of a program from 1858. There are also several articles about the Unitarian Church. There are also several articles about the construction and dedication of the Robbins Memorial Town Hall, the library, and the park inbetween, include the programs from the dedication ceremonies. There are also some programs from events associated with the Arlington centennial. There is a article about the tenth anniversary of the historical society, an invitation about the dedication of the Russell House, and a program from a concert given by the Historical Society in 1928. There are several articles about Arlington history, including a paper read by Susanna Adams Winn about her childhood in Arlington in the mid 1800s, detailing the buildings as they were then. There are also two articles with accounts of the fighting on April 19, 1775. In the second half of the book are a large number of obituaries of prominent Arlington residents. There are two articles about the death and funeral of Joseph Walter Zwinge, who was the first Arlington resident killed during World War I. Also contains some articles about local weddings. Most of the documents date from ~1890 through 1930, but some of the obituaries date from a much earlier and later date, with the earliest from 1874 and the latest from 1973. Documents appear to be organized by subject, not date. Paper and binding are in good condition. ~100 pages. |
Date |
1890 - 1930 |
Year Range from |
1892 |
Year Range to |
1928 |
People |
Blake, Ebenezer Nelson Brackett, John Quincy Adams Bushnell, Samuel Clarke Dupee, Elias Augustus Dupee, Lyman S. Dupee, Theodore Dorr Durgin, Winfield S. Fowle, Frederick Gott, Charles** Hartwell, Charles F. Hodgdon, Richard Lord Keenan, James G. Masseck, Frank Lincoln McCall, Samuel Muller, William A. Newton, Elizabeth Parker, Charles Symmes Parmenter, William E. Peirce, Arthur Winslow Peirce, Harriet L. Peirce, Marietta Peirce, Solomon Pierce, Marian Robbins, Caira (1866-1938) Robbins, Ida Frances (1861-1949) Robbins, Winfield Russell, Abbie* Trowbridge, John Townsend Waterman, Nixon Watson, Rev. Charles H. Wellington, Annette Stanwood Wellington, George Yates Fessenden, Almira Tufts Winn, Amy Josephine Winn, Susanna Adams Winn, William Newcomb Zwinge, Joseph |
Subjects |
Anniversaries Baptist churches Building construction Building dedications Centennial celebrations Church Church dedications Churches Fire Fires Historic buildings Historical societies Marching bands Storms Unitarian Universalist churches |
Search Terms |
86 Pleasant Street April 19, 1775 Arlington High School Arlington Historical Society Bakery Hall Blake House Cooper Tavern site First Baptist Church First Universalist Church Pleasant Street Robbins House Robbins Library Robbins Library Garden Robbins Memorial Town Hall Russell House Russell Store Spy Pond Timothy Wellington House Unitarian Universalist Church Wellington House Winn House World War |
Source |
Henderson Collection (Esther Gannett Henderson) |
Collection |
Arlington Historical Society Collection |
Copyrights |
Rights status not evaluated. (CC BY-NC-ND) Non-commercial use only. |

