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Abram’s Hill: lecture; manuscript notes by Emily Drew; poem; manuscript Abram Pearse’s
House: a soliloquy (information on early land layout in Kingston).
Acadians, Kingston: see V/F French & Indian War (the Seven Years War).
Adams, Abigail: correspondence including patterns for shawls and for braiding; survey of lot of
Russell Fitzgerald by John Gray 1856; financial records
Adams Family: written composition by Brad Adams re: trip to Boston in 1800s;
correspondence from George Adams to his sisters; lists of cloth sold to John Adams from
Elizabeth Faunce; October 1816 and Hannah Faunce November 1817; Promissory note John
Adams to Isaac Bartlett 1816; demand against estate of Joseph Adams by Samuel Stetson;
receipt for flour Joseph Adams to Russell Thomas; Deed John Adams gave to son Joseph house
and fulling mill and shop; 1805; copy of inventory of personal estate of Joseph Adams 1815;
copy of inventory of estate of Peleg Bartlett deceased to estate of Joseph Adams deceased;
November 1811 to 1814; Contract from Southern Massachusetts Telephone Co. to install phone
for Horatio Adams; 1907; correspondence from Edgar Reed to Russell Adams re: old clock
1928; correspondence from Russell Adams to Edgar Reed in reply 1928; Deed George Adams
to Mary; Lucy and Christiany Adams re: a lot of land on the road leading to Pembroke 1821;
Promissory note from George Adams to be paid to Henry Simmons 1877; correspondence from
Horatio Adams to his parents 1845; to George Adams 1845; to his parents 1845; to George from
Eveline telling Horatio is sick 1845; reporting of Horatio’s death 1845; poems To Eva by
Hannah Adams 1847; The Dead by unknown; correspondence from George Adams to Joseph
Adams 1860; correspondence to George Adams from Cyrus Bosworth – collector of taxes 1878;
correspondence to Rendall Adams from Georginia Adams inquiring about family crest 1911;
correspondence from George Adams to Joseph Adams requesting generalized information 1858;
list of debts owed the estate of Joseph Adams 1816; page from memo book of George Adams
that contains a list of thoughts and health of the family 1851; page from memo book of George
Adams containing thoughts on Daniel Webster 1840s; page from memo book of George Adams
contains information on damage from a terrible storm – bridge on road to Duxbury covered
1851; two obituaries – George Winnie Adams and Horatio Adams 1845; correspondence to
Miss Adams from F. Cobb and Smith Kendall asking for payment of debt 1820; correspondence
to Charles Adams from James Adams re: condition of corn crop 1831; correspondence to cousin
Horatio from N. A. Walcott re: search for gineo 1896; list of items sold to Jedidiah Holmes by
Seth Drew 1800; list of cloth sold to Joseph Adams by Ebenezer Covel 1811; correspondence to
Russell Adams from Edgar Reed 1928 – and reply to letter; copy of paper owned by Miss Hattie
Adams re: land laid out for William Bradford; copy of note re: naming of Wapping Road; two
copies of article in Silver Lake News – 1959 with picture of Horatio Adams house at 87
Summer Street; essay on naming of streets; genealogy file; program Mr. and Mrs. Horation
Adams request the pleasure of your company at an operatic victor concert to be given in their
casino 1906.
Adams, Frederic C.: map for cemetery plot; lecture to be read about Adams at JRVC by
Helen Adair Hammond; wife of Adams; history of Adams typed
Adams Free Lectures: broadsides advertising Adams Free Lectures 1903 – 1921.
Adams Heritage Center: assorted newspaper articles regarding the building and renovation
project; correspondence regarding the placement of the building on the National Register;
reports from project done by students of the Chamberlayne School of Design at Mt. Ida
College in 2003.
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Adams, Horatio: certificate of Justice of the Peace appointment 1885 and 1904;
Correspondence inc. correspondence of appreciation for work rendered to Atlantic and Pacific
RR 1873; Adams letter to family from Gardiner ME and letter from wife Eveline re: his
sickness and death 1845; War Department to Adams re: persons serving Army in 1700s; bill
of sale C.W. Cook to Mrs. Adams for sofa repair 1880; correspondence to Adams from
Edward Shawn; consulting engineer re: stone bridge over Jones River 1895; lists and notes of
mirror purchases by Lydia Adams; notes about Eveline and her second marriage to Frederic
and death of child 1845; list of total votes for President Lincoln 1860
Advertising: cards and bill heads for Hotel Kingston; Sawtells Pizza; Kingston Animal Hospital;
F.W. Maglathlin Co. (shoe; tacks; and nail card); Kingston Block; Warner Electric; James A. Robare
and Son Plumbing; Primo Garuti; carpenter.
Agriculture: Pilgrim corn planting; manuscript The Flaxing Place; pamphlet Agricultural
Extension School Meetings; newspaper article Rated Oxen Above Horses; newspaper article
This family is farmtastic 2006.
Ah-De-Nah: historical vignette presented to JRVHC on 2/8/1969; brochure for land.
Allerton: postcard letter on genealogy from Lucia Holmes to Emily Drew.
American Revolution Bicentennial Committee: copy of report from 1977 town Annual
Report.
American Legion Post 108: list of servicemen in 1919-1920; minutes of meetings; 1919-1920.
Andrews Trial Report: (2copies) booklet of Samuel M Andrews for murder of Cornelius Holmes;
5/26/1868; reward poster; newspaper stories (1990); Case of the Disappearing Footsteps; by Curt
Norris.
Animal (Control): Notice to dog owners to have them licensed 1860.
Aqueduct: use requests; story of the Kingston Water System by Charles H. Drew; 2/13/1925;
newspaper story - Ford buys old water pipe from Town of Plymouth; outline of Kingston Water System;
minutes of meeting 8/7/1804; receipts for water 1805.
Archeology: newspaper stories - Dig unearths early Pilgrim life 7/1/1998; Dig uncovers village
2/4/1999; Massachusetts Archaeological Society Bulletin on the Hathaway Site; Rocky Nook (inc.
map); report from the Bulletin of the Massachusetts Archaeological Society The Hathaway Site, Rocky
Nook, Kingston, Massachusetts: a small late archaic site near the coast by Bernard Otto; newspaper
article Dig in Kingston yields archeological treasures by Doris Melville; newspaper article Artifacts
found in Kingston by Elaine Allegrini; bibliography developed by the Public Archaeology Laboratory as
part of a community wide survey; The Hathaway Site, section 6 and 5,Rocky Nook, Kingston,
Massachusetts: a small late woodland and late archaic lithic work site, and a small late archaic shell
midden by Bernard Otto; A rare copper ax from the Powers shell heap Kingston Mass site M041082 by
Charles F. Sherman; A preliminary report of the Powers shell heap in Kingston Mass by Charles F.
Sherman; The Powell-Heckman Trust Site: a salvage excavation by the Massasoit Chapter near the
mouth of the Jones River, Kingston, Massachusetts by Bernard Otto; The Margaret Angell Site,
Kingston, Massachusetts by Bernard Otto; A Kingston Pot by Donald J. Viera.
Architecture: newspaper article Kingston’s rare oxen bow arch, newspaper article The Log
cabin Myth by Dennis Randall.
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Artists & painters: artists featured including H.J. Peck; Grace Waterman; William Martin; Marshall
Woodside Joyce; Wilburn Hamilton; Alison Vu; Ted Avery; Annie Maddox McClary; John Orman
(sketch book); George L. Brown.
Atwood Family: eulogy of Benjamin Savery Atwood (booklet); personal military history; booklet of
volunteers in Carver 1861 – 1865; certificate of enlistment for Ebenezer Atwood, September 1862;
copy of Samuel Atwood and Ebenezer C. Atwood’s picture early 1900s.
Autographs: autographs and signatures.
Avery, Winifred: manuscripts Street Remembrances; The Silver Lake Grove; Around the Jones River.
Back Roads of the South Shore: newspaper story on symposium 4/16/2004
Bailey Family: The journey through life of William and Melvin Bailey and family (2 copies);
notes on general Bailey genealogy.
Bailey, F.L.: correspondence to Library Trustees re: land deeded to them by Betsy Beal to be
used as Community building and playground; 1929 plans and blueprints.
Bailey, Helen M.: manuscripts; lectures: My early voyages with my father 1853 – 1863 and
My early voyages with my husband 1880 – 1890.
Bailey, Sarah Y.: manuscripts of lectures of early Kingston; minutes; notes on Bailey’s life;
JRVC memorial.
Baker: correspondence from Mary Alden to Emily Drew re: Baker family genealogy
8/17/1924.
Barker Family: booklet on Barker family; genealogy; obituaries; news clippings about estate
3/15/1928.
Bartlett Family: information about life of Cornelius Bartlett; obituary of Lois Spear 5/1857;
obituary of Uriah Bartlett; 1789 – 1883; genealogy.
Bates Family: copy of deed from Caleb Bates to inhabitants of Kingston, April 2, 1888; copy
of photographs of Main Street houses; Bates genealogy.
Bay Path Trail: newspaper article on hiking trail, with map.
Beal, David: biographical information.
Beal, Joseph: biographical information.
Bearse: genealogy; original notebook in MC-16 Collection.
Blackwater Swamp: description of area and information of residents of the Blackwater
Swamp land; originals in MC-16.
Bog Hollow Farm: newspaper articles on Christmas Tree farm 2004.
Bog Iron: newspaper story about area bog furnaces written in 1998; newspaper article Bog
Iron by Dennis Randall 2006.
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Bonney Family: booklet Field of Blessings by Isabella Calkin written about growing up in
Kingston in the 1900s; booklet Bonney Blessings 1895; booklet The Handsome Wart Hog
1995; newspaper article on Isabella Taylor Bonney Calkins cartoons, newspaper article
Lifelong Kingstonian recalls early days by Linda Veracka 1984.
Boston Post Canes: story and photograph of Esther Buttner receiving Boston Cane award in
2002; list of cane awardees 1909 – 2002; newspaper story of Walter Faunce receiving the
cane in 1930, photocopies of some of the past recipients obituaries, newspaper article and
photographs of Mary Igo receiving the cane in 2006.
Bradford Deeds: copies of deeds and maps; originals are in MC-16.
Bradford Family: correspondence; deeds; genealogies; and folder on Bradford - Fitch
family.
Bradford, Hezekiah: manuscript about Hezekiah Bradford and his dugout – a sled like
device used for transportation of goods.
Bradford House (Major John): See MC-29 Jones River Village Historical Society
Collection.
Bradford, Samuel: biographical information.
Bradford, Stephen: biographical information re: his life and Bradford pottery.
Bradford, Gov. William: manuscripts on his personal traits, site of home and land;
genealogies; estate listing of land with maps.
Brewster Book (The): description of The Brewster Book written by George Ernest Bowman,
copied by Emily Drew.
Brewster Family: manuscript Anecdotes of Brewster Family by Flo Stevens; extracts from
diary of Hannah Brewster Adams copied by Mary Drew in 1921; family chart of Reuben Hall
of Warren, ME (inc. Brewster lines); notes from correspondence of Roland Bailey regarding
first rocking chair made in America; Emily Drew’s notes regarding the Brewster estate; Helen
Adam’s notes on the Brewster family; notes from Martha Mayo of UMASS Lowell regarding
the Brewster family; manuscript Thomas Brewster and the Tory Tea; manuscript Thomas
Brewster – Tory; manuscript Brewster Line; biographical information on Mary Bearce Hall
(mother of Hannah Brewster Adams) by Ethel Shiverick; pamphlet Bradford’s Memoir of
Elder Brewster from Bradford’s History of Plymouth Plantation by Old South Leaflets;
newspaper article Bing Crosby was Pilgrim descendant by George Hanlon.
Brewster House, “Woodside”: description of rooms and furnishings; anecdotes of Brewster
family.
Brockton and Plymouth Street Railway: see V/F Railroads
Bryant: correspondence re: genealogy; book Pilgrim homes and how they were built by
Carrolla Bryant.
Bug Light: newspaper stories; photographs; poster.
Burgess, Charles: certificate of membership to Mayflower Lodge no. 54; genealogy; poem.
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Burgess, Gelett: biographical information about humorist Burgess; information on his works
including the Purple Cow rhyme.
Burying Ground: manuscripts written on history of, on history of land, on types of epitaphs,
alphabetical listing of all buried there; plot layout; newspaper photographs of site; manuscript
Ebenezer Cobb and the graveyard walls; Emily Drew’s notes for a docent giving a tour of the
Burying Ground .
Businesses, local: newspaper articles and written accounts of.
Businesses, letterhead; receipts; and advertisements: collection of Kingston business
letterhead, receipts, and advertisements.
Camp Nekon: archivist note that in 1975 Town Meeting purchased Camp Nekon for
$250,000.00
Canoe Creek (early ferry system): written description of (see also V/F Kingston ferry).
Cape Cod Canal: The First Cape Cod Canal Built as a Herring Run, taken from the Boston
Transcript of January 10, 1933.
Carpenter, Abbie: correspondence between Abbie Carpenter of Portland ME and Susan
Smith of North Pembroke re: genealogy of the Josselynes, the Barkers 1901.
Cemetery, Old Burying Ground: See V/F Burying Ground.
Cemetery, epitaphs and symbols: listing of symbols and their significance; epitaphs and
markings (esp. specific to Kingston cemeteries); pamphlet Epitaphs from Burial Hill,
Plymouth, Massachusetts from 1657 – 1892 with biographical and historical notes by
Bradford Kingman.
Cemetery, Evergreen (also known as Kingston Cemetery Association): key to map of
Evergreen Cemetery; list of soldiers and sailors from Revolutionary War buried in Cemetery;
article on Cemetery by Isabelle Freeman; blank lot title from mid 1800s; layout of Cemetery;
by-laws adopted in 1853; copy of original seal; change of name from Kingston Cemetery
Association to Evergreen Cemetery
Cemetery, Parting ways: See V/F Parting Ways.
Cemetery, Patuxet Hill: See V/F Patuxet Hill.
Census, 1790: first census in Kingston, listing only main heads of households.
Census, 1796: second census in Kingston, conducted by Rev. Zephaniah Willis, listing names
and ages of families and persons.
Census, 1855: Massachusetts census abstract containing information on Kingston.
Census, 1990: census of Kingston compiled in 1990.
Centennial Anchor: written description of and history of anchor; copy of photograph from
Civic Progress.
Chandler Family: correspondence; genealogical information.
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Chandler, Joseph E.: biographical information; correspondence re: his works.
Chase, Sally Dawes: manuscript Across the fields to Scrooby; article on Hercules figurehead;
manuscript Joanes His River; information on lot where Baptist Church now stands; notes
written by Chase on variety of local subjects.
Christmas Tree Memorial: history of Memorial Christmas tree near entrance to Reed
Community Building and playground.
Church, Baptist: information on choir; information on Henry R. Glover; photographs from
newspapers; list of series of addresses given at Church.
Church, First Parish Congregational Unitarian: The Early History of Kingston with
Emphasis on the First Parish Church by Edith Cobb; sermons; broadsides; two-hundredth
anniversary pamphlet; two hundredth and fiftieth anniversary pamphlet; notebook – a copy of
various documents that are of interest to our Parish which was found among the papers left by
Joseph A. Holmes 1914; manuscript Church Yarns: the rival singers by Annie Fuller;
broadside announcing Parish Market 1921, newspaper articles relating to the Church and
Church activities; unpublished essay describing interior of Church; newspaper article Present
Church of First Parish Constructed in 1851 for $4,040, 1967. Also information on Beal
House and Womens Alliance
Church, Second Congregational (commonly known as the Mayflower Church): history
of the Mayflower Congregational Church; programs; newspaper articles and photographs.
Also known as the Orthodox Church and the Evangelical Congregational Church.
Church, Saint Mark of Ephesus Orthodox: photograph from newspaper of building.
Church, Saint Joseph’s: newspaper articles re: charges against priests; newspaper articles re:
building and opening of new Parish Center.
Civil War: vignette pulled from information found in Civic Progress; telegram from 1867;
obituary of Rev. Frederick V. Napp.
Clark Family: genealogy of from lines of Richard Warren Clark and Thomas Clark.
Coats of Arms: broadsides of Mayflower families’ different coats of arms including Alden,
Brewster, Bradford, and Fuller.
Cobb, Edith: copy of funeral program; obituary; copy of funeral program Cobb wrote for
friend Evelyn Critchley; notebook of newspaper articles (of local human interest pieces)
written by Cobb for the Silver Lake News and the Old Colony Memorial (during the mid1950s); newspaper article One life in Kingston on publication of book Along the way.
Cobb Family: correspondence; genealogies; and manuscripts on Cobb family with emphasis
on Ebenezer Cobb. Also contains information from Archivists correspondence with
researcher Harold Cobb.
Cobb and Drew: company catalogs and newspaper articles.
Cobb School: copy of publication (by students) The Parade 1932 (see also PC-12).
Cole Family: genealogy with emphasis on Rosa Cole.
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Cole, Roscoe (Rocky): eulogy and newspaper articles on his passing and civic contributions
to Kingston.
Confederate Money: copies on cancelled Confederate money.
Cook Books: Kingston cookbook – Recipe Neighbors; pamphlet on better wartime (WWII)
meals; Kingston Bi-Centennial Cookbook; recipe for 17th-century cheesecake; recipe for
succotash; recipe for hulled corn; manuscript The Faunce and Cook Families of Kingston by
Sarah Faunce; recipes of Elisha Cooke (medicinal recipes); The First Thanksgiving (article on
Thanksgiving menu).
Cook, Captain Benjamin: correspondence to him from Joseph Holmes; genealogical
information; restoration information re: portrait.
Cook(e) Family: genealogies on; correspondence about.
Cook, Hannah: 1754 deed to transfer power of attorney to John Faunce.
Cooke, Elisha: information on descendants of; genealogy from Elisha Cook(e).
Cooke, Francis: copy of will and inventory; correspondence regarding Cook(e)’s Hollow;
information on Faunce and Cook families.
Cooke, Jacob: copy of will and inventory; correspondence re: Jacob Cooke; biographical and
genealogical information.
Co-operative Store: photocopies of photographs; newspaper articles; and documents
pertaining to sale of store.
Cordage Park (Plymouth Cordage Company): newspaper articles; The Story of the United
States Cordage Industry; view of Cordage in 1874 (drawing).
Council on Aging: newspaper articles; newsletter; program pamphlets; audio tapes of
humanities course with Kingston Seniors on “depression years” and the American family in
Literature and History – focusing on genealogy.
Cranberries: newspaper articles; pamphlets on cranberry industry (from 1960s); newspaper
photograph of Keith and Adams bog; notes on local bogs.
Crime: information on disappearance and murder of Melissa Benoit and the trial of Henry
Meinholz; murder of Jonathan Rizzo committed by Gary Sampson; murder of Shirley Garuti
in 2004; 2005 arson in Rocky Nook; 2002 bank robbery; 1909 looting of Post Office and
store; and 1921 Rum-Runners murder; trial of Brian Caseau; trial of Joseph Casna; trial of
Richard Cretinon, Entwistle murder in 2006; newspaper articles regarding Susan Cram 2006.
Cushman Family: genealogy; emphasis on Robert, on James, and on Eleazer; newspaper
article on Daniel; information on site of Elder Cushmans House; manuscript The Cushman
Family in Kingston by Mrs. Georgianna M. Trow.
Cushman, John (ice dealer): 1928 correspondence “Open letter to the voters of Kingston”
from Cushman who was a candidate for re-election as a Selectman.
Cushman, Thomas: biographical and genealogical information on Cushman; information on
site of Elder Cushmans House.
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Customs of Early Days: information on tin peddler; manuscript on manners and customs of
early days.
Dawes, Captain James: copy of photograph.
Delano Family: receipts; shipping papers (ships mentioned not yet listed); correspondence to
Benjamin Delano primarily regarding ship building and shipping industry; ship plans (sketch)
other legal documents (probate, shipping); copy of Star-Spangled Banner.
Delano, Joshua: probate records; copies of correspondence; copy of account book;
genealogical and biographical information.
Drew, Betsey Foster: correspondence between Drew and husband George Russell, cousin
Debby Drew, friend Mary Bryant, friend Mary Crocker Sampson; biographical information
(originals in MC-23/ folder 35).
Drew, C. and Company: newspaper article Famed Cat’s Paw tool firm reorganizes 1970;
copies of photographs from C. Drew fire; article A Satisfied Customer is the Best
Advertisement C. Drew and Companies Calking Irons by Ray Larsen; article Generations of
Augermakers in Kingston Massachusetts by Peter Welcker, Merriel Welcker and Anne
Welcker; article An Old Auger Shop Becomes History – The Story of C. Drew and Company
by Bill Cavallini; article excerpt from History of Massachusetts by Orra L. Stone on the
history of C. Drew; C. Drew catalog; manuscript A Century of C. Drew and Company by
Emily Drew.
Drew, Charles Herbert: biographical information; obituary; postcard to Charles Drew 1933.
Drew, Clement: biographical information; newspaper article Drew Recorded Boston Sea
History 1957 re: artists paintings.
Drew Family: biographical and genealogical information on the Drew family including
Cornelius Drew; descendants of John Drew; Reverend William Allen Drew; and the Drew
family tree from Sir Edward Drew (knight of Queen Elizabeth).
Drew, Francis W.: diary of a country farmer 1835-1842 (day to day account of life in
Kingston).
Drew, Seth: biographical information on Drew, including numerous written accounts of his
life; copies of correspondence (including letter written to sister accounting of time at Camp
Roxbury in 1776); family records of Seth Drew and Hannah Drew; copy of address delivered
by Drew at the request of the Kingston Lyceum 1831; unpublished manuscript To the
descendants of Major Seth Drew.
Drug Store: manuscript written by Francis Vincent Tura in 1957 Eighty years of Pharmacy
in Kingston (1877 – 1957).
Duxbury: correspondence between H. Fish and Emily Drew regarding places and genealogy
of and related to Duxbury; hand drawn maps of Duxbury (see also V/F on Fish family).
Duxbury Churches: pamphlet History of the First Parish Church of Duxbury; postcard of St.
John’s.
Eaton Family: information on Benjamin (Wapping Road) and Ebenezer (Indian Pond Road)
deeds.
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Elder Spring: notes by Emily Drew on location of spring; notes on history of Spring area.
Eldridge, Jessie Cannon: newspaper article on local poet Jessie Eldridge who also started
the Kingston Answering Service.
Eldridge, Richard: newspaper article on Eldridge and his service to the community as a
baseball coach and CCD leader.
Elliott, Carrie: newspaper articles on Library Archivist and programs / works done by Local
History Room (see also MC-22).
Ellis, Wylie: biographical information on schoolteacher, Kingston school superintendent, and
founder and owner of Ellis Boy Academy.
Everson Family: information on John (West Street) and Richard’s deeds.
Faunce, Eliza (house): information on Eliza Faunce House on Wapping Road and her offer
to sell it to the Jones River Village Club.
Faunce Family: manuscript The Faunce and Cook Families of Kingston; genealogical
information, obituaries (Betha); deed from Thaddeus Faunce to Abraham Whitten re: land in
Plymouth and Kingston 1798; correspondence to Faunce from m. Hale re: Faunce genealogy
1926.
Faunce School: historical sketch of school; program from 1974 re-dedication;
correspondence re: reuse and renovation of building in 1973 (See also PC-12).
Fire Department, Kingston: newspaper articles, information on history of Department;
history of hose houses; fires in Kingston; and community events and programs (See also PC32).
Fish (herring, alewives, other – not shellfish): newspaper article Resourceful group meets
at Nook by Charles Mathewson 1990; story of Town Meeting and herring issue.
Fish, H.A.: correspondence between H. Fish and Emily Drew regarding places and genealogy
of and related to Duxbury; hand drawn maps of Duxbury, booklet Duxbury Massachusetts
Ancient and Modern by Henry A. Fish (see also V/F on Duxbury).
Folger, Herbert: memoriam written by the Society of Mayflower Descendants 1922.
Forefathers National Monument: newspaper article from Old Colony Memorial written in
1889 on monument; pamphlet The Pilgrims and the Book by Robert W. Rogers 1971.
Forestry: conservation issues surrounding mainly Monks Hill and Pratts Pond areas.
Forge District: notes on area and mills found in area by Helen Woods and H. A. Fish;
manuscript The Iron Manors of the North by R. A. Boehringer 1933; accounts from various
forges and furnaces 1739, 1767 and 1802; copy of deed for Kingston Cooperative Foundry
1878; copy of deed for Jones River Manufacturing Company 1817.
Forty-second parallel: information on the forty-second parallel that runs through Kingston
and the marker off Bay Road.
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Foster, Samuel: story of ride and tie; manuscript Captain Foster and the King’s
Proclamation; estate information on land and house.
Freeman, Edmund: biographical notes.
French & Indian War (the Seven Years War): manuscript The French and Indian War and
the French Neutrals in Kingston by Emily Drew; manuscript The French and Indian War: a
sketch of the Acadians or French Neutrals of 1755; note on Acadians who came to Kingston.
Fuller, Annie: deed dated 1758 (of note as it is signed by a woman); excerpts from records of
Annie A. Fuller of anecdotal history of eighteenth-century Kingston.
Fuller, Dan (hermit): biographical information; anecdotal sketches of Fuller.
Fuller, Captain Ezra: biographical information; shipping contracts (primarily re: Schooner
Eveline); financial records; correspondence regarding shipping industry; play The Classmates.
Fuller, Josiah: biographical information; correspondence to family 1918 regarding
genealogy.
Fuller, Samuel: biographical information; copy of will; information regarding marker placed
on site of Fuller’s home at Smelt Brook.
Fuller, Truman: birthday notice (was one of the two oldest men in Kingston in 1929)
Genealogy: newspaper series Queries and Answers (focused on providing “helpful
information to those starting to trace family or old-time house records; points of interest;
etc.”)
Gold Rush: manuscript Letters from two “Forty-niners” N.F. Faunce and N. P. Burgess to
Seth Drew of Kingston, Mass 1850 (original correspondence), magazine article All that
glittered by Richard Reinhart from American Heritage 1998.
Grand Army of the Republic: newspaper article Fraternity, charity and loyalty 2006; see
also V/F on Memorial Day Exercises.
Gray’s Beach: newspaper articles regarding renovation of beach in 2002-2003; 1956
newspaper article Twenty Years of Development of Gray’s Beach in Kingston Provides
Popular Area; newspaper article More signs of improvement at Gray’s Beach Park.
Gray, John: information on his land in Rocky Nook.
Great Bridge: newspaper article Great Bridge spans the test of time; correspondence
regarding 1895 inspection of bridge.
Green Harbor (Marshfield): pamphlet Restore Green Harbor, Marshfield, MA. – how to do
it – history of the harbor 1896; History of Green Harbor by Frank Maglathlin.
Gurnet (Plymouth): manuscript The Gurnet by Herbert R. Boardman (covers Boardman
family history and history of the Gurnet Inn).
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Habitat for Humanity: newspaper articles regarding projects in Kingston.
Hall Family: notice of holding of Carrie Hall’s 1868 birth certificate (Town of Abington
1938); manuscript The Halls and Their Name; genealogical notes.
Hall, James L.: certificate of enlistment in service; guards and picket passes from Fort Ethan
Allen, VA in 1863; correspondence home to father telling of being wounded near City Point,
VA June 24, 1864; honorable discharge from wounds received in action; correspondence re:
discharge from service; correspondence authenticating marriage in 1863 to Susan A. Gurney;
correspondence re: donation of material (listed).
Harlow, Dr. Courtland: newspaper article Kingston doctor makes house calls worldwide.
Hathaway Preserve: newspaper article The Hathaway Preserve.
Hilltop Athletic Association: history of Association; patches.
Holmes, Ezekel: newspaper article (The Home Farm newspaper 1884) regarding the
memorials, journals and correspondence of Holmes.
Holmes Family: genealogical notes; obituary of Joseph Alexander Holmes; newspaper article
The man who named the State of Maine (John Holmes); obituary of George B. Holmes;
finding aid for the Joseph Holmes Collection held by Mystic Seaport; autograph album of
Mahala Holmes with signatures and poems of local residents during the mid 1880s;
manuscript Joseph Holmes and Mrs. Lucas; manuscript story about Holmes Fish Yard;
Fishing spots (good places to fish in Kingston) by C.C. Holmes, 1918.
Holmes, Rebecca: correspondence from husband George Russell during 1810-1819
Holmes Shipyard: manuscript A Brief Account of the Holmes Ship Yard in Kingston by
Emily Holmes Marvin; manuscript The Last Kingston Schooner by Emily Holmes Marvin;
plan of Holmes building yard at the Landing; notes by Emily Drew on Joseph Holmes the
shipbuilder and the Holmes shipyard; manuscript on Joseph Holmes and his yards on the
Jones River and at Titicut (see also V/F Landing).
Holmes, Susan: manuscript The Arcadian Exiler; Holmes notes on Kinston including
information on house and place histories, plus anecdotal information on events and people.
Home on the Rolling Deep: newspaper articles published in 1938-1939 by Ellen Bradford
Stebbins from her journals, letters, and “mists of memory” on her voyages abroad in her
youth.
Howard, Eleanor: manuscript Rocky Nook (1982, revised 1995, additional information
added in 1996) – provides description of Rocky Nook and cottage life in 1930s-1940s.
Howland, John: notes on his will; supplement to The Howland Quarterly “The Howlands at
Rocky Nook; an archaeological and historical study” by James Deetz (1960).
Howlands Lane: newspaper article Neighbors oppose replacing span.
Hunt, Peter: information on property deeds of Hunt (a clothier).
Hutchinson, Samuel: will of Hutchinson.
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Hyde, Dolly Bryant Bates: biographical information; Helen Adams notes on Hyde;
newspaper article Dolly Hyde by Eugene Wright; manuscript Kingston’s Dolly Hyde by Ruth
Chandler.
Independence Mall: newspaper articles on the Mall’s development.
Independence Park: dedication program and newspaper article on 1999 dedication of park at
Town Landing.
Industrial Exhibit of 1910: Listing of items in 1910 Industrial Exhibit held at Town Hall.
Industries: Including information on iron industry; forges; and mills. Manuscript Forges
by Lee Lawrence; article Early Iron Mill Helped Forge a Nation from Plymouth County
Business Review; A Concise History of the Iron Manufacture of the American Colonies up to
the Revolution and of Pennsylvania until the present time by John B. Pearse; British
Regulation of the Colonial Iron Industry by Arthur Bining; booklet American charcoal
making in the era of the cold-blast furnace; manuscript The Eighteenth Century Iron- Age in
Kingston, Massachusetts by Neil Bradford Olson; manuscript The Mills on Jones River and
its tributaries being a study of the early mills and the privileges on which they were erected,
and for many years maintained, and which, in this year 1925, have almost entirely ceased to
exist, as mills run by water-power, thereby ceasing to make use of a natural force or energy
which in the past has been one of the chief sources of wealth to the Town of Kingston,
Massachusetts; manuscript History of the Mill Privileges in the Town of Kingston; manuscript
The Mills on Jones River Kingston, Mass and its tributaries by Emily Drew; newspaper
article Iron Works of Plymouth County (1930); newspaper article The Civic Progress of
Kingston and History of Her Industries; article Bog Iron: Southeastern Massachusetts Early
Entry into the Industrial Age by Michael DeCicco; chapter “The Period of Inflation” from
William Weedend’s Economic and Social History of New England 1620 – 1789; notes on
Bryant’s or Iron Works Pond; notes made at meeting of furnace owners 1768; manuscript
Mills on the tributaries of Jones River by Helen T. Woods; notes by Cat Lee comparing
location of mills found in Bailey’s Jones River to mills found in Civic Progress; newspaper
article Cannon balls for Washington’s army once rolled from Kingston iron mills by Edith
Cobb.
Irish in Kingston: manuscript written by Katherine S. Cahalane The Early Irish in Kingston.
Island Creek: copy of a paper loaned by Henry Fish of Duxbury who probably copied and
revised an article written in or about 1814 by a Mr. Bradford which had already been edited
by Deacon Arnold Freeman of Island Creek.
Italians in Kingston: newspaper article Club Hears Story of Early Kingston Italian
Residents.
Jenney, John: Emily Drew’s notes on Jenney and grant at Rocky Nook.
Jones, Captain Christopher: newspaper article Plaque honors Captain Jones Maligned
Mayflower Skipper; newspaper article Chris Jones Brought ‘Em Here.
Jones family: genealogical information.
Jones, Dr. Henry Newell: biographical information on Jones by Mrs. Arthur B. Holmes.
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Jones River Park: information on establishment of Park; Jones River Park dedication (1976)
speech by Daniel C. Walker.
Jones River Village Club or Jones River Village Historical Society: see MC-29 Jones
River Village Historical Society Collection.
Keene, Francis and Edgar: account book of dairy farm showing delivered manure.
Kingston Anti-Slavery Society: informational notes.
Kingston Board of Health: newspaper clippings regarding Kingston Board of Health and
cases that come before the Board.
Kingston By-laws: Town by-laws; newspaper articles regarding town by-laws (including
zoning); copies of certificates of votes regarding various by-laws.
Kingston Conservation: newspaper articles relating to decisions and situations involving
conservation.
Kingston Drama Club: By-laws and constitution of the Kingston Drama Club signed by
founding members, tickets for On the Stroke of Midnight, 1942.
Kingston Ferry: Informational notes (see also V/F Canoe Creek).
Kingston Garden Club: Meeting minutes; by-laws; membership lists.
Kingston, General History of: Excerpt from History of Plymouth County, Massachusetts,
with biographical sketches of many of its pioneers and prominent men; excerpt from History
of Plymouth, Norfolk and Barnstable Counties Massachusetts; excerpt from A Gazetteer of
the State of Massachusetts by Rev. Elias Nason; manuscript Kingston, Massachusetts by Ethel
Hobart; Emily Drew’s notes on dramatic events in Kingston history; notes on old Kingston
traditions; notes on records relating to the separation of the North Precinct from Plymouth
town; notes on conditions which led to the separation from Plymouth; newspaper article The
King’s town; draft of the Massachusetts Historical Commissions Reconnaissance Survey
Report; excerpt from The Plymouth County Directory and the Historical Register of the Old
Colony (1867); a historical sketch by Thomas Bradford Drew; newspaper article Kingston – a
small town in which life can be eventful; newspaper article Kingston: colorful kingdom by the
sea; newspaper article Kingston satisfied with slow growth; Emily Drew’s notes on the early
residents of the Colony (Kingston); newspaper article Life and Death in Kingston by Dennis
Randall 2007; newspaper article Three Hundred years ago.
Kingston Glaciers (punch bowls): Helen Adam’s notes on glaciers (punch bowls) in
Kingston.
Kingston Housing 40B and 40R: newspaper articles on proposed 40B housing in Kingston.
Kingston Inn: postcards; reservation cards; room rates; book Knock, Knock, Let us in and
give us the key by Lillian Hayes.
Kingston Open Space: history of open space preservation effort, memoriam to Bob
Mulliken.
Kingston’s Past: collection of newspaper articles appearing in the Kingston Mariner written
by Karen Proctor.
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Kingston Playground (not Pottle Street fields or Kingston Kingdom – see also V/F on
Pottle Street fields): history of Kingston playground located off of Summer Street behind the
Reed Community building; photograph of town fair; copies of program of The Town Fair
held for the benefit of Kingston Playground 1923, 1924,1925; (3) sport patches from Kingston
playground; newspaper photograph of “The Old Timers Day at Kingston Playground” taken
in 1946.
Kingston Reads Together Program: newspaper articles on community program Kingston
Reads Together.
Kingston Recreation Department: program flyers; newspaper articles regarding offer to
oversee Pottle Fields; pamphlet of Kingston recreation and conservation areas (see also V/F
Pottle Fields).
Kingston Selectmen: newspaper articles regarding a variety of topics that involve the
Selectmen of Kingston; notebook containing copied minutes of Selectmen meetings 17161768; newspaper article Let the truth prevail: Warren Nickerson defends his position as
highway surveyor 1928.
Kingston Seniors (Center): newspaper articles regarding effort to establish and build a
senior center in Kingston; manuscript Old Age Assistance in the Old colony with special
reference to Duxbury and Kingston 1620 – 1954 (also speaks of poor house).
Kingston Senior Citizens Club: listing of charter members in 1973; newspaper articles on
Club events; programs for Club events.
Kingston Statistics: 1956 (revised in 1959) pamphlet written by the Massachusetts
Department of Commerce containing general information, population, municipal financing,
public education, economic, transportation, and industrial development statistics;
Reconnaissance Survey Report compiled by the Massachusetts Historical Commission in
early 1980s.
Kingston Town Hall: newspaper articles regarding development, building, and dedication of
the Town Hall.
Kingston Town Meetings: manuscript The Moderator at an Early Town Meeting; 1940
warrant; newspaper articles with reports on various town meetings and their outcomes; 1816
republican nomination for Governor and Lt. Governor.
Kingston Town Quilt: newspaper article on creation of Town Quilt.
Kingston Town Seal: information on development of Town Seal; sketches of drafts of Town
Seal by Helen Foster.
Kingston Trivia / Timelines: trivia questions and timelines compiled by the Local History
Room.
King’s Town Sweets: see V/F Kyng’s Town Sweets.
Kyng’s Town Sweets (also known as King’s Towne Sweets): newspaper article from 1910
How two enterprising women built up a business making homemade candies in an old
colonial house; letterhead.
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L. Knife & Son: newspaper clippings regarding L. Knife &Son’s plans for expansion, and
history of.
Lady of the Lake: see V/F Silver Lake and Lady of the Lake.
Land (Owners): manuscript Some of the Early Land Owners in Kingston, Mass.; manuscript
A Pilgrimage to early site in Kingston, Mass taken August 14, 1923 with Mr. Walter Faunce
of Kingston then almost 91 years old; by Emily Drew; Emily Drew’s notes on early land
divisions; unpublished manuscript Early residents and houses in Kingston; notes on division
of one-acre grants 1624
Landing (The): newspaper article Jones River Landing Shipbuilding Landmark in Kingston;
Emily Drew’s notes The way to ye Landing Place (that part now called Linden Street, Joseph
Holmes, the shipbuilder; The Landing – Fosters Wharf (see also V/F Holmes Shipyard);
Emily Drew’s notes listing the owners of the old wharf at the Landing; newspaper article Big
boats built in old Kingston by Willard deLue XXI 1953; photocopies of photographs of
MacKenzie Boat Shop boats.
Lions Club: newspaper articles regarding the Lions Club in Kingston.
Little Family: genealogical notes on Little family; epitaphs for Lucy Little and the sons of
Captain George Little and Captain Luther Little.
Lobster boats, Kingston (Edward Ransom): newspaper article Old Kingston lobster boat
now at historical museum by Cynthia Keith Walker 1962; newspaper article Restores old
Kingston boats; newspaper article Only one left 19th century Kingston lobster boat restored by
Bruce Smith; magazine article A Kingston lobsterboat for the 21st century by Reuben Smith
2005.
Local Place Names: (3) copies of Local Place Names by Emily Drew; copy of index to Local
Place Names; Emily Drew’s notes and notebook on local place names; manuscript The
Flaxing Place; newspaper article series What’s in a name.
Loring Family: genealogical information; obituary of Fred W. Loring; Caleb Loring III
person of the year.
Loring Library: newspaper articles on renovation of Loring Library in North Plymouth.
Luminaries: See V/F Fire Department, Kingston.
Marshfield: manuscript The Battle of Marshfield; manuscript Manufacturing in Old
Marshfield.
Marvin, Emily Burt Holmes: newspaper article Emily Marvin of Kingston, 97; listing of
Marvin’s Main Street homes; manuscript Edward Willis Soap House; manuscript written in
1970 on being a charter member of the Jones River Village Club.
Mayflower Grove (Bryantville; Pembroke): manuscript Reminiscences and facts on
Mayflower Grove, Bryantville in the Town of Pembroke, Mass 1901-1940.
Mayflower Lodge: pamphlet containing the constitution; by-laws and rules of May Flower
Lodge, No. 54, 1844.
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Mayhew, Jonathan: manuscript Jonathan Mayhew – Patriot and Preacher.
McGrath Family: correspondence re: stoves; correspondence from Maggie to father and
brother 1898; Kingston High School report card; receipt from Burges and Co. 1895; Kingston
High School graduation program 1917, 1924, 1946; graduation essay written by Patrick
McGrath and delivered at Kingston Academy in 1879 (in French); newspaper Silver Lake
News June 25, 1959; newspaper Kingston Independent December 30, 1980 (about C. Drew
and Co fire); newspaper The Kingston Voice December 31, 1980
McLauthlen (Maglathlin) Family: biographical information on Captain Henry B.
Maglathlin; genealogical information on Philemon Maglathlin; genealogical information on
Maglathlin family; notes from the manuscript Genealogy of the McLauthlens by George W.
McLauthlen 1881; Maglathlin homes; program Maglathlin – McLauthlin Reunion 1895;
manuscript Christmas 1778 (George W. McLauthlen surviving the Magee storm);
unpublished essay Making Shoe Tacks by Robert Maglathlin 1942.
Memorial Day Exercises: newspaper articles documenting Memorial Day activities
including Town parades; program for Decoration Day 1879; program for Memorial Day
Services 1923; program for Memorial Day Services 1926; program for Memorial Day
Services 1927; program of Observance of Lincoln Day 1909.
Ministers (of Kingston): biographical information on Kingston ministers including Rev.
Courtland Yardly DeNormandie; Rev. Jonathan Cole; Rev. Zephaniah Willis; Rev.
William Rand; Rev. Charles J. Bowen; Rev. Joseph Phipps; Rev. Augustus Russell
Pope; Rev. James Richardson Jr.; Rev. John Davis Sweet; Rev. Sidney Swaim Robins;
Rev. Thaddeus Maccarty; and Rev. Joseph Stacey.
Mitchell Family: biographical and genealogical information on Ezra and Harvey Mitchell of
Kingston; manuscript Poems and Letters by Cousin Benja; Emily Drew’s presentation of the
book Poems and Letters by Cousin Benjy; Poems of Cousin Benja (Benjamin Mitchell).
Monks Hill: see PC-12 Monks Hill.
Mulliken’s Landing: newspaper article Mulliken’s Landing in danger of disappearing from
disuse, 2006.
Music: notes from Hannah Brewster Adams diary on music in Kingston between 1816 and
1858; Helen Adams notes on music taken from Hannah Brewster Adams diary; copy of
program Olde Folkes Concerte by the Kingston Musical Association 1879; program for a
Festival Concert by the Kingston Choral Union 1902; notes by Susan B Holmes Robinson on
music in the church; lyrics about Kingston by Catherine Drew Russell; copy of newspaper
article Mellie Dunham picks aged Kingstonian old time fiddle champion; copy of program for
Kingston High School Minsteral Show and pageant scene Robinhood 1923; notes on
production of the Music Man 1976; original hymn written by Catherine Drew Russell 1882;
program for a great singing meeting 1897; score Triphammer March by John H. Densmore
1926; program Take Warning: a great singing meeting at the hall of ye Towne 1897;
broadside for The Deestrick Skule presentation 1903; copy of Dedication Ode, written and
sung for dedication of Soldiers Monument in Kingston 1883.
Myrick Family: newspaper article on local auction – contains photograph of Captain William
Myrick’s portrait.
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Native Americans: Emily Drew’s notes on Native American in the region including the
burying ground on Patuxet Hill, Blackwater swamp, and Indian trails; manuscript The Good
White Father of the Nauset Indians by Lucy E. Treat; manuscript Indians; newspaper article
Wampanoags gather to revive tribal heritage; sketches on Native Americans; manuscript
Indian Knowledge of Medicinal Plants; newspaper article Old camp sites of Indians near
Boston yield interesting treasures; newspaper article Legends and myths rise from the murk;
Indian names of local places; article from web sites on local Native Americans 2006.
New Art Forum (local art group): program announcement.
New England Chronicle: pamphlets written by H. Leavitt Horton between 1950 – 1957
covering South Shore history.
Nichols, Dr. Paul Louis: manuscript Dr. Paul Louis Nichols by Alice Nichols Burrage.
Nick’s Rock: newspaper article Historic rock may have slid into gravel pit; newspaper article
Not so big digs.
O’Donnell Sand and Gravel: newspaper articles on O’Donnell Sand and Gravel.
Old Colony Railroad: see V/F Railroads.
Old Home Days: Old Home Day programs 1903, 1905, 1908, 1935, 1936, 1938; newspaper
article Community spirit guides Kingston fete; newspaper article Parade in Kingston Quaint
Old Colony Town Keeps Old Home Week, excerpt from book Clambake: a history and
celebration of an American Tradition regarding clambakes and Old Home Days.
Old South Leaflets: pamphlets published by The Old South Association on topics relating to
Pilgrims.
Olson, Neil Bradford: booklets The Swedish Dream Poets and Sun and Sea: the black cap
poems by Neil Bradford Olson.
Opachinski Complex: see V/F Pottle fields.
Order of Odd Fellows: pamphlet containing constitution, by-laws, and list of members of
Adams Lodge No. 189 Independent Order of Odd Fellows; notebook with constitution;
member roll call; notes on beginning of Adams Lodge; dance card for second annual
masquerade 1888.
Ormond, Michael: biographical information; administrator’s bond.
Packard Family: book Proceedings of the Packard Memorial Association 1888.
Parris, Martin and family: 2005 correspondence between Jan Guidoboni and Ethel
Shiverick regarding the theft of the Parris portraits in 1974; manuscript The Old Brewster
House by Ada Brewster; manuscript Martin Parris: the School Master by Emily Drew;
manuscript Rev. Martin Parris by Sally Dawes Chase; manuscript The Reverend Martin
Parris 1766 – 1839: an eminent Kingstonian by Madella M. Jenney; family chart of the Parris
family of Pembroke; biographical notes on Martin Parris; Helen Adam’s notes on Martin
Parris; Emily Drew’s notes: Martin Parris miscellaneous notes; copies of Kingston Aqueduct
shares; Mr. Parris’ Prayer; copies of correspondence to Martin Parris from numerous people
during the late 1820s; copies of correspondence between Martin Parris and his family; copies
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of family account information; copy of indenture of William Sturtevant; copy of deposit
record of Martin Parris to the District of Massachusetts the book the Remains of Samuel
Bartlett Parris, MD comprising miscellaneous poems and prayers selected from his
manuscripts with a biographical sketch of the author.
Parting Ways: newspaper articles on history and development of site; notes and
correspondence regarding history of site; map of land division.
Patuxet Hill (Burial Ground): correspondence from George Bailey to Sarah Bailey and to
Emily Drew regarding Patuxet Hill and Common Land; notes written by Burgess Graveyard
at Patuxet House.
Pearse, Abram: see V/F Abram’s Hill.
Peckham, Reverend Joseph: biographical information.
Petitions of Town of Kingston: copy of original 1717 petition; notes on process of
1717petition; reports concerning 1857 petition for portion of Duxbury to be annexed to
Kingston.
Pilgrim Ancestry (history of): list of passengers in the Mayflower, the Fortune, and the Ann
who had lands in Kingston early; manuscript Across the Fields to Scrooby by Sally Dawes;
portion of manuscript – this potion starts as “chapter XXX” re: John Billington; manuscript
John Billington; newspaper article Tomb of a Pilgrim 1902; magazine article Austerfield
Manor by G. Bernard Wood in Yorkshire Life Illustrated 1954; magazine article The Dutch
Door by Nina Ascoly and Bart Plantenga in America Heritage 1999; newspaper photograph
of Plymouth Rock as it appeared in 1867; pamphlet The Story of the Pilgrim Fathers by A. V.
Lally 1920; information on the Mayflower and her passengers; instructional sheet for teachers
who wish to teach about the signing of the Mayflower Compact on Compact Day; manuscript
The Return of the Mayflower April 15, 1621 by Harry B. Sherman; newspaper article
Interesting laws of the Pilgrims 1937; A Record of the Names of the Passengers on the Good
ship Mayflower in December 1620 by Herbert Folger; copy of the Plymouth Journal
Antiquarian Record 1930; notes by N.B. Shurtliff on the Mayflower; newspaper articles re:
recreation of shallop sailing up the Jones River 1989 – 1990.
Pilgrim Nuclear Plant: newspaper articles on Pilgrim Nuclear Plant in Plymouth.
Pilgrim Society News: newsletters from the Pilgrim Society 1950s – 1980s containing
articles relevant to Plymouth and Kingston history; copy of A Catalogue of the Collections of
The Pilgrim Society in Pilgrim Hall; copy of The Proceedings at the Celebration by the
Pilgrim Society, at Plymouth December 21, 1895 of the 275th Anniversary of the Landing of
the Pilgrims.
Pilgrim Spirit Tercentenary Pageant: The Pilgrim Father’s tercentenary march song; flyer
advertising the Pilgrim Spirit; Pilgrim Tercentenary Souvenir Book; Pilgrim Tercentenary
Pageant Program 1921; pamphlet The Pilgrim Psalms; pamphlet Service of Commemoration
and Communion upon the Three Hundredth Anniversary of the Coming of the Pilgrims at the
First Church in Plymouth 1920; pamphlet Pilgrim Tercentenary; pamphlet Hymns for Sunset
Service on Burial Hill 1921; pamphlet Order of Exercises at the 300th Anniversary of the
Landing of the Pilgrims 1920; pamphlet The Tercentenary of the Church of the Pilgrims
1906; broadside Plymouth Day 1921; pamphlet The Words of Calvin Coolidge Vice President
Elect of the United States spoken at Plymouth ion the occasion of the three-hundredth
anniversary of the landing of the Pilgrims 1920; broadside Tercentenary Pageant rehearsals
for the week of July 25th; pamphlet Pilgrim Tercentenary Meeting of the Internal Congress of
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Free Christians and other Religious Liberals 1920; pamphlet Pilgrim Tercentenary being
excerpts from William Bradford’s History of Plymouth Plantation.
Plays: manuscript Pilgrims of Destiny book and music by Gena Branscombe circa 1929.
Plimpton, Eben: biographical information; real estate notice for his Silver Lake home.
Plymouth Directory 1846: reproduction from The Plymouth Almanac, Directory, and
Business Advertiser for 1846 published by Timothy Berry – directory lists residents, street,
and trade.
Plymouth, Massachusetts: pamphlet Plymouth Colony Beachhead by Rear Admiral S. E.
Morison 1954; 350th Anniversary parade supplement; poster for 350th; pamphlets advertising
350th Anniversary; Plymouth 350th Anniversary Committee program and calendar of events;
Thanksgiving week program 1969; Thanksgiving proclamation 1929; copy of pamphlet The
Pilgrim Festival held on Forefathers’ Day Plymouth December 1845.
Plympton, Massachusetts: notes on Plympton’s old burying places from 1706 or earlier.
Police Department, Kingston: newspaper articles on Kingston Police Department activities
and cases.
Post Offices: newspaper article on location of Kingston Post Office.
Pottle Fields (Opachinski Complex): newspaper articles regarding construction and
controversy over Pottle Fields / Opachinski Complex (see also V/F Kingston Recreation
Department).
Powder House: newspaper articles on the move of the Powder House from Evergreen
Cemetery to location near Town Highway Department barn.
Prince Family: genealogical information; manuscript The Prince Family of Kingston by
George C. Burgess; pamphlet Elder John Prince of Hull, Mass. – a memorial, biographical
and genealogical by George Prince.
Programs, Kingston: program for appreciation dinner and dance honoring William “Eddie”
Cadwell 1976; program for A Great Singing Meeting at the Hall of ye Towne 1897; program
for Leap Year part at Fuller’s Hall 1876; dance book in shape of mans tuxedo; card
advertising fourth annual clambake at the Fishing Rocks by Fred Woodward 1883; (Boston
Programs: program for St. Andrew’s R. A. Chapter of Masons Social Reunion and reception
1880; regular Republican ticket for Tewksbury; Republican ticket for Massachusetts
elections; pamphlet Christ Church; Greyfriars dedication of the Centenary Memorial 1934;
program for Ye Olde Folkes’ Syngynge Meetynge, 1903; program for Baby Show, Tom
Thumb Wedding and The Old Maid’s Convention 1905.
Pulpit Rock: newspaper article Does anybody know anything about Kingston’s Pulpit Rock?
by Colin Stewart in 1977.
Radio; CB: CB cards.
Railroad: Jan Guidoboni’s notes; Emily Drew’s lantern slide notes on The Old Railroad
Station and Keith’s Store; manuscript of anecdotes found in Cornelius Bartlett’s diary on the
railroad; manuscript One Hundred Years with the Old Colony Railroad by Emily Drew;
manuscript The Old Colony Railroad by Warren Jacobs; manuscript Old Colony Railroad by
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Fred Jacobs; copy of 1845 speech in response to a toast to Colonel Sever; President of the Old
Colony Railroad; manuscript Kingston and Hanover Railroad; manuscript Plymouth and
Kingston St Railroad; ledger pages from Old Colony and Newport Railway Co. to Alexander
Holmes, Director for the years from 1850 to 1866; newspaper article Kingston Club hears
Railroad history 1945; newspaper article New restaurant pulling into old railroad station by
Kathryn Koch 2002; newspaper article Old Colony line began as horse-drawn railroad by
Karen Proctor 1997; newspaper photograph of T 2002; newspaper photograph Right on track
2005; newspaper article Moving on down the line by Doris Johnson 2005; newspaper article
Kingston ‘most dangerous’ T stop by Robert Slager 2003; newspaper article A ride down
memory lane by Charles Mathewson 1993; newspaper article The Railroad changed the
history of Kingston by Elizabeth Thompson 1985; newspaper article Railroad depot renovated
2001; newspaper article Businesses sprout this spring season by David Wolcott 1995;
newspaper article Building’s a rail delight by Lisa Connell 1995; newspaper article Town’s
sweet spot by Lisa Connell; newspaper article End of the line 1993; newspaper photograph
Construction on track 1996; newspaper article Old Colony train makes practice Plymouth run
by Linda Shepherd 1997; newspaper article Many see economic opportunity arriving by Dean
Lunt 1997; pamphlet Plymouth, Kingston, Pembroke, Hanson and Whitman vs. Brockton and
Plymouth St. Railway: outline of present situation submitted by General Committee
representing the Five Towns interested, and delegated to investigate the subject 1918;
information on locomotive named Kingston; map of the Old Colony Railroad and connections
in 1880; correspondence to Mr. Holmes regarding investigation of OCRR misdoings.
Rand, Reverend: notes Mr. Rand and the cider and Mr. Rand and the doughnuts (see also
V/F on Ministers).
Randall, Martha: scrapbook that contains information on Kingston and Duxbury events and
people spanning primarily the year 1937.
Reed, Colonel Jesse: biographical and genealogical information.
Reed Community Building: newspaper articles on Reed Community Building; broadside
announcing community party to celebrate opening 1927 (see also House History Collection).
Revolutionary War, (Kingston’s involvement 1763-1789): list of soldiers and sailors from
Kingston who served in War; manuscript History of Kingston, Massachusetts in the
Revolutionary Period 1763 – 1789 by Lawrence Hunt; manuscript The Tory Trial; manuscript
A Brief Paper of the Revolutionary Men of Kingston Mass; manuscript Kingston in 1728;
manuscript Kingston During the American Revolution in 1775 and 1776; manuscript Kingston
and the Revolutionary War by Gerald Barclay; three different orations to commemorate the
anniversary of American independence (from 1817; 1820; and 1822); notes on Kingston and
the Revolutionary War.
Ripley Family: correspondence from George Fairchild to Emily Drew 1928 regarding Ripley
family genealogy.
Rocky Nook: deeds as copied by Emily Drew; The Nook Trail Map and Guide by The
Wildlands Trust; by-laws of Rocky Nook-Brewster Park Community Association; newspaper
article The Extension of Water to Rocky Nook Park by O.H. Kelley 1910; newspaper article
More than a summer retreat by Mary Salters 2002; Howland’s Lane: down memory lane by
Carolyn McSherry 2003; Rocky Nook by Eleanor Fuller Howard; map from 1936 Town
Annual Report of plan of Rocky Nook; newspaper article Board lifts Rocky Nook moratorium
by Jim Woodworth 1993.
Robinson Family: genealogical information and correspondence on the family of John
Robinson, possibly from the Island Creek area (correspondence regarding search for
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documentation to prove that John Robinson was the boy who discovered the tea chest from
the Boston Tea Party).
Rogers, John: The John Rogers Families in Plymouth and Vicinity by Josiah H. Drummond
1895.
Rushton, Mary: newspaper article Rushton’s memory loves on: philanthropist remembered
by Rich Harbert 2004; Rushton obituary, listing of life’s accomplishments; newspaper article
Nurse honored by former colleagues at Jordan Hospital by Rich Harbert 2003; newspaper
article A Century of Loving Life: Mary Rushton celebrates 100 years by Colleen J. Joyce
2003.
Russell, Amelia: photocopies of correspondence between Amelia Russell and Deacon George
Russell (originals in MC-23:9).
Russell, Catherine Drew: biographical information; manuscript Reminiscences of musical
life and education advantages in Kingston by Catherine Drew Russell; copy of verse written
for Russell’s 21st birthday; copy of songs written by Russell (see also V/F music).
Russell, Thomas: photocopies of letters from Charles Thomas inviting Thomas Russell to
come to Washington to see Lincoln elected; letter from Russell to wife re: Lincoln’s inaugural
speech (originals in MC-23).
Russells Pond: maps of Russells Pond area during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries;
newspaper article Dam concerns 2005; newspaper article Dam nuisance 2005.
Ryder, Rebecca (home): booklet The Ryder Home of Plymouth; Massachusetts 1891- 1945
by Maude M. Douglas 1945.
Sacred Heart: newspaper article Born on the Fourth of July by Kathryn Koch 2002;
newspaper photographs Seasonal songs 2003.
St. Joseph’s Church: see V/F Church, Saint Joseph’s.
Sampson, Benjamin: correspondence to Benjamin Sampson from Thaddeaus Maccarty 1748
re: the death of Benjamin’s daughter Rebecca.
Sampson, Deborah (1760 – 1827): manuscript A Massachusetts heroine Deborah Sampson
who fought under Layette and saw the Yorktown surrender by Emil Gube 1978; newspaper
article Still fanatically factual: author, 100, says he set the Samson record straight by Ken
Brack; newspaper article First female soldier was born in Plympton by Samuel Wescott 1975.
Sampson, Elizabeth B (Memorial Park and Forest): newspaper article Riverwalk: This
Saturday, step into Sampson Park and step back in history by Doris Johnson 1986 (includes
maps); map drawn by the Town of Kingston Conservation Commission of the Elizabeth B.
Sampson Memorial Forest; newspaper article Sampson Park and Faunce Memorial Forest:
exploring Kingston with water dogs and good boots by Sally Redmond; newspaper articles on
Sampson fund projects; newspaper article Lizzie: a very private life by Margaret Warnsman
1986; newspaper article Sampson left her mark on history by Margaret Warnsman 1993.
Sampson Family: genealogical information.
Sampson, Henry: advertisement for Sampson’s newspaper and magazine subscription
agency est. 1886 catalogue for 1901.
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Sampson, Joseph: probate records for Joseph Sampson copied by Emily Drew.
Sampson, Josiah: letter to his mother July 10, 1796.
Sampson, Simeon Captain: biographical information, newspaper article Simeon
Samson:Kingston hero by Dennis Randall.
Scouting: brief history of Kingston scouting; newspaper article An Eagle earns his wings by
Alice Elwell 1999; newspaper article Two Eagle Scouts are honored for service to town by
Ken Brack 1997; newspaper article Scouts spiff up town property by Kendra Johnson 1998;
newspaper article Scouting a town’s history by Michael Marotta 2001; newspaper article
Scout dedicates park by Elaine Allegrini; information on scouting (and Kingston High
School) in Louise Randall scrapbook covering 1919-1921; newspaper article Eagles land at
Grays Beach 2006: newspaper articles and Eagle Ceremony booklet relating to David Hanson
2007.
September 11, 2001: newspaper articles about the events of September 11th and their effect
on Kingston families, including the Hunt family who lost their son William; program for
mass in honor of William Christopher Hunt.
Sever Family: manuscripts containing biographical notes on George Sever; manuscript A
True Patriot (about Jane Sever); pamphlet Catalogue of Silver owned by Nicholas Sever in
1728 now owned by his descendants and exhibited at the Fogg Art Museum of Harvard
University 1931 by Richard Walden Hale; genealogical information on Nicholas Sever;
information on timber lot owned by Nicholas Sever; Sever deeds (mainly dealing with
William Sever); correspondence between Noel Sever O’Reilly and Neil Bradford Olson
regarding the Sever family 1998-1999; general genealogical information on the Sever family;
Sever family correspondence 1776-1787; memory book Memories of a Summer in Kingston
1889 of Abby Parsin McDuffy (summer resident of Sever lineage); manuscript Col. Sever’s
Air-tight stove; (2) correspondence to Catherine Sever, 1841.
Sever, James: correspondence to James Sever 1832; plan of timber land near Jones River
Cotton Factory belonging to the estate of James Sever taken 1846; information on Sever
House at 2 Linden Street including 1923 blueprints.
Sever, Nicholas: (3) copies of The Dilemma of Nicholas Sever: a Kingston mystery compiled
and written by Neil Bradford Olson 2002.
Sewerage: newspaper articles from local papers on move of town to hook up to town
sewerage.
Shell-fishing: newspaper article Determined clam digger helps reopen Kingston, Mass area
flats; newspaper article Clamming comes back to Kingston by Mike Crimmins 2002; copies of
permits for the taking of shellfish, eels, and sea worms (permits from the 1930s-1980s).
Sherman Family: photocopied pages from diary (pages found in Rocky Nook home), diary
covers 1877 and is typed.
Ships / Shipping Industry in Kingston: copy of sketch by Rev. Willis regarding shipping in
Kingston 1815; correspondence to Delano and Sever from Newman re: accounts 1832;
correspondence regarding sale of lumber to James Sever 1852; description of bark Egypt and
list of owners; correspondence to Henry M. Jones from Mercer Tillson describing the sinking
of the brig August 1911; notes regarding a model of the ship Vigilent 1864; description of
battles of Tyrannicide; notes on the Memorial 1856 (account of ships off coast of Salvador
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fighting a hurricane); Emily Drew’s notes on Barnabas, a sea tragedy; copy of marine list of
Kingston arrivals in Plymouth port 1822; copy of bill of sale for the Speedwell 1731; copy of
list of ships, captains and owners 1776-1779; copy of list of ships owned by Delano and
Company 1803- 1870; list of ships built by Holmes 1811-1874; Emily Drew’s note on
Kingston in ship building days; book review from the Kingston Reporter on The Wreck of the
General Arnold 1995; newspaper articles from the Boston Evening Transcript 1903-1904 on
ships, descriptions, and sea tales; article on the rigging on American sailing vessels; receipt
for shipping in Rio de Janeiro by Maxwell Wright 1831; list of wages Captain James Leven to
David Bartlett 1843; notes and questions regarding Captain Adam’s packet and more;
newspaper article Sands cover sparrow hawk by Edward Rowe Snow; copy of list of boats
and their builders; list of customers and goods sold 1807; correspondence to James Sever
from Barnard Adams regarding insurance on cargo to and from Puerto Rico 1832; notes by
Harriet Drew on ships that sailed from Plymouth.
Ship (Angeline): agreement between captain and crew for voyage 1837.
Ship (Bangor): biographical information on the paddle-wheel steamer Bangor (1834-1888);
manuscript Paddle-wheels to Bangor: a true and detailed account by Ethel J. Shiverick.
Ship (Canning): correspondence and account of sales 1831 – 1832.
Ship (Cypereir): document in Spanish (written in Cuba) 1831.
Ship (Elder Brewster): landing / sailing orders 1828.
Ship (Emma): newspaper article In search of a ship’s identity by Christopher Roberson 2005.
Ship (Emma Beal): bill of sale of bark Emma Beal from Thomas Newcomb to George T.
Adams 1878.
Ship (Finback): bill of sale 1813.
Ship (Herculean): informational notes on the figurehead Hercules; biographical information
the Ship Herculean; address to the Jones River Club by Helen Adams on the Ship Herculean;
manuscript Concerning Hercules by Emily Drew; newspaper article Hercules is found safe at
New York State Home 1953.
Ship (Independence): informational notes on the Independence; newspaper article Brig
Independence: saga of the ship on the seal by Dennis Randall 2002; newspaper article Third
town now claims Navy birth: Kingston enters lists and quotes its historians 1926; newspaper
article Old Ironsides thrills, even in tow by David Arnold 1997 (included in VF because of
ships similarities).
Ship (Jennie Cushman): bill of sale of the brig Jennie Cushman from Lionel Churchill to
George T. Adams 1866.
Ship (Kingston): manuscript The fate of the brig Kingston by an old-timer (story same as that
of ship Topaz, though possibly less accurate).
Ship (Lexington): bill of sale 1828.
Ship (Main): correspondence to James Sever from Billings 1832.
Ship (Mary Baker): informational notes on the schooner Mary Barker (last vessel owned in
Kingston).
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Ship (Mayflower II): arrival day flyer; pamphlet The Mayflower Sails Again.
Ship (Sophia and Eliza): manuscript The Spanish Grandee (story of the Spanish portrait).
Ship (Topaz): manuscript The fate of the good Ship Topaz; manuscript Cruise of the Topaz
copy of an article in the Boston Globe 1900 (pirate stories).
Ship (Turbo): account book of transactions commenced onboard the bark Turbo 1830-1840s.
Ship (Welcome): bill of sale 1770.
Ship (Winslow): correspondence to James Sever regarding the passages of the Winslow
during 1833-1834.
Ship (Zamor): correspondences; invoices and receipts from the passages of the Zamor during
the late 1820s.
Shipbuilding (Kingston): noted on history of ship building in Kingston; manuscript The rival
shipbuilders (Winsor family); newspaper article Jones River Landing Shipbuilding Landmark
in Kingston by C. Donald Jr. 1970.
Shipyards: For Mackenzie Boatyard see V/F Landing; for Shiverick Boatyard see V/F
Shiverick Boatyard.
Shiverick Boatyard: manuscript (section of) Early Yachting in Kingston by Albion Holmes;
manuscript The Shiverick Boatyard 1895 – 1940 by Ethel Jenny Shiverick; notes by Major
Sever; newspaper article Veteran Kingston boat builder retires after 52 years at trade;
genealogical notes; journal article from The Catboat Association Restored Shiverick Cat;
photocopies of correspondence between George Shiverick and Carl Danner regarding
building of boats for Danner 1936; copy of book They Built Clipper Ships in Their Back Yard
by Admont G. Clark; newspaper article Shiverick yachts legends in world sailing circles
1975; photocopies of correspondence between Kingston Public Library and shipwright Joseph
Chetwynd regarding Shiverick boats 1999; newspaper photographs The way we were showing
Shiverick catboats; newspaper article Kingston man built over 300 boats in 43 years as boatbuilder on river 1938.
Shiverick, George W.: see V/F Shiverick Boatyard.
Shiverick, Ethel: biographical information on the paddle-wheel steamer Bangor (1834 1888); manuscript Paddle-wheels to Bangor: a true and detailed account by Ethel J.
Shiverick; newspaper article On the north side of the way, near the river by Ethel Shiverick;
newspaper article Triphammer to the…bridge by Ethel Shiverick; photocopy of photo in
Plymouth Savings Bank calendar of Shiverick Pond in Falmouth; 2004 Christmas card from
Ethel Shiverick to Kingston Public Library containing photograph of herself on her 86th
birthday 2004.
Silver Lake and the Lady of the Lake: mention of Lady of the Lake explosion on Thomas
Edison web site; newspaper article Hard to believe today, but Silver Lake was big amusement
area years ago by Helen Harriman 1955; manuscript The Silver Lake Area by Francis Pickett;
manuscript The Silver Lake Area, based upon the Silver Lake Grove Program by Francis
Pickett; copy of flyer for Silver Lake (inc. advertisement for Lady of the Lake); photocopies
of Silver Lake grove advertisements and tickets; map of Silver Lake Grove as an amusement;
notes by Howard Randall on history of Silver Lake and the Lady of the Lake; newspaper
article 86th anniversary of steamship explosion on Silver Lake which killed four persons
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observed on Friday; newspaper article Steamboat disaster 1877; newspaper article A terrible
explosion, the boiler of an excursion steamer explodes at Silver Lake 1877; newspaper article
Blown up, a steamer explodes at Silver Lake Grove 1877; newspaper article The explosion at
Silver Lake 1877; newspaper article Lady of the Lake remains found; newspaper article Silver
Lake’s famous Lady raised, nostalgia in her wake by Tony Chamberlain; newspaper article
The true story of The Lady of the Lake by Doris Wyman; newspaper article The Lady of the
Lake 1877 tragedy recalled 1972; newspaper article Have Pembroke students yielded Lady;
newspaper article From Silver Lake…to disaster 100 years ago by Doris M. Johnson 1978;
newspaper article Nostalgia Kingston memories by Dennis Randall 2002.
Singing Schools: (4) copies of the manuscript Reminiscences of Musical Life and
Educational Advantages in Kingston in the Early Days by Catherine D. Russell.
Slavery: manuscript Parting Ways Cemetery by Philip S. Barnes Jr. 1965 (focus on copy of
bill of sale of the Negro Cato from Lydia Loring to Thomas Loring of Plympton, Plymouth,
Mass. 1768); newspaper article Prominent local citizens were slaveholders by Pattie Hainer
1996, copy of a handwritten notice declaring a “negro found in the woods” 1744.
Smith Family: genealogical information; correspondence to Susie Smith regarding Smith
family genealogy 1890s – 1900s.
Stagecoach lines: See V/F taverns and stagecoach lines.
Stair Family: wake service card for Julia Stair; booklet Time Enough for Love by Julia Stair;
copy of Index to William P. Quinn’s Shipwrecks Around Cape Cod by Julia Stair; pamphlet
The Alphabet Mural by Gobin Stair; newspaper article Library mural’s images spell out
development of alphabet, literacy by Ken Brack 1995; newspaper article Over-55 business
people with honors by Sue Scheible 1995; newspaper article Esteemed artist brings home
senior award by David Wolcott 1995; newspaper article Stair master by Lisa Connell 1995;
newspaper article Expression of faith by Ken Brack 1996; newspaper article A poet
remembered – Julia Stair honored by Kathryn Koch 2002.
Stereographs: Yankee Magazine article Why it’s like you’re right there by Paul J. Reale on
the history of stereographs and their connection to the Kilburn family of Littleton, NH.
Stetson, Captain Charles: letter to cousin from Dora Miller to H. F. Drew 1924 regarding
genealogy of family; manuscript Notes from letter to Elizabeth Stetson of Kingston – sailed
with husband Captain Charles on whaling voyage 1860 – 1865 (notes discuss what was
happening in Kingston during this time period).
Stetson Family: biographical and genealogical information on the Stetson family of
Kingston; correspondence regarding history of the Stetson House (5 Summer Street);
discharge papers of Wesley Stetson as private in Massachusetts volunteer militia 1876.
Stony Brook: Emily Drew’s notes on Stony Brook lands; Emily Drew’s notebook on A
history of Stony Brook and its people; manuscript Stony Brook Neighborhood; address to the
voters of Kingston regarding the widening and rebuilding of Summer Street (through the
Stony Brook neighborhood) by Jane McLauthlen and Mary Drew 1927.
Sturtevant, Joseph: biographical information.
Summer Street Railroad Station: See V/F Railroad
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Taverns and stagecoach lines (including information on Little’s Tavern; Sampson’s
Tavern; Brewster’s tavern; Washburn Tavern; the Bartlett Public House; and the
Patuxet House): Emily Drew’s notes on taverns in Kingston; manuscript Kingston Taverns
by Albert Holmes 1958; manuscript Stagecoach and Tavern Days by Annie Ames Fuller
1925; information on Sever Houses.
Temperance Society, Kingston (formed January 1, 1830): Order of exercises for the
simultaneous temperance meeting in Kingston Tuesday February 28, 1837; broadside
Celebration Hymns on the introduction of the cochituate water in Boston October 25, 1848;
(2) booklets Constitution of the Kingston Temperance Society with a list of officers and
members for 1835; Order of exercises for the simultaneous temperance meeting in Kingston
February 26, 1839; broadside announcing Annual Temperance Rally 1908.
Tercentenary, Plymouth: see V/F Pilgrim Spirit Tercentenary Pageant.
Then and Now: see binder Then and Now.
Thomas, Captain Charles Frederick (Superintendent of construction of the dome of the
capitol of the United States): photocopy of will of Thomas; correspondence from Thomas to
cousin 1861; copy of Speech of Captain Charles F. Thomas of Massachusetts Superintendent
of Construction of the Dome of the Capitol of the United States, at Washington D.C. delivered
by him standing on the apex of the statue of freedom December 2, 1863; photocopies of
images of Thomas; reference query work by Kingston Public Library on connection between
Thomas and Thomas Russell.
Thomas, Colonel John: newspaper article Kingston boy, 10, witness to Revolutionary War
‘miracle’ by Bob Cubie 1999; copy of portrait of Colonel John Thomas.
Thomas, Major General John: Emily Drew’s copy of a letter written by Major General John
Thomas to his wife; newspaper article He stood with General Washington by Bob Cubie
1976; pamphlet General John Thomas – physician, patriot hero of Dorchester Heights by
Anna G. Morris for the South Boston Historical Society; copy of pages from Southeastern
Massachusetts on Thomas; copies of pages from History of Plymouth County on Thomas;
copy of photograph of Thomas portrait; copy of photograph of Thomas house.
Thompson, Solomon (stonecutter): genealogical information.
Tories (in Kingston): manuscript The Tory Trial by Emily Drew.
Town boundaries (Kingston-Duxbury): manuscript Kingston – Duxbury Town Bounds with
special reference to the land and homestead lot of Hezekiah Bradford youngest son of Major
William Bradford and grandson of Governor William Bradford by Emily Drew.
Town programs and events: broadside for the Kingston Grange announcing lecture;
broadside for Kingston Boys Club announcing entertainment and dance; broadside for
Kingston’s Patriotic Society announcing meetings 1919; broadside advertising free open air
movies under direction of Kingston’s Patriotic Society 1918; program notes of the meetings
of the Whittier Club; broadside announcing baby show at the Town Hall 1905; program for
Industrial Exhibit 1910; broadside announcing opening night for the Community Playhouse
1933.
Transportation: manuscript Transportation; photocopy from book of early trolley car;
correspondence regarding the Brockton and Plymouth Street Railway Company 1896–1904;
newspaper Then and Now article on Kingston trolley; newspaper article On the mover: the
many changes in transportation have shaped our area and our lives by the Brockton
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Enterprise 2005; manuscript How They Traveled in Early Days in Plymouth Colony;
manuscript Kiah Bradford and his ‘dug-out’, pamphlet Transportation Bulletin Brockton and
Plymouth Street Railway 1959.
Tribble, Hiram (gravestone maker and painter): manuscript Hiram Tribble his work and
his workshop by Emily Drew.
Triphammer: manuscript Trip-hammer by Alexander Holmes; manuscript The Triphammer
Privilege; Emily Drew’s notes on Triphammer related lanternslides; notes on Triphammer.
Veterans: manuscript Vignette March 11, 1967 (on return of our Soldiers from WWI and
WWII); newspaper article Kingston remembers Vietnam War hero by Kimberley Keyes;
newspaper article Selective Service in Serial Nos. District 124; copy of WWI Memorial
Dedication in Town Report; broadside announcing town celebration to welcome home WWI
veterans October 18, 1919; newspaper articles on the return of WWI soldiers; images of
Kingston war memorials; listing of soldiers and sailors from Kingston who served in the
Revolutionary War.
Kingston Voters: list of voters by precincts 1982 and 1984; newspaper article As Kingston
votes, so votes Massachusetts.
Kingston Witness Stones: newspaper article on witness stones (land markers).
Wadsworth Family: genealogical information; copy of the will of Joseph Wadsworth of
Duxbury 1689; will of John Wadsworth 1700; Emily Drew’s notes on Elisha Wadsworth;
copy of section from the Wadsworth Family in America by Horace A. Wadsworth 1883;
newspaper article Peleg Wadsworth Remembered by Dennis Randall, 2006.
Washburn Family: booklet The Washburn Family, descendents of John of Plymouth, Mass
and William of Stratford Conn and Hempstead L.I. by W. C. Sharpe 1892; correspondence
from Evelyn Rich 1900 regarding Washburn genealogy; notes on Elisha Washburn (1704 –
1880) House; Emily Drew’s notes on the Ebenezer Washburn House; biographical
information on John Washburn; notes on The Washburn Twins; Ichabod and Charles;
manuscript The Origin of the Ichabod Washburn Fund; memorial poem for the 68th
anniversary of Ichabod and Charles Washburn; manuscript The Washburn Twins – Charles
and Ichabod by Emily Drew; excerpt from JRVHS house tour 2002 on the Bildad Washburn
tavern; Emily Drew’s notes and correspondence regarding Seth Washburn; National
Republican ticket for the election of Abraham Lincoln for President - Cephas Washburn for
Representative of District No. 5.
Water Department, Kingston: pamphlet Town of Kingston Water Department Rules and
Regulations 1976; pamphlet Report on the Reservoir 1927; manuscript Problems of the Water
Department by C. B. Hudson; newspaper article The drip stops here, water department will
shut off water to unpaid accounts by Mike Delano 2004; newspaper article Water main work
underway 2005; newspaper article Forced to pay up by Genevieve Wheeler 2005.
Watson, Nathan: biographical information about Captain Nathan Watson.
Weather (wind): newspaper article Drought is taking a toll on river by Alice Coyle 2002;
newspaper article Dry July: drought advisory continued 2002; newspaper article Town to test
the wind by Colleen Joyce 2003; newspaper article Testing the wind by Paula Woodhull 2005;
newspaper article A Mighty Wind by Genevieve Wheeler 2005; newspaper article Town could
see windfall by Mikaela Slaney 2005; newspaper photographs of weather March 14, 2003;
newspaper article Author captures ‘storm of the century’ by Ed Baker 2003; Old Colony
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Memorial articles on the Great Storm of 1898; manuscript The Magee Storm; newspaper
article Earthquakes Felt in Boston with Effects, in Last 300 Years, Boston Herald 1925.
Webster, Daniel: manuscript A Daniel Webster Story by Emily Drew; copy of pamphlet Mr.
Webster’s Speech on the Greek Revolution 1824.
West Family: biographical and genealogical information.
Weston Family: eulogy of Horace Weston; newspaper auction notice of Harold Weston;
pamphlet The Descendents of Edmund Weston of Duxbury, Mass: through five generations,
by Thomas Weston; auction catalog for Weston estate; manuscript The Less Remembered
Years by Horace Weston.
Whiting Family: biographical and genealogical information.
Wild Flowers (in Kingston): manuscript The Wild Flowers of Kingston, Massachusetts by
Charles E. Ridler Principal of Kingston High School 1874 – 1886; manuscript A List of some
of the wild flowers of Kingston with dates of their blooming.
Willett, Captain Thomas: Emily Drew’s notes on Willet and the Willet – Faunce House on
Wapping Road; manuscript Abstract of the will of Captain Thomas Willett; biographical
information on Willett; manuscript Thomas Willett of Leyden and Plymouth First Mayor of
New York by George Canning Burgess; manuscript Captain Thomas Willett of the LeydenPlymouth Colony: a resident of that part of Plymouth now called Kingston. The First Mayor
of New York City by George C. Burgess; manuscript Facts on Captain Thomas Willett; copy
of last will and testament of Thomas Willett; manuscript Captain Thomas Willet, extract from
the writings of Cornelius Bartlett; newspaper article To Honor Man Who Owned County: New
York City Club memorial of Captain Thomas Willett at East Providence.
Willis, Reverend Zephaniah: biographical notes; manuscript Rev. Zephaniah Willis;
manuscript Parson Willis 1780 – 1847; manuscript The Reverend Zephaniah Willis and the
Church Creed; manuscript Parson Willis; manuscript A Sketch of Kingston, Massachusetts by
Rev. Zephaniah Willis 1815; manuscript Second Census of Kingston, Massachusetts January
1, 1796 by Rev. Zephaniah Willis; manuscript Some of Walter H. Faunce’s Stories.
Witness stones: newspaper article The silent testimony of Kingston’s witness stones by
Dennis Randall 2005.
Women’s Alliance: photocopies of yearly programs; newspaper article Kingston Alliance
founded in 1901; newspaper article Hundred years of helping by Kathryn Koch 2001;
newspaper article 100 years of doing good for others by Christine Walsh 2001; manuscript
Unitarian Women of the Past in Kingston by Miss Mary W. Drew of Kingston 1922.
Women (South Shore Heritage): newspaper article South Shore Women’s Heritage Trail
(covers famous women of the South Shore) by the Patriot Ledger 2000.
Yacht Club, Kingston: pamphlet Kingston Yacht Club Open Regatta starting off Rocky Nook
Wharf Thursday afternoon August 27, 1896; copy of certificate of incorporation; copy of bylaws; sailing regulations and list of members of the Kingston Yacht Club incorporated 1895.
Zoning By-laws: pamphlet Zoning By-laws 1964 (see also V/F Kingston by-laws).
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