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        Vol. 1, No. 10, 1 April 2000. Circulation: 80 and growing! 
        (C) 1999 Boylston Historical Society and Museum
        7 Central St., PO Box 459, Boylston, MA   01505
        boyhisoc@ma.ultranet.com
        508-869-2720


        Editors: Betty L. Thomas and Judith Haynes
        Boylston Historical Society and Museum Web Page:
        http://www.ultranet.com/~boyhisoc/index.shtml 
        To subscribe or unsubscribe to the PotpourrEmail, or 
        to submit information to be included in the PotpourrEmail,
        e-mail info to:  boyhisoc@ma.ultranet.com
        
        CONTENTS. Welcome; What's in a name?; Mysterious Airship;
        Photo Care Basics; John B. Gough Day; Book of the Month; 
        BHS NEWS; On The Web; Humor
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Welcome to our email newsletter!  For those of you who are not
members of BHS and don't receive the snailmail newsletter, it is called 
The Potpourri.  Sooooo, we thought the appropriate name for this version 
would be PotpourrEMAIL.  This email version is not meant to repeat or 
copy the snailmail version, but to complement it, with the addition of 
topics of interest to those with computer and web capabilities.   If you 
have a story to tell, information to impart, a good genealogy joke, computer
or web genealogy info, a Boylston genealogy Query, or anything that would 
be of interest to our readers--please email us at:
boyhisoc@ma.ultranet.com


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What's in a name ?
>From "Names of Places" by G.L. Wright -
Boylston Historical Series Vol. I
Apron Hill
Near Fred Stark's place, and back of Dr. Roy Stimson's cottage is a rocky
hill, called "Apron Hill."  It is said that the name was given to it from
the fact that it is covered with small loose stones, amd that someone once
said that "the Devil came along with a leather apron full of stones and
dropped them there."  The hill below the site of the old East School House
was formerly known as Longley Hill from the fact that the farm now owned by
Walter A. Stone was the Esquire James Longley farm, and  his lands covered
most of this hill.  The hill beyond the Town Farm was also known as Longley
Hill, and later as Charles Longley Hill, to designate it from Esq.
Longley's Hill.  Recently some of our poetic Northborough neighbors have
called it "Inspiration Point", from the beautiful and inspiring outlook ot
the north and west.


The Gold Mine
The wooded hill to the left of the road leading to Henry L. Reed's place
was formerly known as "Faggot Hill", while the meadows to the east of that
were kown as "Scotland Meadows" -- how this locality obtained the name I do
not know.
The rocky ridge on the easterly side of the Scotland Meadows, and northerly
of the place now called " The  Rocks" is known as the Gold Mine since Rev.
Dr. Andrew Bigelow and others, some forty years ago, sank a mining shaft
about forty feet into the ground, and mined for gold.  Quanities of the ore
obtained were analyzed and were found to be gold-bearing quartz, but not of
sufficient value to warrant further operations.


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Patrick Healy- pjhealy@juno.com - sent us several 1909-1910 newspaper
articles dealing with the sighting of a mysterious airship seen in both MA
and CT.  The one included below is about the Gough Estate.
If you are interested in the other articles, please contact Patrick.


*The Willimantic Chronicle 24 Dec 1909, Page 1



CRAFT OF MYSTERY FINALLY TRACKED TO ITS LAIR--PERHAPS!



Home of the Worcester Aeroplane Located in west Boylston, Massachusetts,
it is Believed.


SHED IS IN DENSE WOODS ON J. B. GOUGH ESTATE


While Trying to Get Close to the Place United Press Representative Was
Captured, Haled Before Justice of the Peace and Fined for Trespass.


Worcester, Mass., Dec 24.--The home of the mysterious aeroplane which has
been cruising at unheard of altitudes over Massachusetts for the last two
nights and causing wonderment to thousands, it is believed has been
found.


Scouring the country about Worcester in a search for the home of the
Tillinghast machine a United Press representative discovered at West
Boylston, six miles from this city, that fourteen men in the employ of
Paul B. Morgan of the Morgan Construction company of Worcester were busy
in some secret occupation on the old estate of John B. Gough, the
old-time temperance lecturer. On this estate, and situated in dense
woods, there is a shed more than 100 feet long which, it is believed,
contains the aeroplane that is to startle the world. No aeroplane was
seen by the United Press representative, however. As he was advancing
through the woods to reconnoiter he was captured by some of the men
employed on the estate, haled before a justice of the peace and fined for
trespass.


This, so far, is the only clue to the aeroplane. That it is pregnant with
possibilities, however, is certain from the fact that Paul B. Morgan is
known as an intimate of Wallace E. Tillinghast and is also known to be
interested in aerial navigation. Two years ago Morgan spent $15,000 on
the aeroplane of a Swedish aviator but later abandoned it as
unsatisfactory. It is now thought that with Tillinghast he has perfected
the machine which has been sailing over New England, the same that
Tillinghast declares he used in a flight from here to New York and return
on September 8.


Through Tillinghast himself is belived to have been himself in Worcester
last night thousands all over Massachusetts today declare the aeroplane
associated with his declarations and probably manned by his mechanics was
winging its way through the skies up to last midnight. Between six
o'clock last evening until midnight its flashlights were trailed from
Marlboro to Fitchburg and back through Worcester, thence to Boston via
Natick, Wellesley, Newton and Needham. From Boston the light passed to
the northeast, circling over Chelsea and Revere, through Lynn toward the
Salem line, then returning as far as Farmingham where it mysteriously
disappeared from the eager searchings of newspaper men who hoped to trail
the daring aerial navigator to his lair and unfathom the mystery which
has now perturbed the entire eastern part of the state.


Many of the 10,000 people who saw the light are positive in their belief
that made the outlines of the same aerial craft that closely resembled a
monoplane of the type used by Latham and Bleriot.


They say the machine was under perfect control and that it flew close to
the ground, coming as near to the earth as 100 feet in Natick and later
rising to fully 1,000 feet. Some say there were two men in the craft. One
was standing forward near the headlight, which has been seen by thousands
of people, and the second man was in the stern, where a much dimmer light
was burning. They say the craft at times attained a speed of fully 80
miles an hour, while again it remained stationary for fifteen minutes at
a time.


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Photo Care Basics
by Betty Thomas 


Before putting your photos into photo-safe albums, make sure each photo is
identified corrrectly and completely.  A mother of a friend told her she
had identified all the old family photos.  When she went to look at the
album...oh, they were identified alright...Mom and Dad, Uncle Sydney,
Grandma Pat, Joe and friend, Cousin Sue.  In a couple more generations, no
one will know who those people are!  A special photo-safe pen can be
purchased (try any of the archival places mentioned last month, or your
local camera shop)to write on photos so that it won't bleed through or
fade. If known, write each person's full name, date the photo was taken,
where the photo was taken, and any other information need to identify the
photo. With mine, I went the extra step and also put the identifcation on
the outside of the protective sheets or sleeves.  That way anyone looking
at your album can readily identifiy a photo without taking it out of the
protective sheet, sleeve, or page. 


When I organized my photos, I put older photos in albums by family groups.
New photos are in "Event" albums(It seems that is the way I take pictures
these days!) like our son's wedding, our trip to New Mexico, etc.
I then made sure that only actual photos were in the albums and made
separate albums for non-photo items. These non-photo items could include
anything you want to protect like postcards, gretting cards,
birth/marriage/death certificates, old letters, etc.


If you want to include title pages or dividing pages, make sure that they
are of archival quality.


If YOU have photo hints or tips they would like to pass along to our
readers email them to BHS and I'll make sure they are included in the next
newsletter.


Stop by the Historical Society to read any of our technical leaflets on
photo care.


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2nd Annual
John B. Gough Day
Sunday May 7, 2000
2-5 pm
FREE - EVERYONE WELCOME
at Hillside - 221 Main St, Boylston( follow the signs!)


The Hillside Restoration Project and the Boylston Historical Society is
happy to announce the 2nd Annual John B. Gough Day.  The afternoon will
include tours of the Hillside Estate, talks on John B. Gough, the
international temperance leader of the 19th century, and information about
future plans for an extensive renovation project.  Other activities will
include 19th century children's games, entertainment,
refreshments and more.  


The Historical Society Museum, 7 Central Street, Boylston will also be open
on Sunday from 2 to 5 PM for viewing of the John B. Gough Exhibit.  
Gough Day is free and open to the public.  


For more information or directions to either event visit our 
web site: http://www.ultranet.com/~boyhisoc/ or 
Email: boyhisoc@ma.ultranet.com 
or phone the Museum at 508-869-2720


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Book of the Month - 
"Index to the Historical Series" Vol. XIV of the Series
compiled by William O. Dupuis
We are woking on putting this index online at our website, BUT it is also
still available for sale.  A bargain at $3.95!!  It will help you find the
people and topics you are looking for in the other 13 volumes of the
Historical Series of books.  All remaining volumes of the Historical Series
are also for sale at $3.95.
An Old Pot Publication    $3.95 + shipping/handling


For more info go here: 
http://www.ultranet.com/~boyhisoc/gift.htm


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 BHS NEWS - 


Program - Friday, April 14, 2000 at 7:30 pm  
"Oral History Workshop" 
Have you been thinking about interviewing an elder for your family history?
Staff member Judy Haynes will tell you what you need to get started.
She'll give you
an overview of the entire process from taped to typed form. 
Hope to see YOU there.  Come early for a good seat!!
Reservations suggested!!
All Programs are open to the public and held at the Society (unless
otherwise noted).  Donations at the door are gratefully accepted!
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WE now have several volunteers to work on the many computer projects.  We
can always use a few more!  There are many non-computer projects that need
doing also!!!  JOIN the TEAM!! Drop in any Tuesday or Thursday, 9 am to
noon.
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Visit the gift shop
http://www.ultranet.com/~boyhisoc/gift.htm


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On The Web--
Here are a few sites about those strange and not so strange societies and
fraternal organizations that many of our 19th and 20th century ancestors
belonged to!!


Grand Army of the Republic (G.A.R.)
http://pages.prodigy.com/CGBD86A/garhp.htm


Huguenot Society
http://www.huguenot.netnation.com/index.htm


Order of Daedalians
http://www.daedalians.org/


Sons of the American Revolution
http://www.sar.org/


Sons of Confederate Veterans
http://scv.org/


Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War.
http://SUVCW.org/


Daughters of Union Veterans of the Civil War.
http://suvcw.org/duv.htm
 
Free Masons
http://www.freemasonry.org/
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Humor -
A mother took her three-year-old daughter to church for the first time.  The
church lights were lowered, and then the choir came down the aisle, carrying
lighted candles.  All was quiet until the little one started to sing in a
loud voice, "Happy birthday to you, Happy birthday to you..."


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