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Vol. 3, No. 2 - 1 August 2001. Circulation: 100 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/
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CONTENTS. Welcome; What's in a name?; Tidbits;
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??
"Names of Places" by G.L. Wright
Volume I in the Historical Series
The Local Names of Places
*editor's note - remember that the last time this info was
updated was 1980, the page #s refer to the page #s in
Vol. I that the name appears on
Page NAME NAME LOCATION
# THEN NOW
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1. Asa A Bennett Richard Michalak 564 Main St.
1. John N. Flagg Ernest A Brandt 542 Main St.
1. William Blackwell Donald MacKenzie 495 Main St.
1. Leonard Brewer George E. Henig 142 Linden St.
2. John A. Wood Gerald K. Jones 30 School St.'
3. Richard Flagg Armond Bogosian 21 Scar Hill Rd.
4. Charles Knight opposite 780 Main St. Gate 13, MDC land
James O'Connor .4 mile from Boylston
Center toward Clinton
on Rt. #70
4. Frederique Ropp Herbert L Brigham 875 Main St. - old
road to Sawyer's Mills
& Clinton, about .6
mile from Boylston
Center toward Clinton
on Rt. #70
4. John E. Smith John Dietl 49 Stiles Rd.
5. William H. Hastings Mt. Pleasant Country First house beyond
Club - Greenskeeper Central St. - opp.
Building Greenskeepers
Building & office
5. Fred C. Stark Mt. Pleasant Country Cross St. north toward
Club Linden St., part of
greens of country club.
*NOTE- at the time of the writings Fred Stark lived on Cross St.
This was before he moved to 620 main St. - David and Faye
LaVigne house.
5.Charles E. Cutler Robert McGuinness 247 Cross St.
5. Samuel C. Butterfield- George E. Heining 142 Linden St.
5. Henry L. Reed Walter E. Bedell 89 Cross St.
5. Clinton Road Route #70
5. Sawyer's Mills Rd Main Circle Old road off Rt. 70
where Herbert Brigham
house is = 875 Main St.
about .5 mile from Boylston
Center toward Clinton
5. Jennie L. Flagg Vacant Lot Just below Mountain View
Restaurant, south on Rt.
140
5.Three saw and grist mills located on French Brook.
#1.located where French Brook passes under Green St about
1,000 feet in a northwesterly direction from that point. The
remains can still be seen.
#2.located opposite the Herbert Brigham house on MDC property,
and just above Dinnerpail Falls. Remains can still be seen.
#3.Cap't Robert Andrews Saw and Grist Mill was located just
below the union of the French and Gulf [Potash] Brooks. Now
under water of Wachusett Reservoir.
5. Dr. Roy Stimson Hal Feldman 280 Cross St.
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Tidbits
from the BHS scrapbooks -
April 26, 1922, - Death Comes in 94th Year - Mrs. Rowena Whitcomb of
Melrose, Florida, Formerly of Boylston, Was Granddaughter of Revolution.
Word was recieved in Boylston today of the death of Rowena Whitcomb, in
Melrose, Fla., Friday. She sustained a fall Dec. 26. No bones were broken
but the nervous shock was such that she was confined to her bed until her
death. She was buried Saturday beside her son, Oscar, in Melrose.
Mrs. Whitcomb was a former resident of Boylston. She was a real
granddaughter of the Revolutionary War, as her grandfather, James Longley,
one of the pioneer settlers of Boylston, served both in the land and sea forces
and was at the battle of Saratoga. She was the daughter of Betsey
[Longley] and Daniel Barnes, and was born in Berlin, Oct. 21, 1828.
Her husband, Charles L. Whitcomb, died in Boylston many years ago. They had
six children. The only surviving ones are Fannie M. and Mary G. Whitcomb,
who lived with her. Her oldest daughter, Anna, became the wife of ex-Major
Charles G. Reed of Worcester. Miss Nellie Whitcomb, a former Boylston
teacher, became the wife of Dr. William Bigelow, of Boylston, later of
Pennsylvania.
There are several grandchildren, children of the dauthter, Mrs. Bigelow,
and the son, Oscar Whitcomb. Her sister, Mrs. Asenath M. Bartlett, who lived
in Boylston many years, now lives in West Boylston, and her brother, David
Barnes, lives in Shrewsbury.
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July 20, 1945
Private First Class Donald I. Garfield son of Mr. and Mrs.
Ralph I. Garfield, came home July 14 for the first time in
15 months on a 30 days furlough, waiting for further
assignment from the 345th Infantry, of the [unreadable]
Division. He has been overseas since October and has
served the Army nearly two years.
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April 6, 1945
The two older sons of Mrs. Albert C. Johnson, of
Melrose Street, visited her Saturday night - Seaman
Second Class Robert C. Johnson, home on a 10 days
leave from Edenton, N.C., who has been in the service
about six months, and Seaman First Class Albert C.
Johnson, stationed at Grosse Isle, Mich. The latter
married, March 8, Ida L. Moore, Pharmacist's Mate
Third Class, of the WAVES stationed at the U.S.
Naval Hospital, Norman Okla., and daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Frank C. Moore, of 52 Hitchcock Road, Worcester.
Both Mr. and Mrs. Johnson have been in the service
about a year.
Edward H. Kimball, T.M. Third Class, of the U.S.
Navy, who returned , last October, form a year
overseas, is at home with his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Henry J. Kimball, on a 10-days leave from the
receiving station at New York city.
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Book of the Month
"Victor's War" by Patricia Delnore Magee
Victor's War contains the World War II letters of Lt. Col. Victor
Delnore of the 13th Armored Division, stationed in Europe
during the final months of that war.
The book recounts:
Ø the 1945, six-week invasion through Germany and into Austria
Ø the liberation of thousands of Allied soldiers
Ø medals and honors bestowed upon Col. Delnore
Ø His life at a French castle
Ø Photos
Ø Historical supplements
Ø And much, much more !!!
$21.95 plus shipping
Visit the gift shop for more info:
http://www.ultranet.com/~boyhisoc/gift.htm
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BHS News
Book Signing and Sale
Sunday Aug 5 from 2 - 4 pm
Meet Patricia Delnore Magee, daughter of Col. Victor and
Catherine Delnore. Patricia was the first American Born in
Nagasaki, Japan after World War II. By the time she was 6,
she had lived on three continents and continued to travel
wherever the Army sent her parents. Over the years, she
has studied foreign languages, traveled in Europe, and become
an avid opera lover. Victor's War is her first book and has
inspired a deep interest in modern history. Patricia is a professor
of English at the University of Delaware in Maryland.
Victor Delnore was a native of Worcester, a Boylston resident for
29 years, and President of the Boylston Historical Society
from 1988 to 1993.
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"Who Are They - Boylston's Unidentified Citizens"
The photos from this exhibit can be viewed in The Banner
[our local newspaper] and at the Historical Society website.
If you can identify any of the photos, please contact us!
The exhibit runs through September 2001.
This is an interactive exhibit. Each photo has a place for
viewers to leave their comments, ideas, and clues to the identity
of the people in that photo.
Museum admission: $2
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C.A.P. CLUB
CAP [Cut and Paste] Club is a new group of volunteers that is forming to
organize the photo copies of BHS Scrapbooks into useable, indexed research
tools. CAP Club will meet at BHS EVERY Thursday from 10am to noon.
Work will involve cutting out each individual article, grouping
them, and pasting the groups onto pages, putting the pages into binders,
and then indexing the binders. You will have fun reminiscing, discovering,
and reading all the old newspaper articles. Coffee and tea will be served!
Everyone is welcome to join in the fun....no dues....no roll call... .
Just show up!!!!
9-5ers - Take a day off from work, join us and have some fun.
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BHS BY-LAWS ARE BEING UPDATED
The Bylaws update committee, consisting of:
Betty Thomas - bettythomas@charter.net
Judy Haynes - bjhay@worldnet.att.net
Rita Fuller - r.r.fuller@att.net
Bette Seymour - benedict18@aol.com
We invite any and all input from the BHS members.
Any suggestions or ideas on any of the by-laws can be given to any
committee member or drop by the musuem on Tuesday or Thursday morning.
The last time the by-laws were revised was in 1986. Any member who
would like a copy of the current by-laws should contact the committee
at the museum.
The committee will complete the task by September and the new version
will be voted on by the BHS members. Watch for updates on that voting
process in a later newsletter.
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COMMITTEES / VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR 2001-2002 SEASON !!!!
Your Society needs your help. Please sign up for one or more.
Refreshment Committee
Fund Raising
Publicity
Program Planning
General Museum Help [work on the collection, etc.]
Data Entry/ Computer work
Nominating Committee
Annual Meeting
Contact the Society to add YOUR name to one or
more of these groups.
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On The Web
NOTABLE WOMEN ANCESTORS
http://www.rootsweb.com/~nwa/
VERMONT NEWSPAPER EXTRACTS from the WINDSOR VERMONT JOURNAL.
http://www.dartmouth.edu/~lmfwelch/
A wonderful story about a group of young men
and their trip to Paris, France in the 1930's
http://www.rootsweb.com/~nygenese/ship.htm
Association of Public Historians of New York State
http://www.tier.net/aphnys/
Frank Johnson and his wonder dog
http://www.rootsweb.com/~nygenese/frankj.htm
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Humor
From Bill Dupuis, BHS Museum Curator - provtrufle@aol.com
There are many stories related to the sinking of the "Titanic". Some have
just come to light due to the success of the recent movie. For example,
most people don't know that back in 1912 Hellman's mayonnaise was
manufactured in England. The "Titanic" was carrying
12,000 jars of the condiment scheduled for delivery in Vera Cruz, Mexico,
which was to be the next port of call for the great ship after New York City.
The Mexican people were eagerly awaiting delivery and were disconsolate at
the loss. So much so that they declared a national day of mourning which they
still observe today. It is known as Sinko de Mayo.
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