Farmington NH School Hand Constructed Settee
Hand made, wooden settee from one of the early Farmington, NH schools. The seat flips up and reveals storage in the lower portions of the settee. Used at the Pine Bluff Cottage (Alton Bay, Lake Winnipesaukee) for many decades. Formerly owned by S.S. Parker of Farmington and S.P. Nute of Detroit, Michigan and heirs.<br /><br /><em>The Pine Bluff Cottage Register diary from 1929 indicates:</em><br /><br /><em>“Ned Parker says two old settees at camp came from the old Farmington school which was moved away when present H.S. was built in 1875.”</em><br /><br />Condition: Good<br /><br />Size: Approximaitely 5'Wx 19.5" D x32"H -Seat Height 15" -Interior Storage 5'W x 19.5" D x 15" H
Unknown
Circa 1875
Donated by Ned Parker via Margaret Stocker
1956 Farmington High School Class Photo
A black and white 1956 Farmington High School class photo. The 1956 class had twenty-eight students. Each head portrait in the grid has a student identifier underneath with an initial and last name. The item was owned by Simone Louise Leveillee, as noted in pen on the back of the photograph. She is third row second from the left.
Condition: Excellent
Size: 8"x10"
FHS- Kyle Leach
Farmington High School
Farmington High School
1956
Donated by Simone LaRoche (Leveillee)
Black & White Portrait Pike Sisters Farmington NH
A black & white portrait of the Pike Sisters of Farmington, NH smiling and standing together, finly dressed in day attire dresses. A back of a chair is being used as a prop to the right of the sisters. The photocard is quite elaborate with a marbled effect and an inner decorative frame around the photo that seems to pull from the Art Nouevou period.<br /><br /><br /><em>From Forgotten NH:</em><br /><br /><em>Ellen (Pike) Murphy (1912-1948) and Madeline (Pike) Clarke (1911-1996) were born in Farmington, New Hampshire to parents John and Elizabeth (Cloutman) Pike. </em><br /><br /><em>Biddeford-Saco Journal (Biddeford, Maine): "Mrs. John Murphy Dies At Age Of 35. Mrs. Ellen Pike Murphy, 35, wife of John P. Murphy, died Sunday at the Glencliff sanatorium, Glencliff, N.H., after a long illness. She had been in failing health for the past 15 years, and had been at Glencliff for two years. She was born in Farmington, N.H., the daughter of J. Elver and Elizabeth Ellen C. Pike. She graduated from Farmington high school, and Hesser Business College, Manchester, N.H., and the New England School of Fine Arts. She came to the city in 1930 and was employed as a secretary-stenographer until they move to Farmington. She married in 1936 and has one son, L. Michael, 6. Besides, her husband and son, she is survived by her father; a sister, Mrs. John L. Clark., this city; a brother, John E. Pike, New York City, and a nephew and three nieces. Funeral arrangements will be announced later."</em><br /><br /><em> Madeleine Pike was married twice—to John Lewis Clarke (three children) and Gerald E. Miller. Records indicate that she was a student nurse in 1930, worked as an attendant floor lady in 1940, and as an office worker for an automobile salesman in 1950.</em><br /><br /><em> I purchased this well-preserved portrait taken at a studio in Biddeford, Maine at an antique shop in Scarborough, Maine several months ago. The Pike Sisters’ excited cousin in T</em>he Granite State will be receiving their photo this week! <br /><br /><br /><br /><br />This is a digital file and does not reside in the physical museum collection.<br /><br />FHS- Kyle Leach<em><br /></em>
H.P. Poisson, Photographer, Main Street Biddeford, ME
Digital File Forgotten NH
H.P. Poisson, Photographer, Main Street Biddeford, ME
Digital File Forgotten NH
Early 20th Century
H.P. Poisson, Photographer, Main Street Biddeford, ME
Digital File Forgotten NH
Ned Parker Cottage Register Booklet Covering 1893 -1930
A typed copy of the seventy-four page Ned Parker Pine Bluff Cottage register booklet, typed at the hand of Ned Parker. The register covers a period of 1893 -1930. Included are photos and comments that may not have been in the original record.
The register contains weather notations, musing on local happenings, details of visits from locals and people from afar, building updates and repairs, remembrances of celebrations, and accounts of day to day tasks and meals. It reads as a who is who of the Farmington, NH community during the four decades it covers.
The cottage was in Alton Bay, Lake Winnipesaukee formerly owned by S.S. Parker of Farmington and S.P. Nute
Please note the first file is a photo of the cover, the second is an encapsulated Zip file with an EXE that will open an interactive flip book of the yearbook upon download, and the last file is a PDF version. The best version to view is the EXE Flipbook of the yearbook, but you will need to download, unzip, and execute the flip-book file.
Size: 7"x 9.75"
Condition: Very Good
FHS- Kyle Leach
Ned Parker
Ned Parker
Circa 1893 -1930
Ned Parker
1973 Farmington High School Yearbook
A complete 1973 Farmington NH High School Yearbook. This item contains notes and comments that were not part of the original print.
Please note the first file is a photo of the cover, the second is an encapsulated Zip file with an EXE that will open an interactive flip book of the yearbook upon download, and the last file is a PDF version. The best version to view is the EXE Flipbook of the yearbook, but you will need to download, unzip, and execute the flip-book file.
Size:8.5"x 10.75"
Condition: Very Good
FHS- Kyle Leach
Farmington High School
Farmington High School
Farmington High School
1973
Kathryn Furbush Collection
1960 Farmington High School Yearbook
A complete 1960 Farmington NH High School Yearbook. This item contains notes and comments that were not part of the original print.
Please note the first file is a photo of the cover, the second is an encapsulated Zip file with an EXE that will open an interactive flip book of the yearbook upon download, and the last file is a PDF version. The best version to view is the EXE Flipbook of the yearbook, but you will need to download, unzip, and execute the flip-book file.
Size:8.5"x 10.75"
Condition: Very Good
FHS- Kyle Leach
Farmington High School
Farmington High School
Farmington High School
1960
The Furber Collection
1908 Knights Of Pythias Block & Farmington Bank Central Postcard
A 1908 colorized postacard featuring the three story Knights of Pythias Block and two story, with full attic, Farmington Bank located close to the juncture of Main Street and Central Streets. Electric lines and poles can been seen and partial views of carts are seen in the street. The first floor of the Pythian Block was inhabited by a sweet shop on the left and a full service movie house on the right. Advertising can be seen on the wallls and on a-frame sandwhich boards ouside the first floor.<br /><br />The back of the card is used and has an adressee, Mr. A.D. Hifield and Farmington, NH adresss and a note that says: <br /><br /><em>"Friend Dean, I will send this card to remember me in RO. Will be up Wednesday night on the last train if nothing happens. From an old friend. I.C.E</em>"<br /><br /><br />Postcard Size 3.5" x 5.5"<br /><br />Condition: Good<br /><br />FHS- Kyle Leach
Roberts Drug Store
Roberts Drug Store
Circa 1908
The Bloskey Collection
1913 Farmington NH Doll Postcard
A colorized 1913 Farmington, NH doll postcard with text and image. The text of the card reads, "the girls play with dolls in Farmington, NH," and " I know a doll there that wants to play with you." The two sentences are separated by a bolded " Farmington NH,'" which is placed in front of a blue triangular flag. The image of the post card is a drawing of a young Dutch girl in stereotypical, old world, traditional dress, shoes, and traditional head covering, the Volendam. She is holding a doll in her hands that resembles her. The back of the card is used and has a name and address and a simple statement, "to cousin Laura from cousin Grace."
Size 3.5" x 5.5"
FHS- Kyle Leach
Circa 1913
The Bloskey Collection
Greetings From Farmington Postcard
Embossed and glittered "Greetings from Farmington" postcard. The postcard is a bright, light green color and fades to almost white at the top of the card. The words are embossed and glittered for effect. The word " Farmington " is flanked by embossed floral work.
Condition: Good
Size 3.5" x 5.5"
FHS-Kyle Leach
Unknown
Unknown
The Bloskey Collection
R C White Sepia Postcard Old Celebration Woman's Club Car & People Center
R C White sepia postcard of an old celebration with a vehicle decorated with bunting and finely dressed people surrounding the vehicle, on the side of a street. Part of the bunting says "Woman's Club," specifically the portion before the windshield. Some of the people in the vehicle are holding decorative umbrellas. Tall, old trees line the background.
Condition: Good
Size 3.5" x 5.5"
FHS-Kyle Leach
R C White
R C White
The Bloskey Collection