1929 Goodwin Library & Town Hall Dedication Booklet
A four page, 1929, Goodwin Library and Town Hall dedication booklet. The dedication took place on Friday, May 10, 1929. A special visit with "His Excellency" Governor Charles W Tobey was a prominent feature on the cover. It also includes drawings of the new Goodwin library building, the New Town Hall, a program outline for remarks by notable figures, a photo of George H Goodwin, donor of the Goodwin Library and acknowledgements for the Goodwin library and Town hall arrangement and building committees. The Henry Wilson band played and the Color Guard was present. In the evening, a production of "The Old Homestead" by playwright and theatre actor Denman Thompson was scheduled.
Size: 4" x 6.5"
Condition: fair-yellowing, crumpling, and small splotches of an unknown substance
FHS-RKL
Most likely the Farmington Committee on General Arrangement for the Dedication of the Goodwin Library and the Town Hall
Most likely the Farmington Committee on General Arrangement for the Dedication of the Goodwin Library and the Town Hall
1940 Remembrance 1875 Fire First Congregational Church Farmington News, Page4
A 1940 remembrance of the 1875 fire at the First Congregational Church, as recorded in a communication to the editor and public of the Farmington News. The communication is written by Ned Parker and is on page 4, of the November 22nd 1940 issue.
This is a digital file and does not exist in the physical museum collection.
FHS-Kyle Leach
Farmington News
Farmington News
Puddledock Press November 1999 50 Years Farmington Historical Society
A Puddledock Press November 1999 issue with an article covering the 50 year anniversary of the Farmington Historical Society, with Photos.
Text of article reads:
Photo cations:
Eugene Nute, First President, Farmington Historical Society
Group Photo-
Back Row Ned Parker, Delores Bridges, Mary Cloutman
Front Row Iola Sabine, Lillian Emerson, Henry Johnson
FHS-Kyle Leach
Puddledock Press
Puddledock Press November 1999
November 1999
Small Collection Main Street 1880-1890's Glass Bottles
A small collection, from Main Street Farmington, of 1880-1890's glass bottles. Found discarded under soil. One bottle is made for a local pharmacy in Farmington .
A clear medicine bottle that is a blown in mold and dates to 1880's to 1890's: parkers. Parker's Pharmacy, which was oat7 Main street in Farmington. Bold embossing, and base embossed with DF & CO.
Size: 4.5" x by 1.25" with a hand tooled lip, a little neck swirl,
Condition: Good. Lip edge nick and some inside haze.
A clear medicine bottle that appears to be a blown in mold bold with embossing S.F. Sanderson Apothecary & Stationer from Rochester, NH.
Size: 3.5" x 1.25
Condition: Good. One fifth of lip edge gone and some inside haze.
Tall 1890's clear inknk bottle with green glow, that appears to be blown in mold. Bold embossing "Perine Guyot & Cie."
Size: 2.75" x 1.25"
Condition: Very good condition. Small bottom edge nick and some inside haze.
FHS- Kyle Leach
Various
Parker's Pharmacy
S.F. Sanderson Apothecary & Stationer
Perine Guyot & Cie
Circa 1880-1890
Donated by Brandon Reid
Old Time Farmington Ned Parker Farmington News, Page1, 1954-01-29
A 1954 "Old Time Farmington," Farmington News article written by Ned Parker for the opening page of the paper. The article covers some of the beginnings of the Farmington News and some of the early writers for it. It also talks about some of the early doctors, industry, old homesteads, and the erection of prominent buildings.
This is a digital file and does not reside in the physical collection.
FHS-Kyle Leach
Farmington News
Ned Parker
Farmington News
Ned Parker
1954
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
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