E T Wilson Groceries Flour Grain Hay Straw Farmington NH Calendar
A 1919 promotional calendar from E T Wilson Groceries, Flour, Grain, Hay, & Straw, Farmington, NH Calendar. A glamorized, staged home exterior is the scene of the depiction at the top of the calendar. Three people can be seen: a woman in day workwear, standing at her door, a police office, in uniform seated by the door, and a delivery person, carrying a block of ice with ice pincers moving toward the other two.The scene and the calendar itself both have a geometric border. The rip-off paper calendar at the bottom has been used through March of 1919.
The header of the calendar says: "Compliments of E T Wilson Groceries Flour Grain Hay Straw, Crockery, Paint , Oils, & Varnishes. Farmington NH."
The scene is labeled as: "931, from life photo, CoolWwaves Coming copyright F.A.S."
This is a digital file and does not exist in the physical museum collection
FHS-Kyle Leach
E T Wilson Groceries Flour Grain Hay Straw Farmington NH
E T Wilson Groceries Flour Grain Hay Straw Farmington NH
1919
Donated Mike Murdza
From Life Photo Copyright F.A.S
G F Mooney & Son Mill Photograph, Advertising, Box Branding
G F Mooney & Son Mill Photograph, Advertising, Box Branding. The black and white photo is taken in front of Mooney’s Mill with an automobile. Seventeen people are in the staged photo. None are identified. The scanned back of the frame identifies the photo taker, the well known, Farmington photographer E. Dore.
The Mooney and Sons business started in 1888. The Mooney family moved to Farmington in 1916, when Francis Robert Mooney, was only a few weeks old. George Francis Mooney and his son, Francis Joseph Mooney, were the proprietors of the Farmington Mooney Mill It was more formally incorporated in 1946.
Also included are a framed Mooney Mills cardboard box side, with full printed lettering and advertisement information. A second marketing item for the mill is a drawing of the wood, plain and enameled handles, they were famous for, and a key list for their best selling handles, printed on what looks to be aqua colored paper. In addition to making handles, they made wood buttons, turnings for toys, dolls, games and tops.
Items are digital copies and cannot be found in the physical museum collection.
FHS-Kyle Leach
Circa 1922
Donated by Norma Mooney- Great Granddaughter of George Francis Mooney and his son, Francis Joseph Mooney her Grandfather.
2018 Announcement of the Goldie Goslin Boston Post Cane Presentation & Photo of Goldie Goslin & Her Family
2018 PDF version of the announcement of the Goldie Goslin Boston Post Cane & Photo of Goldie Goslin & Her Family at the Presentation.<br /><br />The text of the document reads: <br /><br /><em>Boston Post Cane Presentation</em><br /><br /><em> Goldie Goslin became the 34th recipient of the Farmington Boston Post Cane on February 9, 2018. </em><br /><br /><em>An official ceremony was held on April 13, 2018 in the Selectmen’s Chambers. In attendance were her children, grandchildren, great grandchildren and extended family. Lots of pictures were taken. It was a family reunion! Town Officials, representatives of the Police and Fire Departments and Town Offices were also in attendance. Town Administrator Arthur Capello presented Goldie with a replica of the Boston Post Cane inscribed with her name and date of initiation. </em><br /><br /><em>Goldie was born on November 26, 1919 and according to her daughter it was somewhere in Northern Maine in a place they called Frenchville. We now know it as Ashland Maine. Goldie and her husband Victor moved to their home in Farmington over 70 years ago. They had seven children. Sadly Goldie lost one of her children, a son, early in his life and Victor died in 1989. She worked in local shoe shops but her main focus in life was raising her family. To this day Goldie still lives in the same house. </em><br /><br /><em>Congratulations to Goldie!</em> <br /><br />FHS-Kyle Leach
The Goslin Family
The Goslin Family
April 2018
Donation by The Goslin Family
1954 Farmington News Advertisement-Play Golf Farmington Country Club
A 1954 Farmington News advertisement "Play Golf" at the Farmington Country Club from page two of the Farmington News, published on Friday, August 20, 1954.
This is a digital file and does not exist in the physical museum collection.
FHS-Kyle Leach
Farmington News
Farmington News
1954
1954 Farmington News Rickers Garage Spring Street Advertisement
Rickers Cold Spring Garage Spring Street Advertisement from page two of the Farmington News, published on Friday, August 20, 1954.
This is a digital file and does not exist in the physical museum collection.
FHS-Kyle Leach
Farmington News
Farmington News
1954
1942 Farmington News,Rickers Garage Advertisement
Rickers Garage advertisement from page 3 of the Farmington News, published on Friday, December 25, 1942.
This is a digital file and does not exist in the physical museum collection.
FHS-Kyle Leach
Farmington News
Farmington News
1942
Rickers Garage Auto Dealer 85 Spring Street
Rickers Garage Auto Dealer 85 Spring Street
This is a digital file and does not exist in the physical museum collection.
FHS-Kyle Leach
Unknown
Unknown
Early 20th Century Roberts-Peavey-Osgood Drugstore Advertising
Marketing and advertising from the early 20th Century for the Roberts-Peavey-Osgood drugstore in downtown Farmington. One item is a photo postcard from the Farmington postcard collection. It accounts the opening of the Odd Fellows Hall in 1896, where the Roberts drugstore stood. In 1953 the drugstore was sold to Twink Osgood.
These items are digital files and do not exist in the physical museum collection.
FHS-Kyle Leach
Roberts-Peavey-Osgood
Roberts-Peavey-Osgood
Early 20th Century
Farmington High School Class 1895 List
This is a handwritten Farmington High School class of 1895 list created in pencil. This list is as follows: Iris Dame, Alta Dixon, Bessie Fernald, Grace Gilman, Leo Gilman, Mattie Hartford, Nellie Hartford, Grace Perkins, and Bessie Smith. This list was created on the back of a 1980, Robert Hayes of Silver Street, New England Telephone bill.
Size: 6"x 9"
FHS-RKL
Farmington High School class of 1895 list creator unknown. 1980, Robert Hayes of Silver Street, New England Telephone bill created by New England Telephone.
1980, Robert Hayes of Silver Street, New England Telephone bill published by New England Telephone.
1895 and 1980
1940s Farmington Country Club Ad
1940s advertisement from the Farmington Country Club.
This is a digital file and is not in the physical museum collection.
RKL-FHS
Farmington Country Club
1940
Provided by Richard S Marsh 2017