Mary Evelyn Kimball Pencil Box & Short Bio
Mary Evelyn Kimball's wooden, rectangular, pencil box. The box has metal embellishments on the top corners and a metal keyhole in the front of the box.. The box contains a pencil, pen, nib, and two keys.
Mary Evelyn Kimball was born in November of 1867, to Daniel Webster Kimball and Mary Wingate Kimball, in Farmington, NH. She was one of five siblings. Daniel Webster Kimball was one of the pioneers of the shoe industry in Farmington. Mary Evelyn Kimball lived in Farmington her entire life, on what is now known as Pleasant Street. She was musically inclined, was an organist, and was known for her beautiful voice. She was a lifetime member of the Congregational Church in Farmington. She died in early 1935. Her obituary can be found in the March 22, 1935 edition of the Farmington News.
Box Size: 8.5" L x 2.25" W x1.5' H
Condition: Good
FHS-Kyle Leach
Circa 1860's
Donated by Sharon & Paul Turner
Farmington Opera House Color Souvenir Postcard
A Farmington NH Opera House colorized souvenir postcard. The view is of the front and left and side of the building looking down Main Street at an angle. The three story building with an internal mezzanine or balcony was brick with wooden trim. It featured many double high windows on the front and both sides. It had a simple single story portico with a small roof balustrade. Four chimneys can be seen in the photo. The photo is set sometime in early spring or fall. Mature trees are seen lining Main Street and surrounding buildings can be seen in the background and fences of home across the street in the foreground. Two, small horse drawn carriages can be seen parked in front.
A February 10, 1928 fire effectively burned the Farmington Opera House to the ground. The library and town offices, along with most books, artifacts, and town records, from earlier periods perished in the fire.
This card also has a similar miniature version, which is different from the original focused more on the Opera House set in spring or summer.
Size 3.5" x 5.5"
Miniature Size: 2"x3.5"
FHS-Kyle Leach
W.L Peavey
W.L Peavey
Circa 1906
Farmington Opera House Sepia Souvenir Postcard
A Farmington NH Opera House sepia souvenir postcard. The view is of the front and left side of the building from Main Street. The three story building with an internal mezzanine or balcony was brick with wooden trim. It featured many double high windows on the front and both sides. It had a simple single story portico with a small roof balustrade. Four chimneys can be sen in the photo. The photo is set sometime in winter as snow is on the ground. Trees and surrounding building can be seen in the background. A February 10, 1928 fire effectively burned the Farmington Opera House to the ground. The library and town offices, along with most books, artifacts, and town records, from earlier periods perished in the fire.
Size 3.5" x 5.5"
FHS-Kyle Leach
Fletcher & Co. Vermont
For Baker & Jones Farmington ,NH
Fletcher & Co. Vermont
For Baker & Jones Farmington ,NH
Circa 1906
Memorial Booklet To Adelaide Cilley Waldron 1910
A 1910 memorial booklet designed to honor Adelaide Cilley Waldron. The memorial exercises were held by the Friday Afternoon Club, Farmington, NH on February 12, 1910. The booklet includes Adelaide Cilley Waldron's life story written by Anne E Thayer & her relations to famous people written by Louise M T Perkins. Mary E Avery writes about Waldron as a writer, Inez M Noyes writes about Waldron from the perspective of a friend, and Ida M Pearl writes of Waldron as a musician. The booklet closes with hymns and poems.
Size: 6" x8.75"
Condition: fair-yellowing, crumpling at edges and fold, and small discoloration on cover and back likely from differing light exposure
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Likely the Friday Afternoon Club & the Waldron Family
Likely the Friday Afternoon Club & the Waldron Family
1910
Donation by: Dana Ralph
March 1926 Farmington Opera House American Legion Minstrel Show Program
A Farmington Opera House program for a Minstrel show on Friday, March 26, 1926. The document is printed ink on paper. The minstrel show appears to have been sponsored by the American Legion and features live music,dances, and singers. Program Size: 4.75"x 10"
This item was created during the early 20th century and contains biases stemming from that period.
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Farmington Opera House and/or the American Legion and/or others in the production
Farmington Opera House and/or the American Legion and/or others in the production
1926
Donated by Ms. Nancy Merrill, Alton Bay, NH
Delivered by Dottie Bean