Henry Wilson-Commissioned Child's Rocking Chair
Jeff Durell of Barrington has loaned this item to the Farmington Historical Society for viewing and we now have digital photos of the chair that we will keep in the online museum. It is a small child's rocking chair, purportedly commissioned for Henry Wilson's niece by Henry Wilson himself. While there is no documented proof, he has anecdotal information and letters from Senator Wilson in his possession which substantiate the claim. He is related to Wilson by marriage and has genealogical documentation.
FHS-RKL
Unknown
Unknown
Dover & Winnipisseogee Rail Road-Boston/Farmington Pass-June 30th 1874
A Dover & Winnipisseogee Rail Road ticket for the Farmington NH from Boston on June 30th 1874. The pass is for Hiram Barker and is signed by E. W. Wood. The Barker family was a longstanding family name in Farmington. Family heirs had a notable, protracted legal battle which went all the way to the New Hampshire Supreme Court.
This is a digital file and does not exist in the physical museum collection.
FHS-Kyle Leach
Dover & Winnipisseogee Rail Road
Dover & Winnipisseogee Rail Road
1874
Donated by Sheridan Folger
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