Dear Helen, I subscribe to the Worcester Telegram on line...this is www.telegram.com. And also to Milford Daily News online at townonline.com when the page loads up there will be about six newpapers to read. I click onto Milford Daily News. Also at the Worcester telegram sometimes charges for a search but it is only a couple of dollars for a whole month. Hope this information helps. Maureen >From: "Helen Ware" <[email protected]> >To: [email protected] >Subject: [MAWORCES] newspapers >Date: Sat, 10 Jun 2006 11:32:32 -0400 > >Could someone tell me if it is possible to find obituaries from the Milford >Daily News and the Worcester Telegram and Gazette for the year 1945? >Where would I write or search for these? >Many thanks, >Helen > > >==== MAWORCES Mailing List ==== >To UNsub go here: >http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/usa/MA/worcester.html > _________________________________________________________________ Is your PC infected? Get a FREE online computer virus scan from McAfee® Security. http://clinic.mcafee.com/clinic/ibuy/campaign.asp?cid=3963

Helen, Yes, both of those papers were around in 1945. for the Milford Daily, contact the Milford Town Library http://www.milfordtownlibrary.org/ for the Gazette, contact the Worcester Public Library http://www.worcpublib.org/ Worcester does not charge a fee. I don't know about Milford. Lisa [email protected] ----- Original Message ----- From: "Helen Ware" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, June 10, 2006 11:32 AM Subject: [MAWORCES] newspapers > Could someone tell me if it is possible to find obituaries from the Milford Daily News and the Worcester Telegram and Gazette for the year 1945? > Where would I write or search for these? > Many thanks, > Helen > > > ==== MAWORCES Mailing List ==== > To UNsub go here: > http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/usa/MA/worcester.html > >

Hello, I forgot to mention that I found the web site for the Sutton Historical Society, but I didn't find the migration of families to Maine mentioned. But, I do see that they can post queries on their web site: http://www.suttonmass.org/histsoc/ I went to find a web site for the Oxford Historical Society, and have not yet found it. But I did find out there are several towns in several countries with the name, Oxford ! Here is some web sites I did find: http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Fields/4791/oxford.html http://www.town.oxford.ma.us/ http://www.oxfordma.com/ http://www.clarabartonbirthplace.org/ Betty (near Lowell, MA)

Hello, I have been researching my KIDDER's for 11 years, and they went from New Ipswich, NH, to Calais, ME, during the late 1700's (via New Brunswick). I also have an interest in all the KIDDER families who moved to "Maine" during the 1700's ! * One set of families I know about moved from the Sutton and Oxford, MA, area in the late 1700's up to Oxford County, ME. In particular in the towns of Mexico, Dixfield, and Rumford (and Peru) ! Someone wrote to me recently asking about those KIDDER's and that got me thinking about them again ! I went to remind myself of which families were involved, and found out that a KIDDER and a WAITE family might have moved up there together. And, it is possible that a group of families from Worcester County might have moved to the Mexico, ME, area together ! I was wondering if there is a web site which discusses this, and possibly offers a list of the families who moved up there together ! Or, is this small migration mentioned in the history books of Sutton and Oxford, MA? An FYI is that the KIDDER's living in Oxford Co., ME, in the 1800's, seem to have spread out to other areas ! Some might have stayed in the area, but others went "west." I have access to KIDDER information, and I have the "History of Billerica," where the patriarch, James KIDDER, lived until his death in 1676. So, I know that several of James' descendants started to move out of the Billerica and Chelmsford area in the early 1700's. Some went to CT; some went to the Worcester area, and some went to NH, etc. Thank you for your time. Betty (near Lowell, MA) *Just a reminder that Maine did not become a State until l820.

Could someone tell me if it is possible to find obituaries from the Milford Daily News and the Worcester Telegram and Gazette for the year 1945? Where would I write or search for these? Many thanks, Helen

Hi Helen: Go to http://www.worcpublib.org/ . This is the Worcester Public Library and when you get there click on Ask a Librarian. If you know the name and date at least within the month, you can ask if they will look for you. There is no charge and what they find they will mail to you. As for Milford papers, I don't know. Those you may have to good to Milford to read, or get someone to read them for you. Milford is part of the Metro West conglomerate. You might try the Boston Public Library. Uxbridge also had a paper and they are at the library in Uxbridge. Mendon Library also has some newspapers on film, so you might ask there. Regards, Alison Franks Archivist, Rawson Family Association

Worcester County MA Archives Wills.....Littlejohn, Tilley July 15, 1790 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/copyright.htm http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ma/mafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Cindy Cindy [email protected] June 8, 2006, 8:56 am Source: Sampubco Copy Written: July 15, 1790 Recorded: November 19, 1793 Littlejohn, Tilley of Sterling Worcester Co MA Transcribed from SAMPUBCO copy by Cindy Worcester County MA Will Book Sterling Vol. 25, page 330 Last will and Testament of Tilley Littlejohn, Sterling MA Page 330 Tilley Littlejohn Will In the name of God Amen, I Tilley Littlejohn of Sterling in the County of Worcester, yeoman. Laboring under indisposition of body but of a sound mind and memory calling to mind the mortality of my body and knowing it is appointed for all men once to die do make and ordain this my Last will and Testament, that is to say first of all I commend my soul to God that gave it and my body I recommend to the earth from whence it was taken, there to be decently buried at the discretion of my executor & executrix herein after mentioned and as touching my worldly estate with which it has pleased God to bless me within this life I give, devise and dispose of the same in the following manner viz, after the payment of my just debts and funeral charges. Imprimis I give and bequeath to my beloved wife Hannah Littlejohn all of my indoor moveables to dispose of as she shall best, also one third part of income of my real estate during the time that she shall continue my widow and also one third part of my personal estate at her own disposal. Item I give and bequeath my son John Littlejohn one third part of my real estate and also two thirds of the remaining part of my personal estate that I have not heretofore disposed of together with one half of my wearing apparel as his full portion. Item I give and bequeath to daughter Pamela Priest one third part of my real estate and also the other third part of my personal estate that is not given to my son John as above together with one half of my wearing apparel together with what I have already given her to be her full Portion, I do make and ordain my aforesaid wife Hannah Littlejohn and my son John Littlejohn to be my executor & executrix of this my Last will and Testament, and do now ratify and confirm this to be my Last will and Testament and in witness whereof I have hereunto put my hand and seal this 15th day of July in the year of 1790, signed, sealed, published, pronounced and declared by the said Tilley Littlejohn to be his Last will and Testament in presence of the subscribers. Tilley Littlejohn [LS] John Kilburn, James Wilder, Abel Belknap, Nanny Brown. Worcester: To all people to whom these presents shall come Joseph Dorr, esq. [LS] Judge of the Probate of Wills. We in the county of Worcester within the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Findeth Greeting …….. Know ye that on the 19th of November 1793 The instrument hereunto announced purporting the Last will and Testament of Tilley Littlejohn late of Sterling in said county deceased was presented for probate by Hannah & John Littlejohn the executors therein named then present James Wilder and Abel Belknap two of the witnesses thereto subscribed who made oath that they saw the said testator sign, seal and heard him declare the said instrument to be his last will and testament and that they subscribed their names together as witnesses with John Kilburn & Nanny Brown to the execution thereof in the said testators presence and that he was then to the best of their judgement of a sound and disposing mind. I do prove, approve and allow of the said instrument as the last will and testament of the before named deceased and do commit the administration thereof in all matters the same concerning and of his estate whereof he died seized and possessed in said Commonwealth unto the before named executors well & faithfully to execute the said will & to administer the estate of deceased according thereto who accepted of sd trust & shall make a true inventory of said estate & render an amount upon oath of their proceeding, when thereunto lawfully required. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office the day and year above written. Joseph Dorr J Prob Entered from the original per Theophilus Wheeler Regr File at: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ma/worcester/wills/littlejo2gwl.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/mafiles/ File size: 4.7 Kb

Hi, I have just put up on my Lyman School Web site, 13 pages of old news clippings of the Westborough Lyman School. They are not ordered properly yet, but each subject (riots & fires)but each event is grouped together. These were researched by the Worcester Library from News dates I had found. They are from the Fire of 1859 on up to fire of 1900.Riot of 1877. They are from the newspapers of New York Times & Worcester Spy & also Worcester Telegram. News Clipping just up at: http://freepages.history.rootsweb.com/~history/grafton/LymanNews.html The main head page for the Lyman School Web page is: http://freepages.history.rootsweb.com/~history/grafton/LymanSchool.html These go along with the new book out on the bad boy school & its fires & bad things happening from Amazon.com. More on this later after I read book. Dick in MD

Worcester, Massachusetts Directories, 1888-90 Record about John Howard Jewett Name:John Howard Jewett Location 1:390 Main Location 2:62 William Business Name:Evening Gazette Occupation:business manager Year:1888 City:Worcester State:MA Worcester, Massachusetts Directories, 1888-90 Record about John Howard Jewett Name:John Howard Jewett Location 1:390 Main Location 2:62 William Business Name:Evening Gazette Occupation:business manager Year:1889 City:Worcester State:MA Worcester, Massachusetts Directories, 1888-90 Record about John Howard Jewett Name:John Howard Jewett Location 1:390 Main Location 2:62 William Business Name:Evening Gazette Occupation:business manager Year:1890 City:Worcester State:MA I would check out the American Antiquarian Society and Worcester Public Library. Jacqueline Sleeper Russell website: http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=SRCH&db=jacquelinesr&surna me=A

I am seeking information on JOHN HOWARD JEWETT, his wife SARAH PHELPS JEWETT and his daughter SHEILA MCKENZIE JEWETT. John Howard was the business manager and later publisher of the Worcester Telegram and Gazette, c. 1874-1900. I can find no reference to him other than his presence in the federal census. He was also an author of poetry that was published in many newspapers and periodicals, as well as an author of children's books such as the Bunny Stories and Gyp at Home and Abroad. Any information about his time in Worcester would be greatly appreciated. I would also like any information about his daughter, Sheila, who was born in 1882 in Worcester. What school might she have attended? Thanks for any help Kathy Walunas

Thanks for posting this Marcia - I can read the Telegram through my library's database, but it doesn't include any photos that are on the actual newspaper site. Lisa ----- Original Message ----- From: "Marcia Payne" <[email protected]> > > > Hi All, > > I just received a notice from the telegram that starting July 1, 2006 > their on-line version of the newspaper will be FREE, once again. That's > great to me because I've been paying for their subscription for years. > > Marcia

Do you have an address for this? Thanks, Arlene in Illinois ----- Original Message ----- From: "Marcia Payne" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, June 05, 2006 7:48 PM Subject: Worcester Telegram on-line version > Hi All, > > I just received a notice from the telegram that starting July 1, 2006 > their on-line version of the newspaper will be FREE, once again. That's > great to me because I've been paying for their subscription for years. > > Marcia >

Looking for any information about my g-g-grandfather, William Bowen, who enlisted in the Revolutionary War at Uxbridge in 1780 and after the war returned to either Uxbridge or Mendon. William initially joined Captain Lunt's Company of the 13th Massachusetts and later was transferred to Captain Mills of Colonel Vose's regiment. Around 1810 or so, he moved to Ontario, NY. I have not been able to find out anything more about him while he lived in Worcester County. I mention his Revolutionary War service because there are other William Bowens in the same area, who unfortunately for my research, are not 'mine'. Any help or suggestions to locate him would be greatly appreciated in 'tracking him down'. Clare

Hi All, I just received a notice from the telegram that starting July 1, 2006 their on-line version of the newspaper will be FREE, once again. That's great to me because I've been paying for their subscription for years. Marcia

Possible remarriage of daniel Morse to Polly/Molly Gibbs. recorded in Framingham the two dates are the intention and then the marriage recording. 1781 GIBBS Molly and Daniel Morse of Southboro, Apr. 3, 1781. In Southboro. * Marriage Framingham 1781 GIBBS Polly and Daniel Morse of Marlboro, May 9, 1781. * more Marriage Framingham 1781 MORSE Daniel of Southboro, and Molly Gibbs, Apr. 3, 1781. In Southboro. * more Marriage Framingham 1781 MORSE Daniel of Marlboro, and Polly Gibbs, May 9, 1781. * more Marriage Framingham

Dale: Marriage recorded in Southboro VR's from NEHGS Database. Date as you have it. NEHGS running very slow today.

I am trying to locate a marriage record for an Elizabeth Winchester who married a Daniel Morse on April 24, 1777. I think she was born in Reading, MA but I don't know where the marriage took place. I think it might have been in Southboro but not sure as that is where she died in 1780. I also do not know the exact death date as it was the result of childbirth. Thanks, Dale

I've "rescued" two old photographs which both belong to the HODGDON Family of Massachusetts. The first is a photograph of Mrs. HODGDON of Westboro, MA. The photograph was taken at the C. P. Critcherson Studio in Worcester, MA probably sometime in the 1880's with Mrs. HODGDON likely in her 60's at the time. The second photograph is identified as "Baby" HODGDON at age 4 months and 15 days of age. This second photograph was probably also taken in the 1880's. I'm hoping to locate someone from the family so that these precious old photographs can be returned to the care of the family. If you are a member of this family, or know someone who might be, please contact me. Thanks, Shelley

Thanks for sending this web site - I did see this site when when I was searching, but I didn't find the Plymouth listed as a current church. I don't remember finding this page with the church archives information. Thanks for sending this to me, Lisa ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> > > > In 1957 the Congregational Christian Churches (Pilgrim) merged with the > Evangelical & Reformed Churches (German background) to form the United Church of > Christ. I checked the UCC web site and found there are 8 churches in > Worcester with a founding date of 1869. Here is the link to locate these churches. > > _http://www.ucc.org/find/index2.html_ (http://www.ucc.org/find/index2.html) > (just put in the city and state) > > > Here is a link that talks about the archives > _http://www.ucc.org/aboutus/archives/_ (http://www.ucc.org/aboutus/archives/) > (you can click on each background to see what they have) > > Hope this helps!!!!! > > Hope this helps > > Karen Jenter > Michigan (http://www.ucc.org/find/city_ucc.php)

Hi Charles - Thanks for the info. I think I saw a web page for those archives when I was hunting around for the church. I'll find it again and contact them. Lisa [email protected] ----- Original Message ----- From: "charles" <[email protected]> > Lisa: > There's a Congregational Archives (or whatever it may be called) in Boston. > > They should know what happened to that Church and if it's extinct, they may have the records. > > They looked up some records for me a long time ago and I believe there's a charge. > > Charles > > Lisa Lepore <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Listers - > > Back in March, I asked about these churches - > thought I would try again now that the list traffic has slowed > down. > > Helping a cousin who has 2 marriage records for the same > couple - one at each of these churches..... > > Plymouth Congregational > Church in Worcester? In 1906 it was located at on Pearl St, cor. > Chestnut, Worcester MA. The directory says it was established 1869. > > I found another site that said the building was razed in 1941, so what > happened to the church & its records? [In 1952 the bells from this > church > ended up at St. Ann's Catholic Church in Cleveland Heights, Ohio] > *************************** > >From the1906 directory - > Grace Methodist Episcopal Church, Walnut Street, Worcester, founded > 1867 > > I need a record from January 4,1907. > > Thank you, > Lisa >