Proceedings of the Fitchburg Historical Society and Papers Relating to the History of the Town, Volume 3The Society, 1902 - Fitchburg (Mass.) |
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... present upon our roll of membership 131 names . Twenty - one of these are corresponding members , six are life ... present will be as important for the use of the future historian as are the musty records of the past to the historian of ...
... present upon our roll of membership 131 names . Twenty - one of these are corresponding members , six are life ... present will be as important for the use of the future historian as are the musty records of the past to the historian of ...
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... present century there is very little of written or printed history relating to the town of Fitchburg , except what is con- tained in the brief records of the town clerk and in the records of the two churches of that time . The coming ...
... present century there is very little of written or printed history relating to the town of Fitchburg , except what is con- tained in the brief records of the town clerk and in the records of the two churches of that time . The coming ...
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... present , consisting of members and invited guests . The president announced as the subject of the even- ing's paper , " The Life and Public Services of Capt . Thomas Cowdin , " one of Fitchburg's prominent citizens in the early days ...
... present , consisting of members and invited guests . The president announced as the subject of the even- ing's paper , " The Life and Public Services of Capt . Thomas Cowdin , " one of Fitchburg's prominent citizens in the early days ...
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... present , —it being his first visit to Fitchburg , -but excused himself from making any lengthy remarks . Mr. Goodridge gave some pleasing reminiscences of the olden time , including his rec- ollections of some members of the Cowdin ...
... present , —it being his first visit to Fitchburg , -but excused himself from making any lengthy remarks . Mr. Goodridge gave some pleasing reminiscences of the olden time , including his rec- ollections of some members of the Cowdin ...
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... Present , " formed the subject of the paper read by Henry A. Good- rich at this meeting . It was a notable record of the local verse writers from the early days to the present time , with brief but discriminating criticism of their work ...
... Present , " formed the subject of the paper read by Henry A. Good- rich at this meeting . It was a notable record of the local verse writers from the early days to the present time , with brief but discriminating criticism of their work ...
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