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By Carla CharterHe was confined in the prisons Millen, Libby, Savannah and Andersonville. While there a chain of lightning opened a rock giving water to the parched and starving prisoners—Obituary of William N. Dexter, Orange Enterprise and...
By Carla CharterOn April 15, 1912, the H.M.S. Titanic sank partway through its maiden voyage. Of those 2,224 passengers on board, 1,517 lost their lives in the freezing water. Despite the ship receiving repeated warnings about icebergs, at 11:40 p.m....
Among the pastimes of the country in the 1800s was trotting races. Harness racing was very popular at the time, especially in county fairs and rural areas, according to the Harness Racing Museum of Goshen, New York. As with the rest of the country,...
A Page from North Quabbin History: The unhappy history of Zylpha Smith "Zylpha Smith: A Life in Warwick," by Clare Green, illustrated by Reba-Jean Shaw-Pichette. Contributed photo Clare Green poses as Zylpha Smith of Warwick. Photo/Cathy Carey Modified: 4/26/2021 2:40:41 PM If you happened along the road from Warwick to North Orange in the 1800s, you might have noticed a woman walking along wearing a dark green cloak and carrying a carpet bag left over from the Civil War. This woman was Zylpha Smith. Clare Green, trustee of the Warwick Historical Society, has portrayed Zylpha at Warwick Ol...
Wheeler Memorial Library continuing to digitize old North Quabbin newspapers A digital copy of the weekly Millers Falls News from 1902. Advantage Archives, a document archival company based in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, is digitizing the Wheeler Memorial Library’s microfilms of old North Quabbin newspapers. They can be seen at wheeler.advantage-preservation.com. SCREENSHOT A digital copy of the weekly Orange Journal from 1883. Advantage Archives, a document archival company based in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, is digitizing the Wheeler Memorial Library’s microfilms of old North Quabbin newspapers. They...