Display Case (West wall)

Glass case (West wall)

Mineral collection

Collection of Warwick Minerals including tourmaline, epidote, garnet, quartz, magnetite, quartz crystals, and garnets from Mount Grace, Hastings Pond Road Pit,Gale Road, Hockanum Hill, and Quarry Road.

Approximate era
don't know
Donated by
many donated by R. B. Coyle, Athol, MA
Donation date
1970's

Provincial Congress extracts and copy of town deed

4 documents are contained in a frame: Charles Morse has copied deed for the new township of Warwick, "Several methods of making salt - petre" , from 1775,extracts from the records of the late provincial congress held at Cambridge and extracts from the minutes of the proceedings of the congress, Feb. 1775

The three original documents listed have been individually preserved and are located in the display case on the west wall of room 1a

Year (or year range)
1765-1775
Approximate era
don't know

newspaper - 1918

The Berkshire Eagle - April l7, 1918 with headline, "Pittsfield Boys of Co. F to arrive home at 5:35 o'clock this afternoon All business to suspend: big parade"

Year (or year range)
1918
Approximate era
1901-1925

Souvenir box from Mount Holyoke and Prospect House; contents: hair necklace and eleven tintypes

Souvenir box with image of Mount Holyoke and Prospect House
Contents of box: hair necklace which belonged to Eva M. Bass (daughter of Wm. H. Bass) and tintypes (12) of former residents of Warwick circa 1870
Two photos identified: Emma Bass Mayo and Jennie Bass Conant

Year (or year range)
1870s
Approximate era
1851-1900
Donated by
Jean Farwell, grandaughter of Eva M. Bass Hubbard
Donation date
1983