Wooden Cabinet
A handwritten letter from Emma B. Mayo to a Miss Cook (probably Rhoda) concerning the Wheeler Brush Factory in Brush Valley. From February 7th, 1921.
Two copies of a handbill for George S. Cook for Councilman. "Caucus Tuesday Evening, Nov 15. Carew Street School. The name of Geo. S. Cook stands for a furtherance of business prosperity in Ward One, for the patronage of home industries and labor, and for an early extension of Birnie Ave. to Fulton Street. Mr. Cook has had several years of business experience and is a promising candidate for the office he seeks."
Warwick 225th anniversary paper napkin with town seal and dates of 1763-1988
A handwritten genealogy of the Leonard family. Solomon Leonard was born about 1610 in England and was one of the earliest settlers in this country. A descendant settled in Warwick around 1778
A Christmas card from the Malouins at the Warwick Inn with a verse:
Without chill winds blow
The earth's concealed by snow,
Skies are gray, severe-
Leafless trees are drear...
It's winter time in Warwick town.........one more verse
A brochure from the "Northfield Summer Conferences. Fifty-ninth season, June 24 to August 15, 1938. The Northfield Schools Bulletin."
A one page program of the Warwick Old Residents' Reunion Association on Old Home Day, Aug. 19, 1936 at 2 p.m. in the Warwick Church. A drama titled, " The Old Peabody Pew" was presented with Katherine Bass the reader.
Rhoda Cook seems to have corrected a typed 4 page manuscript about her father, Asahel Cook, as there are many handwritten notes above the typing. More Cook history.
A small (approximately 2"x2") colored tintype of a young union soldier, probably a member of the Cook family. Black, embossed wood case. In great condition.
4 postcards, some notes on back. One shows the old Cook house (1810-1910) and states "it is now 1923, being taken down."
