Room 1A

Miriam Stevens Family File

Booklet compiled by William C. King entitled "Great Migration Ancestors of Miriam Stevens (direct descendants of Emperor Charlemagne)". All of the known American ancestors of Miriam Stevens can be traced to 17th Century Massachusetts. These early immigrants came from England in the Great Migration of the 1630's...this book features 100 ancestors related through Miriam.
An additional group of papers with copies of pictures of C.G. Stevens and Martin Stevens and additional genealogical material.

Stories From Here and There by Charles A. Morse

A notebook containing articles written by Charles Morse and published in the Orange Enterprise & Journal (with the exception of two articles published in 1950). Articles include the following subjects:
- First Congregational Unitarian Church 100th Anniversary - 1936
- Warwick’s 46th Annual Reunion - 1940
- Henry Manning, his time in Andersonville and his early death in 1868
- William Lawrence - first Warwick son to enlist in Civil War, first Warwick son to die
- Naming of Warwick landmarks: Mount Grace, Bennett’s Knob, Flour Hill, Rum Brook Road
- Church Bell
- Dr. Pomeroy vs. Shays Rebellion
- Susie E. Barber (daughter of Deacon Hervey Barber)
- Goldsbury family
- Tory Ministers
- Spiritualistic Spring

Year (or year range)
1938-1950
Approximate era
1926-1950

Boot and shoe molds (lasts)

Found in attic of Clara Shepardson. Her great grandfather, David Martin Shepardson (1832-1907) and possibly her grandfather, George Shepardson (1871-1960) made boots/shoes along with market gardening. These were most likely sold to boot factory/shop in downtown Warwick. At one time 40 men were making 20,000 pair of shoes a year (many sold to slave plantations of the south).

Year (or year range)
1851-1930
Approximate era
1851-1900
Donated by
Clara Shepardson
Donation date
2012-05-22

Scrapbook - Old Home Day invitations, programs, mementos

Scrapbook with Old Home Day invitations and/or schedules for the following years: 1911, 1912, 1914, 1920, 1921, 1925, 1926, 1928, 1937, 1939-1955, 1957-1962, 1987.
Dance Programs for Old Home Day Dance 1907, 1915
Old Home Day Buttons 1908 and 150th anniversary button 1912
Old Home Day essay (1922) by Henry Leland Clarke, great-grandson of Deacon Hervey Barber
Included in scrapbook are two other programs: The Warwick Rod and Gun Club Game Supper and Dance Program with the Order of Dances, November 2, 1906 and 1907 Program for Warwick Grange No. 85, Patrons of Husbandry.
Typewritten listing of Reunion officers from 1897 - 1944.
Extra copies of invitations/programs for 1911(2),1912,1920,1939,1940(5), 1941,1943,1944(7),1949(3),1950(3),1951(3),1953,1959, 1962

Scrapbook is located on table in center of room 1a

Year (or year range)
1911-1987
Approximate era
1926-1950