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1. $250,000 Fire Hits Monson - 02/24/1953

   February 24, 1953 edition of the Springfield Daily News with the headline "$250,000 Fire Hits Monson". "Fire Sweeps Monson Academy Recitation Hall". Article is about the early morning fire that totally destroyed the brick main building of the Monson Academy and also the small fire that occurred in the Cushman Hall dormitory earlier that day. Front page and page 9. Other Monson news on page 31.

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2. Accidental Death of Victor Teale - 01/04/1941

   Headline reads - Burns Are Fatal To Monson Man - Victor Teale Dies at Wing Memorial Hospital - Is Burned While Soldering Gas Tank of Auto

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3. Bridge from Mill Street to Hillside Cemetery

   Taken from Mill Street looking north into upper section of Hillside cemetery and the granite bridge. It was located at the intersection of Flynt Avenue and Mill Street.

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4. Burning of Church Morgage - Death of Oldest Citizen - 03/25/1940

   Headlines - Joyful Gathering Views Burning Of Church Morgage Oldest Citizen Of This Town Died Monday

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5. Copies of Esther Holmes Obitiuary - 2010

   Photocopies of newspaper clippings about the death and will of Miss Esther R. Holmes. Adelaide Wingate obitiuary. Photocopies of photograph of Miss Esther Holmes and her long time companion Adelaide Wingate.

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6. DeSantis tombstone

   Tombstone of the DeSantis family at Hillside Cemetery. Mr. DeSantis was a stone cutter at Flynt's Quarry.

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7. Family Trees of William Kennedy and his wife Katharine - 2018

   Pedigree Chart for William Kennedy husband of Katharine Smith Howe. Pedigree Chart for Katharine Smith Howe wife of William Kennedy. Hillside Cemetery burials of the Smith, Kennedy and Howe families. Prepared by Rev. William J. LaSalle

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8. Field Memorial Arch

   Looking west at Field Memorial Arch at Hillside Cemetery.

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9. Flood of 1955 - 1955

   Back of Hillside cemetery flood damage taken from Mill Street looking north toward cemetery

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10. Flood of 1955 - 1955

    Flood damage of bridge from Mill Street to entrance to Hillside Cemetery taken looking north

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11. Flood of 1955 damage to Mill Street bridge to Cemetery - 1955

    Flood of 1955 damage on Mill Street of the bridge that went across to Hillside Cemetery at the intersection of Flynt Avenue

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12. Hillside Cemetery Arch

    Photo taken of Hillside Cemetery Arch looking toward northwest, Historical Society Building in background (Jacob Thompson House), another house on Thompson Street visible.

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13. Japanese Burial Lot - 08/22/1941

    Headline - Interesting Facts About Town Of Monson - Japanese Government Owns Burial Lot in Town Where Two Japanese Students Are Buried

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14. Japanese Tombstones at Hillside Cemetery

    Twin tombstones of Japanese youth's from Monson Academy buried at Hillside Cemetery.

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15. Layout of Hillside Cemetery

    Layout of the Hillside Cemetery with lot numbers and burials. The first page is of Sections 1 and 2 that were layed out in 1842. Page 2 is of Sections 3, 4, 5 and 6 that were layed out in 1842. Page 3 is of Sections 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11 these sections were layed out in 1874.

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16. Letter written by Edward F. Morris about the history of Masons in Monson - 02/1906

    Whole page newspaper article that appeared in the Monson Register in January of 1906 of a letter written by Edward F. Morris to the Day Spring Lodge about his time in and knowledge of the history of the Masons in Monson, which was to be opened and read after his death. Other side of page are two advertisements with Monson connection - The Great French Remedy for men sold by F. S. Chapman in Monson and The Central Massachusetts Electric Compa...

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17. Memorial Day, Hillside Cemetery 1919 - 1919

    Black and white picture postcard of the Memorial Day decorating of graves in Hillside Cemetery 1919. William Moffett is seen in the foreground.

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18. Memorial Day, Hillside Cemetery 1919 - 1919

    Black and white picture postcard of Memorial Day decorating of the graves in Hillside Cemetery 1919.

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19. Memorial Day, Hillside Cemetery 1919 - 1919

    Black and white picture postcard of Memorial Day Observances in Hillside Cemetery 1919. Two Sons of Unions Veterans holding flags, one the Massachusetts state flag, the other the Marcus Keep Post GAR Hall flag. In center is a Civil War Veteran.

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20. Memorial Day in Hillside Cemetery 1919 - 1919

    Black and white picture postcard of Memorial Day gathering inside Hillside Cemetery 1919.

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