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   A brown cloth soft covered autograph and sketch book that belonged to Grace Putnam Kilham (1867 - 1955). All of the sketches and autographs appear to have been collected in 1880 and 1881. There is a sketch on the cover of a ship with two masts (one up and one down) and a few wooden pilings. The images inside are mostly of flowers and nautical shots. The people that contributed to this book are: Emma F. Carter, S.E. Perkins, Delia Sheldon, H....

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   A hardbound book covered with a brown paper, The Pronouncing Spelling Book, Adapted to Walker's Critical Pronouncing Dictionary by J.A. Cummings. There are numerous spots throughout the book where the owner, D. Kilham's name is written in cursive in ink. The following was written on the front page: "Daniel Kilham's Book Beverly 1824; July 12, 182?; D. Kilham's Book 1825(written in a circle)." There are also many "$" and "&" scribbled on this ...

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   A green hardcover three-hundred and twenty-four page edition of Edwin Stone's History of Beverly. This was written in 1843. This was owned at one time by Stephen Abbott and at another by Sarah A. Foster of 186 East Lothrop Street. This information was written inside the book in pencil.

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   A brown soft covered book with the title, Towns of New England and Old England, Ireland and Scotland, Volume II. This book connects the links between cities and towns of New England and those of the same name in England, Ireland and Scotland containing narratives, descriptions and many views. State Street Trust Company of Boston issued this to commemorate the tercentenary of the landing of the Pilgrims. This was printed in 1921.

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   A silver hardcover seven-hundred and thirteen page book with the title, Mayflower Families Through Five Generations, Volume Six. This is a second edition that was written by John Austin and printed in 1995. This volume follows the line of Stephen Hopkins.

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   A brown hardcover three-hundred and twenty-one page book with the title, The Chipman Family: A Genealogy of the Chipmans in America, 1631-1920. This was written and published by Bert Lee Chipman Winston-Salem, North Carolina.

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   A three-hundred and forty-five page softcovered spiral bound book containing the City of Beverly Registrars Return of Listed Men and Women for 2004. This book contains all of the information of residents in the City for that year and if they are registered voters. There is an image of the Central Fire Station on the blue front cover. This was compiled by Linda Tawse.

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   A three-hundred and forty-four page softcovered spiral bound book containing the City of Beverly Registrars Return of Listed Men and Women for 2006. This book contains all of the information of residents in the City for that year and if they are registered voters. There is an image of Cabot Street on the yellow front cover. This was compiled by Linda Tawse.

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   A ninety page spiral bound book with a yellow cover with the title, What Only Two Could Do, Frederick Lincoln Ashworth: A Beverly High School Graduate and the Delivery of the Atomic Bomb. This details the story of an U.S. Naval officer who played a vital role in the Manhattan Project and delivery of the second atomic bomb over Nagasaki. This book was written by longtime Beverly Historical Society member and retired newspaperman, Edward R. Brow...

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    Book: Oe uvers De Florian Guillaume Tell written in French, softcover. The inscriptions on the title page reads: "Jos. F. Abbot Given to Fanny E. Larcom after she finsed reading it 1828" The first is written in a different hand.

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    Book: Poems, by Richard H. Dana. Owned by Fanny E. Larcom. Also signed by William F. Abbot and Joseph Hale Abbot.

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    A life story of Ralph Sargent Foster (1897-1975): A Life Story and Family Memories, written by his son, Robert Nathan Foster.

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    Book includes a history of the American Revolution and the impact the Navy had on the Revolution through the experience of the town of Beverly, Massachusetts. Hand written "Joe Manzi" in upper left corner. Belonged to him or autographed?

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    Book includes a history of the American Revolution and the impact the Navy had on the Revolution and its origins in Beverly, Massachusetts from 1775-1781. The book describes the influence of both the Massachusetts Navy and the New York Navy, with stories about naval battles such as the Unity and the Margaretta and the Hannah and the Nautilus.

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    "Early American Hurricanes, 1492-1870," by David M. Ludlum. Note on front says it includes the Beverly storm of 1635. The information compiled and research done by the American Meteorological Society.

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    A hardcover book of 32 Washington Street detailing its renovation by Roseann Benson and her husband Dr. James Janetka.

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    The content of this book consists of meeting notes and copies of warrants. The entries are typically dated (04/1863-05/18/1904) though they are not signed by the authors. The book has a leather binding with gold lettering ("JOURNAL"), a cardboard cover, and a label inside the front cover reflecting that the book was manufactured by H.P. Ives in Salem, Massachusetts. The book has 528 numbered pages on lined blue paper, though only 114 pages...

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    A History of the Beverly Public Schools: A Collection of Reports, Articles, & Manuscripts Chornicling the History of the Beverly Public Schools from the Seventeenth Century to the Twenty-first Century. By Glenn Gray, 2011. Copy donated to the BHS&M by the author. Plastic binding and covers, privately printed. Contains reproductions of primary source photographs, letters and articles from newspapers, and excerpts of larger histories, on a wide...

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    The history and narratives of Temple B'nai Abraham's in celebration of its hundredth anniversary as of May 2008. Includes maps, photographs and document scans.

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    Inbound 4: A comic book history of Boston. Collection of comics put together by the Boston Comics Roundtable. Edited by Dave Kender, Dan Mazur, and Shelli Paroline. Three contributing artists were living in Beverly at the time it was published: Eric Boeker, Dirk Tiede, and Ron Lebrasseur.

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