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Paxton, Mass., burial ground inscriptions, to the end of the year 1849. 

 Worcester, Mass., 1906. 4. 



Edition of 100 copies. 

 Distribution. No exchange. On sale by the Trustee. 



Local Historical Societies. 



AMESBURY IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION. Amesbury, Mass. Organized in 1886; in- 

 corporated in 1897. Monthly meetings; dues for local improvement. Publ.: 

 Transactions of the Amesbury historical society, v. I. n. p., 1901. 8. (Con- 

 sists of 4 historical pamphlets, no. i "pub. by the Amesbury improvement his- 

 torical association," 1900, no. 2-4 "read at meetings of the Town improvement 

 society at Salisbury," 1896-97.) 



AMHERST HISTORICAL SOCIETY. Amherst, Mass. Incorporated May 28, 1903, being 

 an outgrowth of the local chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution. 

 Monthly meetings, 2d Tuesday, in the rooms of the society. 69 annual members 

 (entrance fee, $3; dues, $2); 5 life ($25). Publ.: Historic homes of Amherst, 

 by Alice M. Walker. Amherst, Mass., 1905. 12. 



ARLINGTON HISTORICAL SOCIETY. Arlington, Mass. Secretary: Frederick E. Fowle. 

 Organized Dec. 7, 1897; incorporated Apr. 6, 1898. Monthly meetings, Sept. to 

 Apr., last Tuesday. No publications as yet. 



BEDFORD HISTORICAL SOCIETY. Bedford, Mass. Secretary: A. E. Brown. Organ- 

 ized Apr. 12, 1893 ; occupies rooms in the Public library. Annual meeting on 

 Patriot's Day, Apr. 19. Annual dues, $i ; life membership, $25. Publ.: Flag 

 of the minute men, Apr. 19, 1775. By A. E. Brown. [Boston] 1894. sq. 12. 



BERKSHIRE HISTORICAL AND SCIENTIFIC SOCIETY. Berkshire Athenaeum, Pittsfield, 

 Mass. Secretary: H. H. Ballard. Organized Feb. 22, 1878. Meetings on ist 

 Thursday in Nov., Feb. and May. 159 members (entrance fee, $i ; no dues). 

 Publ.: COLLECTIONS . . . Pittsfield, Mass., 1886-1900. 10 nos. 8. (no. i has 

 title Four papers . . . no. 2-3, Book of Berkshire papers . . . no. 4, Berkshire 

 book; no. 1-4 also issued in a bound vol., with index, under the title: Berkshire 

 book; by its historical and scientific society, v. I. Pittsfield, Mass., 1892. 8. 

 Lettered: Berkshire historical society. Collections, v. I.) Exchange. On sale 

 at above address, $i per number. 



BEVERLY HISTORICAL SOCIETY. Beverly, Mass. Organized and incorporated in 1891 

 Quarterly meetings in the society's building. 36 resident members (entrance fee, 

 $3; annual dues, $2); n life ($25); 7 corresponding; 14 honorary. Publ.: 

 Council reports, 1894-98. Beverly, 1898. 2 v. Proceedings ... on the occasion 

 of the presentation of a tablet commemorating the minute men of Beverly, Apr. 

 20, 1896. 



BILLERICA HISTORICAL SOCIETY. Billerica, Mass. Secretary : Martha A. Dodge. 

 Preliminary meeting held in 1894; organized and incorporated in 1896. Annual 

 meeting, 2d Wednesday in Oct., in the rooms of the society, Public library build- 

 ing ; special meetings as called ; quarterly meetings of the board of government. 



