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present name, Apr. 10, 1901 ; incorporated May 15 following. Quarterly meet- 

 ings, 2d Wed. of Mar., June, Sept. and Dec. 294 members (annual dues, $i ; 

 life composition, $25). No publications, except Charter, by-laws, etc. 



RUMFORD HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION. Woburn, Mass. Organized and incorporated 

 in 1877, to acquire and hold the land and building known as the birthplace of 

 Count Rumford, and to maintain a museum, library and reading room. Annual 

 meeting on Mar. 26. 270 members (annual dues, $i). No publications. 



SHARON HISTORICAL SOCIETY. Sharon, Mass. Corresponding Secretary: Eugene 

 Tappan. Founded and incorporated in 1903 to carry on the work of the Sharon 

 Antiquarian Committee, established by the town in 1888 and reorganized in 

 1895. Quarterly meetings, on last Thursday in Jan., Apr., July and Oct. 245 

 members (entrance fee, $i ; annual dues, 500.). Publ.: Publications . . . no. 1-4. 

 Boston, 1904-07. 8. (no. 2 contains a reprint of Deborah Sampson Gannett's 

 address, 1802; also issued separately.) 



SHEPARD HISTORICAL SOCIETY. Cambridge, Mass. Secretary: Frank Gaylord Cook. 

 Organized in 1889, to collect and preserve books, manuscripts, etc., relating to 

 the First Church in Cambridge, and to the parish and town in which the church 

 is situated. 



SOMERVILLE HISTORICAL SOCIETY. Somerville, Mass. Librarian and Curator : A. 

 M. Cutler, 234 Medford Street. Founded 1879 ; incorporated Nov. 9, 1898. 

 Meetings on ist Monday of Oct., Dec., Feb. and Apr. 245 active members, 

 including 26 life (annual dues, $i ; life composition, $15) ; 3 corresponding. 

 Publ: History of Somerville journalism, by B. Galpin. [Somerville, Mass., 

 1901.] 8. (On cover: Publication no. i.) HISTORIC LEAVES, v. I-IV, Apr. 

 1902- Jan. 1906. Somerville, Mass., [1903-06]. 8. q. Price: $i a year; single 

 numbers, 25c. Exchange. On sale by the Secretary-treasurer of the Publication 

 committee, Miss Sara A. Stone, 19 Central Street, Somerville. 



SWAMFSCOTT HISTORICAL SOCIETY. Svvampscott, Mass. Secretary: Rev. G. A. 

 Jackson. 



TOPSFIELD (Mass.) HISTORICAL SOCIETY. Topsfield, Mass. Secretary: George 

 Francis Dow. Organized in 1894. Meetings 011 ist Friday in Jan., Mar., May, 

 Sept. and Nov.; occasional field meetings. 250 members (annual dues, SQC.). 

 Publ: HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS .. . . v. I-X, 1895-1905. Topsfield, 1895-1905. 8. 

 Prices: 5oc. to $1.17 per vol. Index to v. i-io, in v. 10. VITAL RECORDS'* of the 

 following towns of Massachusetts to the end of the year 1849: 1903: Topsfield 

 (issued also as v. 9 of the Historical collections). 1904: Middleton. 1905: 

 Boxford. 1906: Beverly, v. I (Births). Isaac Cummings of Topsfield, Mass., 

 and some of his descendants. Topsfield, Mass., 1899. 8. Limited exchange. 

 On sale by the Secretary; printed price-list. 



WAKEFIELD HISTORICAL SOCIETY. Wakefield, Mass. Secretary: Fred. N. Young. 



WALPOLE HISTORICAL SOCIETY. Walpole, Mass. Incorporated May 23, 1898. Publ: 

 Addresses of Sir Robert Walpole and Rev. Phillips Payson, men prominent in 

 the early history of Walpole, Mass., by I. N. Lewis. Walpole, Mass., 1905. 8. 



WESTBOROUGH HISTORICAL SOCIETY. Westborough, Mass. Incorporated in 1889. 

 Monthly meetings. 166 members (entrance fee, $i ; annual dues, $i) ; 9 corre- 

 sponding. Publ: The diary of Rev. Ebenezer Parkman, of Westborough, Mass., 

 for the months of Feb., Mar., Apr., Oct. and Nov. 1737, Nov. and Dec. 1778 and 



See note on p. 121. 



