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DEERFIELD: 



POGUMTUGK VALLEY MEMORIAL ASSOCIATION. Memorial 

 Hall. 



The collection of historical relics in Memorial Hall comprises 

 approximately 35,000 articles, related for the most part to local his- 

 tory. One of the most interesting relics is the door of an old house, 

 bearing the marks of an assault upon the town by Indians in 1704. 



Memorial Hall was erected in 1798 by the corporation of Deer- 

 lield Academy, and still contains specimens from the academy museum 

 established in 1799. The museum is in charge of George Sheldon, 

 curator, and is maintained by the Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Asso- 

 ciation chartered in 1870. The association has published 4 volumes of 

 original matter, in addition to a catalog of its collections and a two- 

 volume history of Deerfield. 



The museum is open to the public on week-days, from April to 

 December, from 9 to 12 and i to 5. An admission fee of 10 cents is 

 charged, and the number of visitors in 1909 was 7010. 



FITCHBURG: 



FITCHBURG HISTORICAL SOCIETY. 



The society has a small collection of historical relics but is unable 

 to develop a museum at present because of lack of suitable rooms. 



FITCHBURG PUBLIC LIBRARY. 



The library maintains a museum in charge of George E. Nutting, 

 librarian, containing the following collections: a room well filled with 

 historical relics; an art gallery, containing oil paintings, statuary, and 

 photographic reproductions from the art galleries of Europe; and 800 

 mounted birds and mammals. 



GLOUCESTER: 



CAPE ANN SCIENTIFIC AND LITERARY ASSOCIATION. 



This association has a collection of local Indian implements; 

 historical papers and documents of local interest; about 200 botanical 

 specimens; zoco minerals; something over 200 shells and about 500 

 other zoological specimens, including fishes and marine invertebrates 

 found off Cape Ann. 



GREENFIELD: 



HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF GREENFIELD. 



This society was organized in June, 1908, and now has about 100 

 members who pay an entrance fee of $3 and an annual fee of $2. It 



