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has also received from the late Mr. Edward Benton a bequest of $5000, 

 together with his library, china, Indian relics, old furniture, etc. It 

 is the aim of the society to maintain local historical collections and 

 it rents three rooms which are now well filled with portraits and other 

 pictures, old-fashioned implements and furniture, and several hundred 

 books and valuable papers. The rooms are open once a month in 

 winter, and on every Saturday afternoon in summer from 3 to 6. 



HAVERHILL: 



HAVERHILL HISTORICAL SOCIETY. (240 Water Street. ) 



The society includes about 400 members and owns and occupies 

 the Buttonwoods mansion, in which is a large exhibition room of fire- 

 proof construction, filled with a constantly increasing collection of 

 curios and relics of local historical interest. On the grounds and near 

 the main building is the first frame house built in Haverhill, dating 

 from about 1640. 



IPSWICH: 



IPSWICH HISTORICAL SOCIETY. 



This society owns a 17th century dwelling, well restored in the 

 old manner and containing a museum of old furniture, historical relics, 

 etc., and a library of about 2000 volumes. The society derives its 

 income from a membership of about 300, but has no endowment. 



LANCASTER: 



THAYER MUSEUM. 



This museum is confined to ornithology and has been gathered by 

 Mr. John E. Thayer at a cost of over $100,000. It contains one of the 

 most complete collections of mounted birds of North America in the 

 world, and over 15,000 skins, with nests and eggs of nearly every 

 North American species. The collection includes a great auk, and 7 

 eggs of this species; a fine specimen of the male Labrador duck, and 

 hundreds of other rare birds. There are 3 large and 26 small groups of 

 birds exhibited in natural surroundings. 



The museum is supported by the owner, and is open free to the 

 public on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Saturdays from 8 to 5. 



LEOMINSTER: 



LEOMINSTER PUBLIC LIBRARY. 



The library maintains a museum for the encouragement of inter- 

 est in literature, art, natural science, and local history, established in 



