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NEW BEDFORD: 



OLD DARTMOUTH HISTORICAL SOCIETY. 



The society was established in 1903 and occupies about 4000 

 square feet of floor space for exhibition, and 1000 for offices, etc. in a 

 building erected in 1S84 but not occupied until 1906, when it was given 

 to the society by Mr. Henry H. Rogers. The primary purposes of the 

 society are research and the maintenance of local collections, including 

 collections devoted to the life and work of the Indians and of the early 

 settlers of the vicinity; prints, engravings, paintings, photographs, 

 etc., illustrating the whaling industry and local history; and collec- 

 tions of ceramics, textiles, etc., illustrating the colonial period. 



The museum is in charge of William A. Wing, secretary, and is 

 open on Wednesday and Saturday from 10 to 1 and on Tuesday, Thurs- 

 day, and Saturday from 2 to 5. Admission is free to members of the 

 society, of which there are about 800; to others an admission fee of 

 25 cents is charged. The schools come to the museum class by class 

 to view the collections and to hear short talks on the early history of 

 the vicinity, as a basis for compositions on local historical subjects. 

 The society has a small library of local historical material, and issues 

 quarterly publications, of which there are 27 to the end of 1909. 



ZOOLOGICAL PARK. 



The city maintains a zoological park of 2 acres, established in 1892, 

 containing 100 birds and 112 mammals. 



NEWBURYPORT: 



HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF OLD NEWBURY. 



This society maintains historical collections, including those 

 formerly belonging to the Newburyport Marine Society, in a wooden 

 building at the corner of High and Winter Streets. 



NEWTON: 



ZOOLOGICAL PARK. 



This zoological park of 12 acres was established in 1897 and con- 

 tains 35 birds and ico mammals. 



NORTHAMPTON: 

 SMITH COLLEGE. 



The department of geology maintains in Seelye Hall a collection 

 including about 1800 minerals on exhibition and 2000 in storage; 

 2000 rocks in storage; a series of specimens of dynamic geology, maps, 



