Lincoln Public Library, Lincoln, Massachusetts -- History and Genealogy Section

Lincoln Public Library

Lincoln Massachusetts

A war memorial, apparently no others are in town, and I had to post the unusual tree shown below.

A nice private room with plenty of familiar books and a good selection of books about Lincoln. The librarians were very nice here and were able to give me directions to my ancestor's grave.

I was unaware that a children's sing-a-long was going on when I went to the old section of the Library but, soon the voices gave it away. Loved the stained glass, but it's very hard to photograph when the sun is shining through. At least these pictures give you an idea of the beauty of this building.

Leominster Public Library, Leominster, Massachusetts -- Historical & Genealogical Collection

Leominster Public Library, Leominster, Massachusetts

I have never been to Leominster but heard that they had a nice library and a great genealogy collection. I was not disappointed. As with many of the other libraries I've been to, the old building gained a new addition, and as always I love seeing how they did it. When I mentioned my appreciation to a librarian, she said they hired an expert architect who specialized in libraries. These photos (above and two below) were taken in the old section.

The main collection is in the larger of the genealogy two rooms, shown below.

Old Leominster city directories.

The photos below are of the second genealogy room.

Some specific books for Leominster history and to the left, is a row devoted to Johnny Appleseed, who was born in Leominster.

The Roll of Honor for the War of 1861-1865 was recently moved to the first floor and because of the lighting, I wasn't able to get a good picture. When I mentioned that fact to the librarian, Jeannine T. Levesque, she quickly showed me the book where all the photos were, with the soldier's names and a short bio, including the cause of death. A photo of the book is "Leominster Historical and Picturesque" by William A. Emerson (google book, the below photo is on page 53.

A. W. Cowdrey

Capt. C. H. Stevens

J. F. Crosby

Lieut. A. R. Glover

A. B. Osborn

J. B. Foster

G. H. Gallup

J. G. Snow

W. H. Johnson

A. H. Carater

J. F. Owens

E. Hardy

F. Gardner

J. Q. A. Tripp

J. M. Mellen

C. H. Derby

A. L. Wilder

A. W. Johnson

Capt. Jorgensen

G. E. Wilder

J. E. Marshall

H. K. Derby

J. McDonough

M. L. Jordan

C. A. Lamb

C. B. Wood

J. C. Ready

L. Goodrich

D. Butterfield

J. M. Lewis

E. B. Rollins

R. H. Carter

C. H. Sinclair

L. R. Gallup

E. A. Ellick

L. Richardson

Side photo of the Library, with the oldest section at the front right.

Jesup Memorial Library / Bar Harbor Library, Bar Harbor, Maine -- Genealogy Section

The Jesup Memorial Library in Bar Harbor, Maine

The front room is the reading area.

Main section of the Library. The patrons are looking at the books on sale. I love the two staircases on each side of the window.

The photos are of past Library directors. The tiny genealogy room is shared with books in large print. Part of the room is shown to the left (below).

The collection is next to the chair. A cozy alcove for one person.

Robbins Library / Arlington Library, Arlington, Massachusetts -- History and Genealogy Room

Side view of the Library entrance.

The History and Genealogy collection was on the 4th floor. It is kept locked, so a librarian had to take me up there, I also needed permission from the director to take photos, only stipulation was that I don't take pictures of people.

The room is larger than shown in these few photos, but I wanted to show more of the old sections of the Library. You'll see why.

 

View of the library from the cemetery across the driveway. Notice the two British flags, in honor of two who died near that spot during the Revolutionary War.

American
REVOLUTIONARY WAR SOLDIERS
Known to be
Buried in This Cemetery

JOHN ADAMS	THOMAS HADLEY
JOSEPH ADAMS	ELIAS HAVEN
WILLIAM ADAMS	JOHN HILL
JOHN BACON	THOMAS HILL
JOSEPH BALCH	JOSEPH LOCKE
JOSEPH BELKNAP, JR.	AMOS MILLS
NATHANIEL CHADWICK	JONATHAN PARKER
NATHAN CHAMBERLIN AMMI CUTTER	BENJAMIN PEIRCE SOLOMON PEIRCE
AMMI CUTTER, JR.	JAMES PERRY
SAMUEL CUTTER	ABEDNECO RAMSDELL
WILLIAM CUTTER	JEDUTHAN WELLINGTON
WILLIAM DICKSON	SAMUEL WHITTEMORE
WILLIAM FLINT	JOHN WINSHIP
EPHRAIM FROST	JASON RUSSELL
SAMUEL FROST	JASON WINSHIP
STEPHEN FROST	JABEZ WYMAN

Erected by
Menotomy Chapter Daughters
of the American Revolution
1941

Old front entrance on Massachusetts Ave. Garden to the right, see below.