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Appendices
Appendix A – Index Old Home Week (1903)
| Abbott, Colonel H.W. (Woonsocket, R.I.) | Jones, A.F. |
| Batcheller, C.J. | Jones, Fred |
| Bird, Frank H. | Jones, Miss Methel |
| Brown, Adolphus F. | Jones, Walter E. |
| Brown, Harold A. | Krull, Charles |
| Brown, John F. (Judge) (Boston, MA) | Krull, Leonard |
| Carpenter, W.E. | Meek, Thomas H. |
| Coffin, Reverend S.D. | Messler, Reverend I.A. |
| Correll, Eugene R. | Mevis, Reverend Lyman |
| Correll, Frank L. | Moore, Edwin |
| Crosby, Reverend George O. | Pierce, Reverend Charles P. |
| Dudley, James H. | Pierce, Laura H. |
| Emerson, W.H. | Root, Professor Azariah (Oberlin, Ohio) |
| Evans, George S. (Cambridgeport, MA) | Samuel Sibley Post, Grand Army Republic (G.A.R.) |
| Fairfield, James (Boston, MA) | Schuster, Winfield S. |
| Gage, Russell B. (Whitinsville, MA) | Smith, Reverend Stephen |
| German Band of Webster | Sprague, Augustus Brown Reed (Worcester, MA) |
| Hayward, Harry T. (Franklin, MA) | Stockwell, Miss Bertha C. |
| Hunt, Charles A. | Taft, Honorable Arthur M. (Worcester, MA) |
| Hunt, Mrs. Mary A. (W.C.T.U.) | Thayer, Congressman John R. (Worcester, MA) |
| Hutchins, Charles H. (Worcester, MA) | Wallis, W.R. |
| Jenckes, E.N. | Wixtead, J.W |
Appendix B – Table of Contents 200th Anniversary and Welcome Home
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“In Honor Of: Two Hundredth Anniversary and Welcome Home for Veterans, World War II.”
Douglas, MA, August 1946.
Presented by Mrs. Lillian Curfew
| TITLE | PAGES |
| Committees for the Two Hundredth Anniversary and Welcome Home Day Celebrations | pp. 1 – 4 |
| Guests | pp. 5-15 |
| 1946 – 200th Anniversary of Town Register | pp. 198-205 |
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“In Honor Of: Two Hundredth Anniversary and Welcome Home for Veterans, World War II.”
Douglas, MA, August 1946.
Presented by Mrs. E.A. Wye
| TITLE | PAGES |
| Committees for the Two Hundredth Anniversary and Welcome Home Day Celebrations | pp. 1-4 |
| Guest Book | pp. 6-19 |
| Helpers on Guest Book | pg. 20 |
| Contributions | pg. 21 |
| Greetings | pp. 22-27 |
| Guest Book | pg. 31 |
| Guest Book | pp. 200-215 |
Appendix C – Table of Contents 200th Anniversary and Welcome Home Celebrations
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Town of Douglas
Newspaper Clippings Scrapbook #1, 1946 to 1948
| TITLE | LOCATION & DATE | PAGES |
| Program: Two Hundredth Anniversary and Welcome Home for Veterans, World War II | pp. 1 – 3 | |
| Newspaper Article: “Committee Seeks Rooms at E. Douglas” | East Douglas, July 11 | pg. 4 |
| Newspaper Article: “East Douglas Completes Plans for Welcome Home to Veterans” | East Douglas, July 25 | pg. 4 |
| Newspaper Article: “Plans Made for Big League Game” | East Douglas, July 24 | pg. 4 |
| Newspaper Article: “East Douglas” | East Douglas, July 29 | pg. 5 |
| Newspaper Article: “Further E. Douglas Celebration Plans” | East Douglas, Aug. 2 | pg. 5 |
| Newspaper Article: “Plan Clambake in East Douglas” | East Douglas, Aug. 2 | pg. 5 |
| Newspaper Article: “Seeks Objects for Historical Exhibit” | East Douglas, Aug. 3 | pg. 5 |
| Newspaper Article: “East Douglas” | East Douglas, Aug. 5 | pg. 5 |
| Newspaper Article: “Further E. Douglas Celebration Plans” | East Douglas, Aug. 6 | pg. 5 |
| Newspaper Article: “42 Units Enter Douglas Parade” | East Douglas, Aug. 7 | pg. 6 |
| Newspaper Article: “Old Homes to be Open to Public” | East Douglas, Aug. 12 | pg. 6 |
| Newspaper Article: “E. Douglas Historic Homes to be Opened to Public” | East Douglas, Aug. 10 | pg. 6 |
| Newspaper Article | East Douglas, Aug. 14 | pg. 6 |
| Newspaper Article: “Mills to Close for Homecoming” | East Douglas, Aug. 17 | pg. 6 |
| Newspaper Article: “Prize Softball Game Aug. 25” | East Douglas, Aug. 6 | pg. 6 |
| Newspaper Article: “Douglas Celebration Will Open Tomorrow: “Welcome Home” to Service People Combined with 200th Anniversary” | East Douglas, Aug. 23 | pp. 7-8 |
| Newspaper Article: “Douglas Bicentennial” | [August 24, 1946] | pg. 9 |
| Newspaper Article: “Old Surrey in Douglas Parade” | pg. 9 | |
| Newspaper Photograph: “Prize Winner in Douglas Parade” | pg. 10 | |
| Newspaper Photograph: “Dressed in Costumes, the Sokol Club Members Weave a Rainbow in the Line of March.” | pg. 10 | |
| Newspaper Photograph: “As Douglas Celebrates…” | pg. 11 | |
| Newspaper Photograph: “Douglas’ Former Servicemen and Women Swing down the Street.” | pg. 11 | |
| Newspaper Photograph: “Douglas Grange Float, Second Prize Winners” | pg. 12 | |
| Newspaper Photograph: “Float of the Ichthus Club, First Prize Winner” | pg. 13 | |
| Newspaper Photograph: “Among Floats in Douglas Parade…” | pg. 14 | |
| Newspaper Article: “Bicentennial at Douglas Opens: More than 3000 Visitors join 2700 Homefolk to Watch Parade; Clambake Put on for Vets” | East Douglas, Aug. 24 | pp. 14-15 |
| Program – The Methodist Church, East Douglas, Mass., August 25, 1946 11 A.M. Service | pp. 16-19 | |
| Newspaper Article: “Supper to Mark Church Reopening” | East Douglas, Aug. 21 | pg. 20 |
| Program – The Second Congregational Church in East Douglas, Massachusetts, August 25, 1946 Service | pp. 20-23 | |
| Newspaper Article: “Thousands Flock to Historical Exhibit, Reliving Distant Past” | Douglas | pg. 24 |
| Newspaper Article: “Douglas Visitors Come from All Over Nation” | Douglas | pg. 24 |
| Newspaper Photograph: “Douglas Washer…” | pg. 25 | |
| Newspaper Photograph: Pioneer Talking Machine | pg. 26 | |
| Newspaper Photograph: Mr. & Mrs. Cyrus A. Sweet | pg. 26 | |
| Newspaper Photograph: “Rare China Exhibit…” | pg. 27 | |
| Newspaper Photograph: Harold T. Eaton | pg. 27 | |
| Newspaper Photograph: “Douglas Dedicates War Memorial” (2 photographs) | pg. 28 | |
| Newspaper Article: Boyanowski, Henry J. “400 Attend Douglas Party: Dedicate Memorial to Veterans Today” | East Douglas, Aug. 25 | pp. 29-30 |
| Newspaper Picture: Doll Carriage Parade | pg. 30 | |
| Newspaper Picture: Dorothy Dymling, Buggy and Doll | pg. 30 | |
| Newspaper Picture: Whitinsville vs. Douglas Baseball Game | pg. 31 | |
| Newspaper Article: “Whitins Nine Drubs Douglas” | East Douglas, Aug. 25 | pg. 31 |
| Newspaper Picture: “Douglas Square to be Memorial to War Dead” | pg. 32 | |
| Newspaper Article: “Douglas to Dedicate Memorial Square” | East Douglas, Aug. 19 | pg. 33 |
| Newspaper Picture: Douglas’ Veterans Pay Tribut | pg. 33 | |
| Newspaper Article: “Douglas Dedicates Square with 14 Memorial Trees: Each Serviceman who Paid Supreme Sacrifice Remembered at Town’s 200th Anniversary” | East Douglas, Aug. 26 | pg. 34 |
| Newspaper Picture: “Welcomed Douglas WWII Veterans” | pg. 35 | |
| Newspaper Picture: Veterans receiving Memorial Plaques | pg. 35 | |
| Newspaper Article: “Douglas Vets Hear Lodge Rap Lack of U.S. Leaders: 4000 Attend Third Day’s Exercises; Red Sox Vs. Indians Today” | East Douglas, Aug. 26 | pp. 36-37 |
| Newspaper Picture: Tomas Klisiewicz receives Medal in Honor of Son | pg. 37 | |
| Newspaper Article: “Bi-Centennial Veterans Party Slated Tonight: Informal Testimonial Arranged by Mill at East Douglas” | East Douglas | pg. 38 |
| Newspaper Article: “Red Sox to Play Cleveland Aug. 27 at E. Douglas” | East Douglas, July 23 | pg. 39 |
| Newspaper Article: “Red Sox-Indian Exhibition to be Aired” | pg. 39 | |
| Newspaper Article: “Red Sox Meet Indians Tuesday in E. Douglas: Arrangements Made to Handle 10,000 Fans at Exhibition Game; Players to Receive Gifts” | pg. 39 | |
| Newspaper Article: Scannell, Ed “Ed Scannell’s Sports Tips” | pp. 40-41 | |
| Newspaper Article: “Sox, Indians, Have Holiday at Douglas” | East Douglas | pg. 41 |
| Newspaper Article & Picture: Mumpton, Roy. “Sox Rained Out at Douglas, Play Tigers at Hub Today: Thousands Disappointed as Downpour Wipes Out Game with Indians; Sockers to Return to County Town Sept. 26; Players Receive Gifts” | East Douglas, Aug. 27 | pp. 42-43 |
| Newspaper Picture: “Rain…No Game…” | pg. 43 | |
| Newspaper Article: “Ted Williams Okay After Auto Crash: Red Sox Star Unhurt in Holliston on Way to Douglas Centennial” | Holliston, Aug. 27 | pg. 44 |
| Newspaper Picture: Joe Cronin receives new car | pg. 45 | |
| Newspaper Picture: “Attired in Their Natty New Jackets…” | pg. 45 | |
| Newspaper Picture: “Douglas Fete Ends in Rain” | pg. 46 | |
| Newspaper Article: Boyanowski, Henry J. “Rain Washes Out Ball Game at Douglas Program” | East Douglas, Aug. 27 | pp. 46-47 |
| Newspaper Article: “Tired But Happy: Douglas Returns to Normal; Fireworks Display Tonight” | East Douglas | pg. 48 |
| Newspaper Picture: “A Relic of the Past…” | pg. 49 | |
| Murphy, J.M., Jr. “Arrowheads, Axes and Douglas, Mass.” The Boston Transcript, September 1946: 41-42. | pp. 50-52 | |
| Newspaper Article: Sandrof, Ivan. “Douglas Looks Back: Cashes, Promises Decided Town’s Name” | pp. 53-56 | |
| Newspaper Article: “4-Day Celebration to Mark 200th Anniversary in Douglas” | pp. 57-58 | |
| Newspaper Article: “East Douglas Host to Red Sox, Indians: Major Leaguers Will Play Tuesday at Schuster Field” | pg. 59 | |
| Newspaper Article: “3 Victory Dances on Schedule as Douglas Opens Celebration” | East Douglas | pg. 60 |
| Newspaper Picture: “Nonagenarians…Mr. & Mrs. Cyrus A. Sweet.” | East Douglas | pp. 60-61 |
| Newspaper Article | East Douglas | pp. 62-63 |
| Newspaper Article: “Town, Scoured and Painted, Awaits Thousands of Visitors” | Douglas | pg. 63 |
| Newspaper Picture: “Not Wallpaper…” | pg. 64 | |
| Newspaper Article: “A Quiet House on A Quiet Street” | pg. 65 | |
| Newspaper Picture: “Douglas Has Not…” | pg. 67 | |
| Program: “First Congregational Church, Douglas, Mass., Two Hundredth Anniversary Welcome Home for Veterans Memorial Worship Service, August 25, 1946” | pg. 68 | |
| Newspaper Article: “Boston Red Sox vs. Cleveland Indians” | pg. 69 | |
| Newspaper Article: “Arrangements Completed for Sox-Yankee Game” | East Douglas, Sept.17 | pg. 69 |
| Newspaper Article: Cunningham, Bill. “Car Incident Rouses Ire: Douglas Fans Go Through; Pearson Piker Beside Bill” | pp. 70-71 | |
| Newspaper Article: Cunningham, Bill. “East Douglas Goes to Town: Sox-Indians Tilt Today Tops Welcome Home to War Vets” | pp. 72-74 | |
| Newspaper Article: “Welcome Home Party is Over: East Douglas Weary After Shindig for Vets” | East Douglas, Aug. 28 | pg. 74 |
| Newspaper Article: “Stars of Red Sox, Yanks at E. Douglas Thursday” | pg. 75 | |
| Newspaper Article: “Yankees Play Red Sox at Douglas, Sept. 26” | Chicago, Sept. 18 | pg. 75 |
| Newspaper Article: “Red Sox, Yanks at E. Douglas” | pg. 76 | |
| Newspaper Article: “Sox and Yanks Eye Homers at E. Douglas” | pg. 76 | |
| Newspaper Article: “10,000 to See Red Sox Play in East Douglas: Boston Stars Oppose Yankees in Exhibition Game Tomorrow at 2.30” | East Douglas, Sept. 25 | pg. 77 |
| Newspaper Picture: “Overflow Douglas Crowd Sees Yanks Defeat Sox” | pg. 78 | |
| Picture: Ted Williams & Jo DiMaggio | pg. 79 | |
| Newspaper Picture: “The Terrific Thumper…” | pg. 80 | |
| Newspaper Article: Greene, Greg. “Fine Fielding, Long Hitting Features Exhibition Game” | East Douglas | pg. 81 |
| Newspaper Picture: “E. Douglas Park Jammed” | pg. 82 | |
| Newspaper Article: Mumpton, Roy. “12,000 See Yankees Edge Sox, 8-7, at East Douglas: Joe DiMaggio’s Theft of William’s Would-Be Homer Features Game; Souchock’s 3-Run Blast Decides; Three Others Hit 4Baggers” | East Douglas, Sept. 26 | pp. 84-85 |
| Article: “Red Sox Face Yanks at East Douglas Today” | pg. 136 | |
| Article: “10,000 Expected to See Red Sox Play at E. Douglas” | East Douglas, Sept. 25 | pg. 137 |
The following table of contents is part of the above scrapbook. All the articles appear to be from a special edition of The Loom Fixer.
| TITLE | PAGES |
| General Committee, 200th Anniversary Committee, Welcome Home Committee | pg. 86 |
| “Welcome Home Veterans” – Front Page | pg. 87 |
| Program, Saturday, August 24, 1946Article: “Grand Parade Opens Four Day Observance” | pg. 88 |
| Article: “Victory Dances Climax First Day of Observance”Notice: “Parade Route” | pg. 89 |
| Article: “Old Home Committee Prepare for Visitors”Article: “Former Residents Send Greetings”Article: “Souvenir Program to be Placed on Sale” | pg. 90 |
| Article: “Historical Exhibit at Simon Fairfield Public Library”Article: “Memorial Services to be Held on Sunday” | pg. 91 |
| Article: “Veterans Guests at Clam Bake”Article: “Navy to Put on Air Show”Article: “Guests Invited to Register” | pg. 92 |
| Program, Sunday, August 25, 1946 | pg. 93 |
| Article: “Whitinsville and Douglas in Valley League Game”Article & Pictures: “Douglas Coaches” | pg. 94 |
| Article: “Douglas Team has Made Impressive 1946 Record”Standings: Blackstone Valley Baseball League Standing | pg. 95 |
| Article: “Douglas Center Spot of Historical Interest” | pg. 96 |
| Picture: “Douglas Baseball Club 1946” | pg. 97 |
| Program, Monday, August 26, 1946Article: “Chaplain to Offer Special Service”Article: “Special Feature Broadcast Monday”Article: “Children’s Day to be Held Monday” | pg. 98 |
| Picture: “New Square to Form Living Memorial” | pg. 99 |
| Article: “New Square to Form Living Memorial”Article: “Veterans to be Guests at Testimonial Dinner” | pg. 100 |
| Article: “Ceremonies Monday Eve.”Picture: “Dedication Speaker” | pg. 101 |
| Picture: “Memorial Square” – plaque and pictures of men who gave the ultimate sacrifice | pg. 102 |
| Program, Tuesday, August 27, 1946Article: “Boston Red Sox”Article: “’Al’ Schact to Perform at Game” | pg. 104 |
| Picture: “Big League Baseball Tuesday Afternoon” (Boston Red Sox) | pg. 105 |
| Picture: “Cleveland Indians” | pg. 106 |
| Article: “Summers to be Umpire -in-Chief”Article: “Capacity Crowd will be at Game” | pg. 107 |
| Article: “Players to be Given Jackets”Article: “WTAG to Broadcast Play-by-Play Description of Game” | pg. 108 |
| Article: “Good Sluggers Get Together” | pg. 109 |
| Article: “Plants to be Closed During Observance”Article & Pictures: “Commanders” | pg. 110 |
| Article: “Veterans to be Active During Observance”Picture: “Douglas Players” | pg. 111 |
| Pictures: “Douglas and Her Heroes March On” | pg. 112 |
| Article: “Thousands Join With Douglas Residents to Celebrate 200th Anniversary and Welcome Home” | pg. 113 |
| Article: “Colorful Parade Marks Opening of Celebration” (includes handwritten notes) | pp. 114-117 |
| Picture: “Still Going Strong” | pg. 118 |
| Picture: “Judges” | pg. 119 |
| Picture: “Sokols Most Colorful Unit” | pg. 120 |
| Picture: “Navy Squadron Gives Outstanding Show” | pg. 121 |
| Pictures: “Veterans Active in Colorful Parade” | pp. 122-124 |
| Picture: “Dedication Speaker” | pg. 125 |
| Article: “Mills Honor Gold Star Parents and Veterans” | pg. 126 |
| Picture: “Gold Star Medal for Five Star Father” | pg. 127 |
| Picture: “Veterans Night” | pg. 128 |
| Picture: “Memorial Square Dedication” | pg. 129 |
| Picture: “Veterans Guests at Clambake” | pg. 130 |
| Article & Picture: “Navy Defeats Army” | pg. 131 |
| Article: “New York Yankees to Replace Cleveland on September 26”Article: “Mills Schedule for September 26 Game” | pg. 132 |
| Picture: “Let It Pour”Picture: “Let it Rain” | pg. 133 |
| Picture: “Red Sox Holiday” | pg. 134 |
| Picture: “Yankee Stars”Acknowledgment | pg. 135 |
| Headline: “Yankees Beat Red Sox in Sept. 26 Game”Picture: “New Car for Manager Cronin” | pg. 138 |
| Article: “Baseball Fans Have a Field Day While Seeing Teams in East Douglas” | pg. 139 |
| Pictures: “Yankees” and “Red Sox” | pg. 140 |
| Article: “Red Sox Remember East Douglas”Article & Picture: “Sharpshooters” | pg. 141 |
| Picture: “Jackets for All Players” | pg. 142 |
| Picture: “’Ted’ on the Air”Picture: “Gift for Bill Summers” | pg. 143 |
| Picture: “Happy Red Sox Fan” | pg. 144 |
| Picture: Aerial View of Soldier’s Field” | pg. 145 |
Appendix D – Index 200th Anniversary and Welcome Home Celebration
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Newspaper Clippings Scrapbook #1, 1946 to 1948
| 200th Celebration – 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 24, 27, 33, 36, 39, 40, 42, 45, 46, 48, 51, 53, 60, 62, 64, 73, 77, 87, 90, 104, 110, 111, 113, 126, 132, 136, 139 | Jones, Frank E. – 9 |
| Adams, John (First Sgt.) – 35 | Jones, Red – 136 |
| Adams, Lester A. (First Sgt). – 35 | Joseph DeVries & Son – 7, 15 |
| Aldrich, Baylis G. – 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 15, 62, 63, 86, 88, 114 | Joseph, Martin (Congressman) – 48 |
| Aldrich, Betsy – 36 | Junior Police – 7, 15 |
| American Legion – 7, 15, 114, 123 | Jussaume, Louise – 30, 36 |
| Anderson, Eric – 29 | Kacmarcik, Joseph – 30 |
| Anderson, Joseph – 33, 61 | Kacmarcik, Joseph – 95, 111 |
| Balcome, Edward H. – 63, 86, 91 | Kalvinek, John – 131 |
| Balcome, Helen – 3, 63, 86, 90 | Kelly, Mollie (Molly) – 30, 36, 63, 77, 86 |
| Ballou, Ellen Larson – 9 | Kendalls of Fitchburg Caterers – 7, 92 |
| Band Concerts – 4, 7, 9, 15, 29, 36, 46, 51, 62, 73, 93, 104 | Kley(a), Maty (Yeoman 3-c) – 11 |
| Barry, Jack – 94 | Kleya, Joseph – 131 |
| Baseball – 90 | Kleya, Joseph – 63, 86 |
| Belisle, Walter (Mrs.) – 5, 8, 63, 86, 92 | Klisiewicz, Frank – 135 |
| Bennett, Don – 94 | Klisiewicz, Stanley – 33, 61, 127 |
| Bergeron, Joseph – 131 | Klisiewicz, Thomas – 37, 127 |
| Betournay, J (Reverend) – 137 | Kolumber, Andrew J. – 33, 61 |
| Bill Lewis’s Orchestra – 60, 89 | Kolumber, Jacob – 135 |
| Bilodeau, Robert – 33, 61 | Laplant, Elaine – 30 |
| Blackstone Valley League (Baseball) – 4, 7, 9, 15, 29, 31, 34, 37, 38, 61, 63, 93, 94, 95, 107 | Lasell, John (Mrs.) – 5, 6, 7, 15, 62, 88, 119 |
| Blanchard, Lloyd (Dr. & Mrs.) – 6, 7, 15, 61, 63, 65 | Lee Valente’s Orchestra – 60, 89 |
| Blanchard, Lloyd (Mrs.) – 30, 36 | Lehman, Allen S. (Reverend) – 15, 29, 60 |
| Bloniasz, Johnny – 95, 97 | Lodge, Henry Cabot, Jr. – 4, 8, 29, 34, 35, 36, 38, 51, 63, 73, 96, 101, 128 |
| Boy Scouts – 7, 15 | Logee, Herbert L. – 25 |
| Brown, Joe – 131 | Ludvigson, Edward – 30, 36 |
| Brown, Mabel – 77 | Ludvigson, Nancy – 30, 36 |
| Brule, Ernest (Mr. & Mrs.) – 30 | Lunn, David – 58 |
| Brule, Joyce – 30, 36 | MacDonald, Hazel – 77 |
| Bruno, Pauline (Lt.) – 37, 127 | MacDonald, Robert – 63, 86 |
| Bruno, Richard (Lt.) – 125 | Macuga, Joseph S. – 33, 61 |
| Burch, Richard “Dick” – 95, 97 | Maher, James – 118 |
| Buxton, Mae C. – 63, 86, 91 | Manning, Paul D. – 57 |
| Callahan, Cornelius A. – 34, 36, 37, 38, 63, 86, 126, 127 | Marsh, Lucius J. – 63, 86, 90, 91 |
| Callahan, Louis A. – 63, 86, 138 | Marshall, Mickey – 39, 42 |
| Carl, Charles W. (Mrs.) – 5, 90 | McCallum, Barbara – 30, 36 |
| Carrick, W. Roy (Mrs.) – 5, 90 | McCallum, Carson (Mr. & Mrs.) – 30 |
| Carter, Michael – 57 | McCann, John – 126 |
| Carter, William (Mrs.) – 5, 63, 86, 92 | McKinley, Jane – 5, 90 |
| Cashman, Joseph – 77, 81, 85, 131, 139 | McMahon, Kenneth (Mrs.) – 63, 86 |
| Cassista, Robert “Bobby” – 6, 95, 97, 131 | Meek, Herbert – 24 |
| Caswell, William – 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 15, 62, 63, 86, 88, 114 | Memorial Dedications – 4, 5, 7, 28, 29, 32, 33, 34, 36, 51, 61, 63, 73, 98, 100, 102, 125, 126, 127, 129 |
| Catholic Women’s Council – 7, 15 | Memorial Services – 4, 7, 14, 16-23, 24, 29, 60, 62, 63, 68, 73, 93, 98, 100, 126, 127 |
| Cave, Jeffery – 68 | Memorial Square – 61, 63, 67, 73, 98, 99, 100, 102, 129 |
| Cencak, Andrew J. – 61 | Men’s Ichthus Club – 7, 13, 15, 62, 114, 115 |
| Cencak, France E. Clark – 33 | Menard, George – 95, 97 |
| Cenedella, Alfred – 137 | Merrill, Sydney (Commander U.S.N.) – 100 |
| Children’s Field Day – 4, 6, 7, 29, 30, 36, 63, 98 | Methodist Church – 5, 15, 16-19, 29, 61, 77, 90, 93 |
| Chizy, Joseph – 63, 86 | Michna, Joseph – 33, 61 |
| Chojackni, Mary – 63, 86 | Military Demonstration – 62, 73, 88, 92, 114, 121 |
| Chojnacki, Dennis – 30 | Mitsin, Peter – 30, 36 |
| Chretien, Frank (Fireman 1-c) – 35 | MLB Baseball Game – 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 29, 34, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 51, 52, 58, 59, 62, 63, 69, 70-71, 72-74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 84-85, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145 |
| Chupka, Blanche – 5, 8, 63, 86, 90 | Mochak, Edmund (Reverend) – 15, 29, 34, 36, 38, 96 |
| Chupka, John – 37, 126, 127 | Mone, Edward P. – 86 |
| Clambake – 4, 5, 7, 11, 14, 15, 24, 51, 62, 73, 88, 92, 111, 130, 131 | Morse, George (Reverend) – 52, 58 |
| Clark, Francis E. – 61 | Mumford River Lodge – 114, 116 |
| Colonero, Benjamin “Ben” – 95, 97 | Mumford River Lodge – 15 |
| Colonero, Edward – 131 | Murphy, William (Commander U.S.N.) – 110 |
| Colonero, Edward – 5 | Murray, Leo J. – 6 |
| Colonero, Florendo – 131 | Navy Mobile Radar Unit & Aerial Display – 7, 14, 15, 24, 29, 62 |
| Colonero, Raymond – 131 | Nedoroscik, Anne – 9 |
| Colonero, Vincent – 131 | Nedoroscik, Stephen – 131 |
| Connors, Edward T. (Reverend) – 7, 29, 36, 61, 63, 96 | Nelson, Anna Nesbitt – 9 |
| Conrad, Margaret – 26 | Nelson, Victor J. – 8 |
| Conrad, Nancy – 26 | Novicki, Raymond “Doc” – 6, 31, 95, 97, 131 |
| Conrad, William – 63, 86 | O’Neil, John – 137 |
| Coppola, Joseph (Commander U.S.N.) – 110 | O’Reilly, George – 95, 97 |
| Crothers, Walter – 33, 61 | O’Rourke, George V (Reverend) – 7, 62 |
| Cunningham, Bill – 4, 34, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 43, 47, 69, 108, 133 | Ofarcik, Stephen – 33, 61 |
| Cunningham, Bill Articles – 70-71, 72-74 | Old Home Celebration (1918) – 9 |
| Cunningham, John (Commander USNR) – 5, 6, 7, 15, 62, 88, 114, 119 | Old Home Committee – 4, 5, 8, 63, 90 |
| Curfew, Lillian Lambert – 8, 63 | Orange High School Band – 5, 6, 7, 15, 34, 37, 63, 85, 104, 114 |
| Dacey, George J. (Reverend) – 15, 29, 63, 86, 96 | Order of the Eastern Star (O.E.S.) – 7, 15 |
| Daughters of the American Revolution (D.A.R.) – 7, 9, 10, 15, 114 | Orphin [Orphon], Gail – 30, 36 |
| DeJordy, Paul – 30 | Orphin [Orphon], Richard (Mr. & Mrs.) – 30 |
| Dermody, Lester J. – 5, 7, 8, 9, 11, 34, 35, 36, 38, 51, 62, 63, 86, 128, 135 | Paparella, Joe – 136 |
| Dermody, Mae – 77 | Parade – 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 24, 51, 62, 88, 89, 112 -120 |
| Devlin, Charles (Seaman 1-c) – 35, 95, 111, 131 | Pastime Club – 7, 15, 60, 62, 88, 89 |
| DeVries, Burton – 131 | Patetas, Freddy – 95, 97 |
| Di Masi, Aniello (A.N.C., Pvt.) – 11 | Patrick, Ben – 95 |
| DiCostanzo, Eugene – 30, 36 | Phipps, William – 58 |
| DiCostanzo, John – 30 | Place, Joseph – 5, 63, 86, 90 |
| DiMassi, Lucy – | Plante, Richard – 95, 111 |
| DiMassi, Raffagala – 25 | Polish National Alliance Fife and Drum Corps of Webster – 5, 6, 7, 15 |
| Dix, Blanche – 27 | Program – 1, 2, 3, 88, 90, 91, 93, 98, 104 |
| Dixson, Edith – 60, 63, 86 | Rivard, Frank – 24 |
| Dodge, Frank O. – 34, 36 | Rockdale Fife and Drum Corps – 5, 6, 7, 15 |
| Doll & Doll Carriage Parade – 4, 6, 7, 29, 30, 36, 98 | Rowley, Helen – 5, 90 |
| Douglas Alumni Association – 114, 117 | Salo, Oscar – 5, 8, 63, 86, 92 |
| Douglas Axe Works – 7, 51-52, 62 | Samborsky, Alice – 5, 77, 90 |
| Douglas Band Association – 5, 6, 7, 36 | Saviano, James “Jimmy” – 138, 144 |
| Douglas Baseball Club – 93, 94, 95, 97, 108 | Schacht, Alexander “Al” – 34, 39, 41, 47, 59, 69, 73, 75, 76, 77, 81, 85, 104, 132, 133, 136, 137, 139 |
| Douglas Center Common – 4, 5, 7, 8, 15 | Schuster Field – see Soldier’s Field |
| Douglas Grange – 7, 12, 15, 114, 116 | Schuster, Lena M. – 5, 8, 27, 52, 63, 86, 91 |
| Douglas Teacher’s Association – 114, 117 | Schuster, Walter E. – 9, 40, 58, 59 |
| Douglas Whig Association – 24 | Schuster, Walter E. (Mrs.) – 27 |
| Douglas, William – 57 | Schuster, Winfield A. – 6, 8, 9, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 43, 44, 45, 47, 52, 58, 59, 63, 86, 76, 77, 84, 86, 110, 128, 131, 136, 144 |
| Driscoll, Luke – 94, 131 | Schuster, Winfield S. – 52, 58 |
| Dudley-Underwood Home – 6, 7, 15, 61, 96 | Scott, Gordon (Mrs.) – 5, 6, 7, 15, 62, 88, 119 |
| Dudley, David – 6, 65 | Second Congregational Church – 5, 8, 15, 20-23, 29, 60, 63, 77, 90, 93 |
| Dudley, Elfreda (Alfreda) – 30, 36 | Sencak, John (R.M. 3-c) – 11 |
| Dudley, John – 6, 61, 96 | Simon Fairfield Public Library – 4, 7, 15, 24, 27, 29, 61, 62, 91, 93 |
| Dudley, Paul – 96 | Slovak Sokol Club (a.k.a. Sokol Society) – 7, 10, 15, 120 |
| Dudley, Ralph E. – 6, 8, 30, 36, 61, 63, 86, 98 | Softball Game – 4, 6, 7,9, 14, 62, 88, 131 |
| Dudley, Ralph E. (Mr. & Mrs.) – 30 | Sokol Hall – 60, 62, 88, 89 |
| Dudley, Walter – 6, 7, 15, 61, 63, 96 | Soldier’s Field (a.k.a. Schuster’s Field) – 4, 5, 7, 8, 14, 15, 29, 34, 36, 37, 38, 39, 46, 47, 69, 77, 88, 92, 93, 98, 101, 104, 114, 121, 130, 131, 132, 137 |
| Dunleavy, Eleanor – 5, 77, 90 | St. Denis Church – 5, 7, 15, 29, 34, 36, 38, 61, 62, 63, 90, 93, 98 |
| Dunleavy, William J. – 8, 9, 11, 52, 63, 86 | St. Paul’s Church (Worcester) – 7 |
| Dymling, Dorothy – 30 | St. Peter’s Church (Rockdale) – 137 |
| East Douglas Kiwanis Club – 7, 15 | St. Peter’s Church (Worcester) – 7, 61, 62, 63 |
| Eaton, Charles – 96 | Stienstra, Herb – 95, 97 |
| Eaton, Emma (Paine) – 96 | Sullivan, Ralph – 51 |
| Eaton, Harold T. – 27, 29, 96 | Summers, William “Bill” – 34, 37, 38, 39, 40, 59, 69, 73, 75, 76, 77, 81, 107, 132, 136, 137, 139, 143 |
| Egan, Leo – 137, 143 | Susienka, Joseph – 131 |
| Elmwood Club – 134 | Susienka, Rudolph – 30 |
| Evans, David S. (Reverend) – 15, 29, 36, 61, 63, 86 | Sweet-Blanchard Home – 6, 7, 15, 61, 64-65, 96 |
| Ferdinand, Irene – 24 | Sweet, Cyrus A. – 7, 15, 26, 29, 60, 61, 63 |
| Fire Department – 7, 15 | Sweet, Daisy E. – 26, 77 |
| Fireworks – 7, 9, 29, 46, 48, 51, 104, 113 | Sweet, Ella J. – 7, 15, 26, 29, 60, 61, 63 |
| First Congregational Church – 5, 6, 15, 29, 60, 68, 90, 93 | Taft, Moses – 52, 58 |
| Fisher, Irving H. – 63, 86 | Teacher’s Association – 7, 15 |
| Fister, Harry (Reverend) – 63, 86, 91 | Ted Williams’ Car Accident – 43, 44, 46, 71 |
| Foley, Geraldine (Lt.) – 11 | Testimonial Dinner – 5, 7, 29, 34, 36, 38, 62, 73, 98, 100, 101, 111, 135 |
| Fougere, Robert – 30 | Therrien, William – 92 |
| Frost, John A. – 63, 86 | Therrien, William (Mrs.) – 5 |
| Frost, Raymond – 33, 61 | Thomas, Henry – 63, 86 |
| Frost, Robert J. – 8, 9, 36, 63, 86 | Town Hall – 4, 5,7, 8, 15, 28, 60, 62, 63, 88, 89, 98, 100 |
| Furness, Frank – 63, 86 | Town History – 50-52, 53-56, 57-58, 90, 96, 98 |
| Gagne, Clarence A. – 36, 63, 85, 86, 135,139, 142 | Travaille, Irene – 30 |
| George, William – 30, 36, 51 | Underwood, Francis L. – 6, 7, 15, 61, 63, 96 |
| Gniadek, “Benny” – 95 | V.F.W. – 114, 122, 125 |
| Graham, Lona Mae – 30 | Vallier, Peter – 131 |
| Grougeau, Robert – 36 | Valliere, Pauline – 30 |
| Hadley, Irving “Bump” – 4, 34, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 43, 51, 73, 77, 108, 137, 143 | VanNess, Joan – 30 |
| Hambrick, Edwin G. (Mrs.) – 30 | VanNess, William H. (Jr.) – 30 |
| Hambrick, Edwin G. (Reverend) – 15, 36, 60, 63, 68, 86 | VanNess, William H. (Mr. & Mrs.) – 30 |
| Harris, Walter F. – 25 | Vecchione, Felix – 63, 86, 135 |
| Hayes, James – 31, 77, 131, 136 | Vecchione, James – 128, 131 |
| Hayward Woolen Company – 6, 8, 63, 77, 144 | Vecchione, John – 95 |
| Hayward-Schuster Woolen Mills, Inc. – 5, 6, 7, 8, 14, 15, 29, 33, 34, 36, 37, 38, 39, 41, 47, 51, 52, 61, 63, 73, 77, 100, 108, 110, 118, 126, 129, 132, 139 | Vecchione, Joseph – 30, 36, 63, 86 |
| Hayward, William E. – 52, 58 | Vecchione, Joseph H. – 35 |
| Hayward, William L. – 52, 58 | Veterans – 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 14, 15, 29, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 48, 51, 53, 87, 92, 100, 101, 107, 110, 111, 112, 113, 122, 123, 124, 126, 127, 128, 130 |
| Hill, Harold – 29, 34, 36, 61, 96 | Veterans of Foreign Wars (V.F.W.) – 7 |
| Hippert, Ernie – 6, 95, 97 | Victory Dances – 4, 7, 9, 14, 24, 51, 60, 62, 88, 89 |
| Historical Exhibits – 4, 5, 6, 7, 15, 24, 25, 26, 27, 49, 51, 62,73, 88, 91, 93 | Violet, Robert – 33, 61 |
| Hodgson, “Gil” – 98 | Virostek, Albert – 58 |
| Holbrook, Louise – 9 | Virostek, Carol – 30 |
| Holman Caterers of Norwood – 34, 100, 126 | Virostek, Joseph – 131 |
| Holmes, Clarence W. – 30, 61, 63, 86, 98 | Virostek, Joseph (Mr. & Mrs.) – 30 |
| Holmes, Mabel – 77 | Walker, Hiram – 58 |
| Howard, Edward – 33, 61 | Walker, Ruth – 4, 5, 8, 63, 86, 90, 92 |
| Howard, Eleanora – 30, 36 | Wallace, Robert – 25 |
| Howard, Walter N. (Mrs.) – 61 | Wallis Lumber Company – 7, 15 |
| Hunt, Joseph – 52, 58 | Wallis, William J. – 36, 63, 86 |
| Hunt, Oliver – 52, 58 | Wallis, William R. – 8, 9 |
| Hunt, Warren – 58 | Walsh, David I. (Senator) – 36 |
| Hvizdos, Andrew – 8, 9, 35, 63, 86, 128 | Washington, George – 57 |
| Hvizdos, Joseph – 33, 61 | Watts, George – 95, 97 |
| Hylant, Emory P. (Captain U.S.N. Commandant of Naval R.O.T.C.) – 29, 33, 34, 36, 100, 101, 125, 129 | Welcome Home – 4, 5, 6 7, 8, 9, 14, 33, 35, 36, 38, 39, 48, 51, 53, 62, 63, 87, 104, 110, 111, 113, 126, 132, 139 |
| Janton, Tony – 95, 97 | Wesanen, William F. (Commander U.S.N.) – 36, 37, 110, 127 |
| Jenckes, Helen – 63, 86 | Wheeler, Donald – 61 |
| Jenckes, Mialma – 5, 8, 27, 63, 86, 91 | White, William – 24 |
| Jenckes, William – 35 | Williams, Edward L. – 49 |
| Jillson, Osborne – 24 | Williams, Rosalie – 24 |
| Jodrey, Pearl – 63, 86 | Williard, Hazel – 63, 86 |
| Johnny Witek’s Orchestra – 60, 89, 126, 137 | Wixtead, K. Helena – 86, 90 |
| Johnson, Alexander – 24 | Woman’s Relief Corp. – 7, 15 |
| Johnson, Charles – 63, 86 | Woman’s Society for Christian Services – 77 |
| Johnson, Etta – 4, 5, 77, 90 | Worcester Brass Band – 5, 6, 7, 15, 29, 34, 36, 38, 61, 96, 128 |
| Johnson, Etta H. – 63, 86 | Worcester Suburban Electric Company – 7, 15 |
| Johnson, Joyce – 30 | WTAG – 34, 37, 39, 40, 98 |
| Johnson, Paul – 37, 39 | WWII Veteran’s Assembly – 98, 126 |
| Johnson, Warren A. – 63, 86 | Wye, E.A. (Mrs.) – 8, 63, 90 |
| Johnston, Chesley – 24, 25 | Yawkey, Tom – 59 |
Appendix E – Table of Contents 200th Anniversary and Welcome Home
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Town of Douglas
200th Anniversary
Welcome Home for World War II Veterans
| TITLE | PAGES |
| Committees | pg. 2 |
| The Supreme Sacrifice | pg. 4 |
| Honor Roll | pg. 7 |
| General Program | pg. 11 |
| Official Order of Parade | pg. 12 |
| “Douglas…Yesterday and Today” by H.T. Eaton | pg. 13 |
| “Douglas…and Baseball” By Ed Scannell | pg. 31 |
| Key to Map of Douglas | pg. 35 |
| Map of the Town of Douglas, drawn by W.J. Budzyna, 1941 | pg. 36 |
| Pictures of Douglas – Buildings, Landmarks and Townspeople | pg. 38 |
| Town Officers | pg. 51 |
Appendix F – Table of Contents 250th Anniversary
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Time and the Town
Commemorating the 250th Anniversary of the Town of Douglas Massachusetts
| TITLE | PAGES |
| “Crossroads” by Peter Coppola | pp. 7-8 |
| “Douglas” by Amy Myers | pg. 8 |
| “The Second Congregational Church of East Douglas” by Lauren-Rose King | pg. 10 |
| “1746…The Timeline Begins” by Joe Vecchione | pp. 11-12 |
| “The Day of the Nipmuc” by George B. Griffin | pp. 13-14 |
| “In Search of Dr. Douglass” by Joe Vecchione | pp. 15-17 |
| “A Challenge to Historians: The Inns and Taverns of Douglas” | pp. 18-19 |
| “Industry” by George B. Griffin | pp. 21-22 |
| “Hayward-Schuster Mill” by Joey M. Randor | pg. 23 |
| “School Days” by Carolyn Given | pp. 25-26 |
| “Respect” by Staci Graves | pg. 30 |
| “Douglas” by Corey Gonyor | pg. 30 |
| “Douglas Has a Life” by Aurelia Fulginiti | pg. 30 |
| “Happy Birthday Douglas” by Amanda MacKay | pg. 30 |
| “The Simon Fairfield Public Library” by Charlotte Coppola | pg. 31 |
| “Call to Arms” by Brian Whitaker | pp. 33-34 |
| “South of Hedgehog Corner” by Peter Coppola | pp. 37-39 |
| “The Haunted Orchard” by Jackie Butler | pg. 38 |
| Sites of Historic Interest | pp. 40-42 |
| “Iron Horses, Steel Rails, and a Golden Age” by David Kmetz | pp. 43-44 |
| “The Little Engine That Couldn’t” by Peter Coppola | pp. 45-46 |
| “Places of Worship” | pp. 49-51 |
| “A Rose is Never a Rose” by Peter Coppola | pg. 53 |
| “Douglas Camp Childhood: Memories of Julia Clougher as told to Eileen Crossman” by Eileen Crossman | pg. 54 |
| “The Fire King Engine Company” by Carolyn Given | pp. 55-56 |
| “The Big Fire” by Allison Lachapelle | pg. 57 |
| “Keeping the Peace” by Carolyn Given | pp. 59-60 |
| “The E.N. Jenckes Store Museum” by Marieta Howard | pp. 61-62 |
| “When the Name of the Game was Baseball” by Clarence Gagne | pp. 63-64 |
| “His Last Hurrah” by Clarence Gagne | pp. 65-66 |
| “Douglas State Forest” by Paul Peterson | pg. 67 |
| “The Civilian Conservation Corps” by Paul Peterson | pg. 68 |
| Voices… | pp. 69-72 |
| Pastimes | pp. 73-75 |
| “Douglas Town Report: An Anniversary Poem” by Jack Sughrue | pg. 76 |
| Appreciation… | pp. 78-79 |
| “The Douglas Flag” | pg. 79 |
| Bibliography | pg. 80 |
Appendix G – Index 250th Anniversary
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Commemorating the 250th Anniversary of the Town of Douglas Massachusetts
| 200th Anniversary – 64, 75, 77, 79 | Joycean Lively Arts Guild – 75 |
| Amos Goodness Tobacco and Cigar Store – 73 | Junior-Senior High School – 26, 42 |
| Anderson, Charles – 56 | Jussaume’s Gas Station – 60 |
| Anderson, Christine – 75 | Kakos, Reverend Peter – 75 |
| Annual Blackstone Valley Arts Festival – 75 | Kalousdian, Margaret (Whitinsville, MA) – 75 |
| Astbury, Reverend Paul – 49 | Keith, Harold “Spider” – 70 |
| Athletics – 63 | Keresy, Father Robert – 50 |
| Atkins, Daniel P. – 50 | King, Lauren-Rose – 10 |
| Badluck Camp – 68 | Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses – 51 |
| Badluck Pond (a.k.a. Bad Luck Pond) – 7, 8, 9, 14, 26, 37-39, 67, 69, 74 | Kleya, Joseph – 27 |
| Balcome Block – 57 | Knap (Knapp), Captain Job – 32 |
| Balcome, Dudley – 28 | Knap (Knapp), Constable Job – 32 |
| Balkcom, Ebenezer – 61 | Knapp Building – 31 |
| Ballou, Cliff – 60 | Kocur Farm – 63 |
| Banquet Hall – 57 | Korean and Vietnam Veterans Memorial – 34 |
| Barry, Jack – 60 | Koslak, John – 60 |
| Baseball – 63-64 | Koslak, John – 72 |
| Batchellor, Jeremiah – 50 | LaBree, Charles C. – 59 |
| Bear Corner – 37 | Lachappelle, Allison – 54 |
| Bear Swamp – 37 | Lake Manchaug – 74 |
| Belding, Horace C. – 35 | Legg, Nahum – 50 |
| Belisle, Bernadette – 60 | Little Turtle – 13-14 |
| Bennett’s Cider Mill – 72 | Long Cove – 38 |
| Bigos, Bill – 65 | Long Schoolhouse – 31 |
| Binning, John -14 | Lovers Rock – 39 |
| Bird, Frank – 53 | Lovett Mill/Shop – 20, 21, 47 |
| Bit Shop Pond – 19, 70 | Lower Hunt’s Pond – 42 |
| Blackstone Canal – 43 | Lower Village – 39 |
| Blackstone Valley Crusade – 51 | Lynch’s Pharmacy – 77 |
| Blackstone Valley League (Baseball) – 60, 63-64, 65, 69, 75 | MacInnis, John “Red” – 68 |
| Boston and New York Central (Railway) – 44 | Macuga, Joe – 65 |
| Boston Mens Farm – 37-39 | Main Street – 4 |
| Boston-Hartford Turnpike – 18, 26 | Main Street Square – 19 |
| Boston, Hartford & Erie Railroad – 28 | Manchaug, Massachusetts – 7, 13, 22 |
| Bradford, Al (Quincy, MA) – 75 | Manning Insurance Agency – 71 |
| Briggs, Joseph – 35 | Manning, Martha – 71 |
| Brown, Mary – 17 | Manning, Paul D., Jr – 71 |
| Brown, Parley – 50 | Maple Sap, The (Maple Sap Sprout) – 38 |
| Brown, Reuben – 53 | Marsh, Aaron – 32 |
| Budde, Pat – 75 | Marsh, Ensign Joseph – 14 |
| Bull Run – 39 | Marsh, Judson – 59 |
| Butler, Jackie – 30 | Marsh, Lucius, Jr. – 5, 19, 32 |
| Bygone Entertainment – 73 | Mason, James – 29 |
| Calabria Region, Italy – 28 | Masons – 73 |
| Caleb Hill Tavern – 19, 42 | Maziarka, Frank “Muzzy” – 65 |
| Carl, Marie Schuster – 26 | McCallum, Heather – 48 |
| Castle Caves – 39 | McCaul, Mr. – 69 |
| Cedar Swamp (Badluck Swamp) – 38 | McLaughlin, Richard – 60 |
| Centerville – 39 | McMahon, Ken – 65-66 |
| Central Block – 44, 50, 57, 60 | McMahon, Laura – 70 |
| Central Hall – 57 | Mechanics Block – 44, 57 |
| Central Massachusetts Poetry Workshop – 75 | Metcalf, Paul (Norwood, MA) – 75 |
| Central Massachusetts Regional Library System – 31 | Methodist Reformed Church – See United Methodist Church – 50 |
| Chalmers, Father Edward – 50 | Micah Hill Brickyard, The – 39 |
| Chapdelaine, Phillip “Chappy” – 65 | Midland Company (Railway) – 44 |
| Chase, Gardner – 61 | Midland Railroad – 44 |
| Chase, Mrs. Gardner – 61 | Midstate Trail – 67 |
| Chaubunagungamaug – 13-14 | Military – 33 |
| Chockalog – 13-14 | Millbury Woolen Company (Millbury) – 22 |
| Church of Christ in Douglas – see First Congregational Churchill | Millbury, Massachusetts – 22 |
| Church, Charles L., Jr. – 69 | Morse Pond – 39, 46, 54 |
| Citizen’s Hall Association – 25 | Morse, George – 51 |
| Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) – 67, 68, 69 | Moses Wallis Devise – 60 |
| Clougher, Juila – 54 | Mumford River – 8, 21, 23, 28, 36, 39, 57, 65, 70, 74 |
| Coffee House Crossing – 37-38, 66 | Mumford River Masonic Temple – 25, 42 |
| Coffee House, The – 18, 38 | Mumfordville – 39 |
| Coffin, Reverend Shirley D. – 50 | Municipal Center – 34, 42, 59, 81 |
| Cold Spring – 19, 39 | Murphy, E.J., Jr. – 79 |
| Comings, Isaac – 14 | Muskrat Pond – 38 |
| Congregational Society of Douglas – see First Congregational Church | Myers, Amy – 8 |
| Coolidge, J.W. – 51 | Naples Region, Italy – 28 |
| Cooper, Peter – 39 | Nedoroscik, Joe – 56 |
| Coopertown – 39 | Nedoroscik, Susan – 71 |
| Coppola, Anthony – 5, 71 | Nelson, Victor – 56, 59-60 |
| Coppola, Charlotte – 71 | New Haven Railbed – 39 |
| Coppola, Henry “Cuppy” – 65-66 | New Sherborn – 7, 12, 14, 15-16, 25 |
| Coppola, Peter – 7 | New York and New England Railroad – 44 |
| Courtemanche, Al – 60 | New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad – 37, 39, 44, 45, 54, 67, 74 |
| Coyle, Michael – 48 | Newell, Tim – 48 |
| Crossman, Eileen – 54 | Nipmuc – 7, 8, 12, 13-14, 28, 37-39 |
| Death, Captain John – 14 | Norfolk Country Railroad – 44 |
| Department of Environmental Management (DEM) – 67 | Norwich and Worcester Railway – 44 |
| Derham, T.J. – 19 | Octoberfest – 75 |
| Dodge, Frank O. – 73 | Old Town Hall (Cottage Street) – 25 |
| Douglas Academy – 28, 39 | Outdoor Recreation – 74 |
| Douglas Agricultural Society – 31 | Oxford-Providence Turnpike – 36, 39 |
| Douglas Arts Council – 75 | Pease, Patty – 28 |
| Douglas Athletic Association – 65 | Perkins, Larry – 51 |
| Douglas Axe Company (Works) – 8, 10, 19, 20, 21-22, 23, 27, 31, 35, 36, 42, 47 | Picnic Grounds, The – 63 |
| Douglas Band – 28, 58, 73 | Police Station – 42, 59, 81 |
| Douglas Boys Club – 64, 72-73 | Policemen’s Ball – 74 |
| Douglas Camp Meeting Association, The – 51 | Polish/Poles – 27-28 |
| Douglas Camp Meetings – 54, 70 | Poor Farm (Town Farm) – 38 |
| Douglas Campground – 54 | Post Office (Main Street) – 81 |
| Douglas Center Common – 42, 49 | Powder House Grand Trunk Rail Road – 48 |
| Douglas Center Post Office – 32 | Providence Pike – see Oxford-Providence Pike |
| Douglas Center Railroad Depot – 6, 75 | Providence-Worcester Railroad – 43 |
| Douglas Center School – 18, 26, 34, 72, 81 | Quinn, Jim – 65 |
| Douglas Civic Association – 71 | Quintal, Arlene – 70 |
| Douglas Common – 37, 73 | Quintal, Joe – 70 |
| Douglas Elementary School – 26, 42 | Quintal, Joseph “Sonny” – 70 |
| Douglas Flag – 79 | Randor, Joey M. – 23 |
| Douglas Herald – 28 | Rattlesnake Ledge – 38 |
| Douglas Historical Society – 18, 42, 62, 81 | Resan, Ann – 60, 69 |
| Douglas Library Association -31 | Reservoir Pond – 28 |
| Douglas Memorial High School – 28, 42, 59, 65, 71, 81 | Ritchie, Tom – 69 |
| Douglas Pike – 39 | Rod and Gun Club – 73 |
| Douglas Police Department – 59-60, 70, 73 | Rowley, Helen (Batcheller) – 6 |
| Douglas Social Library Association – 28 | Samuel Lovett House – 10 |
| Douglas State Forest – 67 | Samuel Sibley G.A.R. Post, 137 – 35 |
| Douglas Town/Douglas Center – 37 | Saris Region, Slovakia – 27 |
| Douglas Woods – 46, 81 | Savage, Abyah – 14 |
| Douglas, William, Jr. – 17 | Saviano, Pasquale – 27 |
| Douglass, Doctor William – 12, 14, 15-17, 25, 42 | Saviano, Rose – 68 |
| Downs, Richard – 38 | School Committee – 60 |
| Dudley Tavern – 18, 19, 42 | Schools – 17, 35 |
| Dudley-Holman Parsonage – 31 | Schuster Woolen Company (East Douglas) – 22, 27, 70, 71 |
| Dudley, Grace – 70, 72 | Schuster, Eleanor – 69 |
| Dudley, John – 28 | Schuster, Walter E. – 26, 27, 63, 65-66 |
| E.N. Jenckes General Store and Museum – 42, 52, 54, 61-62 | Schuster, Winfield S. – 22, 64, 66, 69, 71 |
| East Douglas Depot – 44 | Second Congregational Church – 10, 48, 49, 57, 75 |
| East Douglas Hotel – 19, 29, 42, 44, 52 | Senior Center – 81 |
| East Douglas Post Office (Wixtead Block) – 31, 32, 53, 60, 70, 77 | Shell Station (Main Street) – 59 |
| Edwin Moore House – 36 | Sibley, Samuel – 34 |
| Einiger Mills, Inc. (New York) – 22 | Simon Fairfield Public Library – 31, 71, 75 |
| Elbro Tool Company, Inc. – 22 | Simon Rawson Farm – 37, 53 |
| Eliot, John – 14 | Slovak Catholic Sokols/Sokol Hall – 27, 50, 72, 74 |
| Elmwood Club Restaurant – 19, 47, 48, 50, 55, 73 | Slovaks/Slovakia – 27-28 |
| Emerson, William A. – 5, 19, 25 | Smith, Joel A. – 50 |
| Fairfield, James M. – 31 | Smith, Reverend David – 49 |
| Fairfield, Phoebe Churchill – 31 | Snow, Reverend Solomon P. – 50 |
| Fairfield, Simon – 31 | Sochia, Ted, III – 56 |
| Feldman, Nan Hass (Franklin, MA) – 75 | Soldier’s Field – 42, 55, 64 |
| Fire Department – 55-56, 57, 73 | Soldiers Monument – 42 |
| Fire House (Cottage Street) – 31, 42, 55 | Southbridge and Blackstone Company – 44 |
| Fire King – 55-56, 57 | Southern New England Railroad – 45-46, 74 |
| Fire King Engine Company – 55 | Southern New England Trunk Line Trail – 67 |
| Firemen’s Ball – 74 | Spis Region, Slovakia – 27 |
| First Congregational Church – 10, 49, 51 | St. Denis Church – 28, 50 |
| Fleet, Ona – 69 | St. Mary’s Church (Uxbridge, MA) – 50 |
| Florence Region, Italy – 28 | Stillman Russell Drugstore – 52 |
| Foley, Patrick – 60 | Stone Hotel – 19, 35 |
| Fortier, Arthur – 65 | Stone, Reverend Isaac – 28, 31 |
| Frank E. Jones Coal and Ice Company – 52 | Sughrue, Elaine – 75 |
| French Canadians – 27-28 | Sughrue, Jack – 75, 76 |
| Frost’s Store – 73 | Swedish Society – 28 |
| Fulginiti, Amanda – 30 | Swedish/Swedes/Sweden – 27-28 |
| Gagne, Clarence – 71 | Swenson, Kelly – 48 |
| Gale House – 19 | Taft, Lafayette – 53 |
| George Wallis Sawmill – 9 | Taft, Moses (Uxbrige, MA) – 22, 35 |
| George, Jimmy (Peters) – 65 | Tasseltop – 39 |
| Gilboa (Gilboa Floats) – 39 | Tasseltop School – 75 |
| Gilboa Pond – 36 | Tetreaut, Merritt “Pete” – 22 |
| Goat Ledge – 39 | Thayer, Elisha – 26 |
| Gold Mine, The – 37, 53 | Thayer, Israel – 19 |
| Goodness, Clement – 10 | Thayer’s Block – 77 |
| Goodness Store – 10, 62, 68, 70 | Thayer’s Hall – 53 |
| Goodness, Amos – 10 | Therrien, Edward “Buff” – 56, 72 |
| Gore Turnpike – see Webster Road | Therrien, Norman “Reddy” – 65 |
| Goynor, Corey – 30 | They Raced Horses on Main Street – 71 |
| Grady, Laurie – 79 | Thompson Road – 37-39, 46, 81 |
| Grammar School – 60 | Tinkerville – 38 |
| Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) – 27, 33-34 | Toke – 22 |
| Grand Trunk Railbed – 39, 45-46 | Torrington, Connecticut – 27 |
| Granutec, Inc. – 22 | Town Farm, The – 75 |
| Green Dragon Tavern – 15-17, 37 | Town Hall (Main Street) – 57, 59, 60, 69, 72, 73, 81 |
| Guilford Industries (a.k.a. Guilford of Maine) – 22, 23, 39, 56 | Tyler, Andrew – 14 |
| H.T. Hayward Company (Manchaug) – 22 | Tyler, William – 14 |
| Hale Piano Company – 47 | Union Hotel -19 |
| Haunted Orchard, The – 38 | United Methodist Church – 44, 50, 51, 57 |
| Hays, Charles M. – 45 | Unnamed Tavern – 19 |
| Hayward Landing Apartments – 22 | V.F.W. Women’s Auxiliary – 34 |
| Hayward Woolen Company – 21-22, 23, 27, 42, 55, 70, 71, 72 | Valley Market – 19 |
| Hayward-Schuster Woolen Mills – 21-22, 23, 47, 57, 64, 69 | Vassar, Frank – 59 |
| Hayward, Harry T. – 22, 26 | Vecchione, Felix “Flaxy” – 56 |
| Hayward, William E. – 22, 26, 35 | Vecchione, Felix S. “Hap” – 72 |
| Heath, Sheriff Edwin P. – 59 | Vecchione, Joe – 5, 11 |
| Hedgehog Corner – 37-39 | Vecchione, Joe “Skooskie” – 72 |
| Hemlock, The – 37 | Vecchione, John “Lombardy” – 65 |
| Highway Barn – 42 | Virostek, Andrew “Pat” – 65 |
| Hill, Captain Caleb – 14, 19, 32 | W.R. Wallis Lumber Company – 24 |
| Hill, Ephraim – 7, 8, 14, 32, 42, 70 | Walker, David – 28 |
| Hill, Hannah – 7, 32, 42 | Walker, Hiram – 28 |
| Hill, Lieutenant Moses – 19, 32 | Wallace, Thomas “Tad” – 73-74 |
| Hill, Submit – 32 | Wallis, Willie R. – 24 |
| Hilton, John – 59 | Wallum Hill Pond – 37 |
| Holbrook Bell – 49 | Wallum Lake – 7, 13, 37-38, 66, 67, 70, 74 |
| Holman, Reverend David – 31 | Webster Gore (The Gore) – 38 |
| Holmes, Pamela – 74-75 | Webster Road – 7, 37 |
| Homeinick, John – 68 | Weeks, Eddie – 65 |
| Homenick, Helen – 68 | Welcome Home Celebration – 64, 71, 75, 77, 79 |
| Howe Works (Douglas Axe Works) – 42 | Wellman Grist Mill – 24, 42 |
| Howe, Karl – 59-60 | Wellman, James – 14 |
| Hunt, Joseph – 21, 26, 28 | Whipple Tavern – 19 |
| Hunt, Oliver – 21, 26, 28 | Whipple, Homer – 28 |
| Hvizdos Supermarket – 27 | Whitaker, Brian – 30 |
| Ichthus Club – 73 | White Oak Tavern – 19 |
| Immigrants – 27 | Whitin Reservoir – 36, 39, 74 |
| Indian Rock – 39 | Whiting Tavern – 10, 42 |
| Irish/Ireland – 27-28 | Wildcat Cove – 38 |
| Italians/Italy – 27-28 | William E. Hayward and Company – 22 |
| Jack the Hugger – 44 | Williams, Glenn T. – 51 |
| Jenckes, E. Mialma – 6, 61-62 | Wing, Luther – 51 |
| Jenckes, Edward N. – 61.62 | Wixtead Block – 53 |
| Jenckes, Helen – 6, 61-62 | Wixtead Building – 77 |
| Jennison, Doctor Samuel – 17 | Wixtead Store – 77 |
| Jepherson Tavern – 19, 39, 42 | Women’s Relief Corps – 34 |
| Jepherson, Syra – 28 | Woolen League – 64 |
| Jepherson, Thomas – 14 | Worcester Gazette – 28 |
| Jette, “Freddie” – 73 | Yacino, Frank – 72 |
| Joels Pond – 38 | Yacino, Philomena “Fannie” – 72 |
| Jones, Oliver – 57 | Zifcak, Michael – 65 |
| Joseph J. Michna V.F.W. Post #7554 – 34 |
Appendix H – Picture Index 250th Anniversary
2016.03.04.01
Time and the Town
Commemorating the 250th Anniversary of the Town of Douglas Massachusetts
| Amos Goodness Tobacco and Cigar Store – 73 | Keith, Harold “Spider” – 70 |
| Bad Luck Pond – 38 | Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses – 51 |
| Bit Shop Pond – 20 | Koslak, John – 72 |
| Church, Charles L., Jr. – 69 | Lovett Mill/Shop – 20, 47 |
| Coppola, Charlotte – 71 | Lynch’s Pharmacy – 77 |
| Douglas Axe Company – 20, 23, 47 | Main Street – 4 |
| Douglas Band – 58 | Manning, Martha – 71 |
| Douglas Camp Meeting Association, The – 51 | McMahon, Laura – 70 |
| Douglas Center Common – 34 | Mumford River – 36 |
| Douglas Center Post Office – 32 | Municipal Center – 42 |
| Douglas Center Railroad Depot – 6 | Nedorscik, Susan – 71 |
| Douglas Center School – 18 | Nelson, Victor – 59 |
| Douglas Elementary School – 42 | Old Town Hall (Cottage Street) – 55 |
| Douglas Flag – 70 | Oxford Providence Turnpike – 36 |
| Douglas Middle School and High School – 42 | Police Station – 42 |
| Dudley Tavern – 18 | Powder House Grand Trunk Rail Road – 48 |
| Dudley, Grace – 70 | Quintal, Joseph “Sonny” – 70 |
| E.N. Jenckes General Store – 52, 61 | Resan, Ann – 69 |
| East Douglas Depot – 44 | Rogerson Building – 29 |
| East Douglas Hotel – 29, 52 | Rowley, Helen (Batcheller) – 6 |
| East Douglas Post Office (Wixtead Block) – 77 | Saint Denis Church – 50 |
| Edwin Moore House – 36 | Samuel Lovett House – 10 |
| Elmwood Club – 47, 48 | Schuster, Eleanor – 69 |
| Fire House (Cottage Street) – 55, 56 | Schuster, Walter E. – 65 |
| Fire King – 55 | Schuster, Winfield S. – 64 |
| Fire King Engine Company – 55 | Second Congregational Church – 48, 49 |
| First Congregational Church – 49 | Shell Station (Main Street) – 59 |
| Fleet, Ona – 69 | Simon Fairfield Public Library – 31 |
| Frank E. Jones Coal and Ice Company – 52 | Southern New England Railroad Company – 45 |
| Gagne, Clarence – 71 | Stillman Russell Drugstore – 52 |
| George Wallis Sawmill – 9 | Thayer’s Block – 77 |
| Gilboa Pond – 36 | Therrien, Edward “Buff” – 72 |
| Goodness Store – 10 | United Methodist Church – 50 |
| Grand Trunk – 45 | Vassar, Frank – 59 |
| Green Dragon Tavern – 15 | W.R. Wallis Lumber Company – 24 |
| Guilford Industries (Guilford of Maine) – 23 | Wallum Lake – 66, 74 |
| Hale Piano Company – 47 | Webster Road – 7 |
| Hayward Woolen Company – 23 | Wellman Grist Mill – 24 |
| Hayward-Schuster Woolen Mills – 22, 23, 47 | Whitin Reservoir – 36 |
| Highway Barn – 42 | Wixtead Building – 77 |
| Jenckes, E. Mialma – 6, 61 | Wixtead Store – 77 |
| Jenckes, Edward N. – 61 | Yacino, Philomena “Fannie” – 72 |
| Jenckes, Helen – 61 |