Constanine "Costa" J. Maletskos, Chairman of the Library Building Committee, with Waldon J. Anderson, President of the Library Board of the Directors, standing on the left
Detailed card information about books is a necessary background work.
(left) Miss Corinne M Stuart, Junior Asssistant, in charge of cataloging; (right) Miss Barbara Shute, Acting Librarian;
Detailed card information about books is a necessary background work.
(left) Miss Barbara Shute, Acting Librarian; (right) Miss Corinne M Stuart, Junior Asssistant, in charge of cataloging
Rotary registration file --The library does not use borrowers' cards, but a registration file. [Miss Priscilla M. Darcy, senior assistant] Miss Carroll, Mr. Hugh Parkhurst
The Gloucester Selectmen’s Records, Volume 2, 1721-1754 includes entries relating to meetings, the appointments of highway repairs to various surveyors, the commitment of tax lists to Constables for collection and settlements, agreements with people of the town to care for the poor and receive payments for their care, orders drawn on the Town Treasurer for expenses, lists of taxes abated, warnings out, and other entries related to town governance. Of note are names of people that do not appear elsewhere in town records. Includes Index.
The Gloucester Selectmen’s Records, Volume 1, 1699-1721 includes entries relating to town governance, minutes of meetings, and orders drawn on the Town Treasurer for expenses. Includes Index.
The Gloucester Selectmen’s Day Book, 1775-1782, entries includes financial accounts relating to the purchase of supplies for the militia and bounties for soldiers. Additional entries include abatement of taxes, hiring of school teachers, an account of powder stores and their location, a 1779 account of items left in a workhouse in the care of Captain William Gee, approbations to sell liquor, accounts of the Overseers of the Poor, accounts of the Constable, perambulations, and “aprize of bread.” The volume also includes a list of privateers and their vessels, and a 1907 “Gloucester Daily Times” newspaper clipping regarding the 125th Anniversary of Revolutionary War soldiers brought to Gloucester, Massachusetts on Halifax cartel.
The Town Records of Gloucester, Massachusetts, Volume 1, 1642-1715 includes entries relating to town meetings, minutes of meetings, land grants, warrants, elections and appointments, reports of elected and appointed officials and committees, highways, agreements, recorded damages, land transactions including deeds and leases, animal markings and impoundments, religious societies, appropriations, enrolled militia, jurors, and other topics relating to town governance.
The Town Records of Gloucester, Massachusetts, Volume 2, 1694-1762 includes entries relating to town meetings, minutes of meetings, land grants, warrants, elections and appointments, reports of elected and appointed officials and committees, highways, agreements, recorded damages, land transactions including deeds and leases, animal markings and impoundments, religious societies, appropriations, enrolled militia, jurors, and other topics relating to town governance.
The Commoner’s Book, Vol. 2, 1713-1820, includes information on land grants, minutes of Commoners’ meetings, records of highways and lots, accounts of disbursements to Commoners, etc.
The Commoner’s Book, Vol. 1, 1707-1820, includes information on land grants, division bounds, thatch lots, woodlots and highways. There are also copies of warrants, minutes of meetings of Proprietors, etc.
The Town Records of Gloucester, Massachusetts, Volume 3, 1753-1800 includes entries relating to Town meetings, land grants, warrants, elections and appointments, reports of elected and appointed Officials and Committees, highways, agreements, damages, land transactions including deeds and leases, animal markings and impoundments, religious societies, appropriations, enrolled militia, jurors, etc. Gloucester, Massachusetts Town Records, 1753-1800
Town Treasurer's accounts, orders on Town Treasurer, Constable warrants, minutes of meetings, reports of warrants warning out of Town, list of new residents & places of origin, Poor House, Surveyors of Highways, schools, etc. Indexed.
Record of the births, deaths, and marriages in the town of Gloucester, Massachusetts dating from 1782 to 1806. Birth records include the names of the parents, the name of the child, and the date of birth. Death records include the name of the deceased, their age, date of death, and occasionally the cause of death. Marriage records include the names of the married couple, the date of their marriage, and who performed the ceremony. Marriage intentions may also be included within the records. Noteworthy events may also appear throughout the volume. Includes Index.
Record of the births, deaths, and marriages in the town of Gloucester, Massachusetts dating from 1739 to 1794. Birth records include the names of the parents, the name of the child, and the date of birth. Death records include the name of the deceased, their age, date of death, and occasionally the cause of death. Marriage records include the names of the married couple, the date of their marriage, and who performed the ceremony. Marriage intentions may also be included within the records. Noteworthy events may also appear throughout the volume. Includes Index.
The 4th Parish Records of Gloucester, Massachusetts include entries relating to town meeting minutes, constable warrants, the General Court dividing First Parish into two parishes, and a chronological listing of warrants to Constable to notify the inhabitants of Fourth Parish of meetings. Warrants and meeting minutes include choosing a moderator, a committee to interview candidates for minister, Parish officers, raising money, the names of elected officials, money to be raised, outcomes of votes, church repairs, burial cloth purchases, receiving Parish's proportion of Town money for school and hiring a schoolmaster, and other topics relating to town governance.