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Melrose Public Library: Melrose, Mass. View of the front of Melrose Public Library, Melrose, Mass. building before 1949. Written on back: "Before 1949." -
Melrose Public Library: Melrose, Mass. View of the library building from the corner of West Emerson Street, Melrose, Mass. and Lake Avenue. Written on back: "Library building and Odlin house next door (Foster's owners), 4/61. Photo by John Curtis" -
Children's Room Melrose Public Library: Melrose, Mass. Written on back: "Children's room, Julianna Mutter at desk, Mother Goose clock on wall. Photo by John Curtis." Melrose Public Library, Melrose, Mass. -
Reference and YP Room, Melrose Public Library: Melrose, Mass. Written on back: "Reference and YP room from entrance door. Photo by John Curtis. Present location of the Browsing room." Melrose Public Library, Melrose, Mass. -
Trustee's Room, Melrose Public Library: Melrose, Mass. View of Trustee's room from doorway at Melrose Public Library, Melrose, Mass. Written on back: "Mary A. Livermore and Trustee's room display of African sculpture objects on table. Photo by John Curtis." -
Main Desk, Melrose Public Library: Melrose, Mass. Main desk facing the Browsing room and the original entrance to Melrose Public Library, Melrose, Mass. Written on back; "Rear desk towards front entrance. Patricia White, Barbara Mason in desk. Photo by John Curtis." -
Main Desk, Melrose Public Library: Melrose, Mass. Main desk in what is now the Archway room at Melrose Public Library, Melrose, Mass. Written on back: "Main desk looking to rear. Barbara Mason, Patricia White, Audrey Bergmann (rear). Photo by John Curtis." -
Main Desk, Melrose Public Library: Melrose, Mass. Main desk looking toward original entrance to Melrose Public Library, Melrose, Mass. Written on back: "A very busy Monday evening. Patricia White (seated), Barbara Mason, Audrey Bergmann (rear). Photo by John Curtis." -
Main Desk, Melrose Public Library: Melrose, Mass. View of the Main desk looking toward the original entrance to Melrose Public Library, Melrose, Mass. Written on back: "Main desk looking toward Main entrance. At desk: Barbara Mason, Patricia White. 4/61. Photo by John Curtis" -
Browsing Room, Melrose Public Library: Melrose, Mass. A view of the Browsing room from near the entrance to the room at Melrose Public Library, Melrose, Mass. -
Art Department, Melrose Public Library: Melrose, Mass. A view of the Art department from its entrance next to the Reference room at Melrose Public Library, Melrose, Mass. -
Circulation Desk, Melrose Public Library: Melrose, Mass. View of the circulation desk as seen from the Archway room at Melrose Public Library, Melrose, Mass. -
Circulation Desk, Melrose Public Library: Melrose, Mass. View of the circulation desk on the main floor from the stairs leading up into Melrose Public Library, Melrose, Mass. Jane Walker is seen sitting behind the desk. -
Children's Room, Melrose Public Library: Melrose, Mass. View of the circulation desk from the toddler area at Melrose Public Library, Melrose, Mass. Naomi Waka is seen standing on the right. -
Children's Room, Melrose Public Library: Melrose, Mass. View of the circulation desk in the Children's room located opposite the entrance at Melrose Public Library, Melrose, Mass. -
Reference Room, Melrose Public Library: Melrose, Mass. Patron reading newspaper in the Reference room at Melrose Public Library, Melrose, Mass. -
Circulation Desk, Melrose Public Library: Melrose, Mass. View of the circulation desk on main floor from the Reference room at Melrose Public Library, Melrose, Mass. -
Circulation Desk, Melrose Public Library: Melrose, Mass. Circulation desk on main floor at Melrose Public Library, Melrose, Mass. Bernice Griffin standing on the left and Jane Walker sitting on the right. -
Art Department, Melrose Public Library: Melrose, Mass. View of the art department, current exhibition and art librarian's desk at Melrose Public Library, Melrose, Mass. Art Librarian, Marian Moberger seen standing behind her desk. The space is now shared with the teen zone. -
Language Lab, Melrose Public Library: Melrose, Mass. Interior view of the language lab at Melrose Public Library, Melrose, Mass. Bernice Griffin standing on the left and Ruth Mountfort partially seen on the right. -
Language Lab, Melrose Public Library: Melrose, Mass. Interior view of the language lab at Melrose Public Library, Melrose, Mass. Bernice Griffin standing on the left and Ruth Mountfort on the right. -
Circulation desk, Melrose Public Library: Melrose, Mass. View of the circulation desk with the Reference room behind it at Melrose Public Library, Melrose, Mass. -
Circulation Desk, Melrose Public Library: Melrose, Mass. View of the circulation desk with the Reference room behind it at Melrose Public Library, Melrose, Mass. -
Circulation Desk in the Children's Room, Melrose Public Library: Melrose, Mass. View of the Children's room circulation desk from the lower level front doors at Melrose Public Library, Melrose, Mass. Behind the circulation desk from left to right: Naomi Waka, Director Ron Hubbs, and Paulette Loomis sitting at her desk. -
Circulation Desk, Melrose Public Library: Melrose, Mass. A view of the circulation desk facing the Archway room at Melrose Public Library, Melrose, Mass. Librarian Jane Walker standing behind the circulation desk. -
Reference Room, Melrose Public Library: Melrose, Mass. Photograph of the reference room from a patron's perspective seated at the rear corner of the room at Melrose Public Library, Melrose, Mass. -
Language Lab, Melrose Public Library: Melrose, Mass. View of the language lab where the office assistant workspace is now located at Melrose Public Library, Melrose, Mass. -
Young Patron at the Circulation D:esk, Melrose Public Library: Melrose, Mass. Photograph of a young patron at the circulation desk at Melrose Public Library, Melrose, Mass. Director Ron Hubbs and Naomi Waka behind the circulation desk. -
Archway Room, Melrose Public Library: Melrose, Mass. Photograph of the archway room facing rear stacks at Melrose Public Library, Melrose, Mass. Director Ron Hubbs entering room from the left. -
1938 Hurricane Aftermath, Melrose Public Library: Melrose, Mass. Written on back: "Picture of the library grounds after the September 1938 hurricane." Hurricane damage to the area in front of the Melrose Public Library, Melrose, Mass. -
Architect's Drawing of Melrose Public Library Addition: Melrose, Mass. Black and white photograph of architectural rendition of the proposed library addition circa 1961. Melrose Public Library, Melrose, Mass. Drawing by Philip Burne. -
Cornerstone of Melrose Public Library Library Being Laid: Melrose, Mass. Black and white photograph of cornerstone being laid for the new Melrose Public Library building at 69 West Emerson Street, Melrose, Mass. -
The Melrose Public Library This little brochure has been prepared by the Library Advisory Committee as a souvenir of the Melrose Public Library. -
One hundred years of the Melrose Public Library This booklet is part of the Centennial Observance of the Melrose Public Library, November 1-7, 1971. -
Melrose Walks : The Village A map of a walking tour of The Village, courtesy of the Melrose Historical Society. This walk takes you through both residential and commercials areas between Melrose's two of three B&M railroad depots, Wyoming Station, and Melrose Depot. The Boston & Maine railroad came to Melrose in 1845. Within a few years of its arrival, the sleepy village of North Malden had become a desirable suburb. Click on image to view entire map. -
Melrose Walks : East Side, Upham Hill A map of a walking tour of the East Side and Upham Hill, courtesy of the Melrose Historical Society. The tour takes you on some of the prettiest residential streets in Melrose. On route you will see fine examples of almost every style of Victorian architecture: Italianate, Second Empire, Queen Anne, Stick, Shingle and Colonial Revival. Click on image to view entire map. -
Melrose Walks : Main Street A map of a walking tour of Main Street, courtesy of the Melrose Historical Society. Main Street is the business and civic center of Melrose. Here we find City Hall, the Central Fire station, Memorial Hall, the Baptist and Methodist Churches, the YMCA, and four blocks of businesses, banks, and restaurants. Click on image to view entire map. -
Atlas of the boundaries of the town of Melrose, Middlesex County View atlas at the State Library of Massachusetts -
Atlas of the town of Melrose, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Maps show buildings and land ownership in Melrose. Includes street index. -
Atlas of Massachusetts Map of Melrose on plate 4, pages 50-51 of atlas -
Births, marriages and deaths in the town of Malden, Massachusetts, 1649-1850 View title in the Internet Archive -
Ancient Melrose and some information about its old homesteads, families & furnishings View title in the Internet Archive -
The Melrose memorial : the annals of Melrose, county of Middlesex, Massachusetts, in the great rebellion of 1861-'65 View title in the Internet Archive -
The history of Melrose, County of Middlesex, Massachusetts View title in the Internet Archive -
Melrose History Signature Quilt : 1897-1898 This patchwork quilt was made in 1898. The quilt block used in the quilt was known as 'Snowflake' in the 1800s, and is also now known as 'Old Italian Block'. It has solid red and white fabrics on the front, and a red on white polka dot on the back and is tied with white yarn. The quilt is inscribed with many names all written by the same hand. Of the 64 families listed on the quilt, 58 lived in Melrose at the time - many were members of the First United Methodist Church. -
Clara Sievwright Harbon : portrait Clara lived at 236 East Foster Street with her parents, James B. and Ida B. and her sister, Ruth. -
Ruth Sievwright and Dorothy, Ian and Annie sitting by car Ruth Sievwright was the daughter of James B. and Ida B., and sister to Clara. -
Portrait of Ruth Sievwright and unknown boy Ruth was the daughter of James B. and Ida B. Sievwright. -
James Beatty Sievwright : portrait The Sievwright's lived at 236 East Foster Street. James was 43 years old and a dry goods salesman. He had immigrated from Canada in 1870. -
Ida Belle Sievwright : portrait The Sievwright's lived at 236 East Foster Street. Ida (nee Coy) lived with her husband, James B. and their daughters, Ruth age 9 and Clara age 2. -
Reverend Joel Leonard at pulpit. Joel Leonard was pastor of the First Methodist Episcopal Church begin in 1896. -
Marion Selee Pickles : portrait Marion Selee Pickles was the daughter of John D. Pickles and his second wife, Lucy Cora Selee. -
Pickles family : Elizabeth, Helen and John D. John D. and Elizabeth (nee Seavey) Pickles were married on June 14, 1877. Helen was their daughter, born in 1885. Elizabeth died on October 25, 1895, probably before the quilt was made. It was believed she was named on the quilt as a memorial. -
Alice Grady : portraits In 1900, Alice Grady lived at 35 Otis Street with her father, Thomas and mother, Margaret and brother, Wallace and sister Margaret. Both Alice and Margaret's names are on the quilt. -
Ray and Ralph Leonard and Marie Leonard Ray and Ralph Leonard holding up Marie, the daughter of Ralph Leonard. -
Ray and Florence Leonard Ray Leonard was the son of Joel M. and Mary T. Leonard. His name appears on the quilt. -
Leonard family car Car owned by the Leonard family. Joel Leonard was the pastor of the First Methodist Episcopal Church in Melrose beginning in 1896. -
Joel, Mary and Ralph Leonard In 1900, Joel and Mary Leonard were living at 647 Main Street. They lived with their sons Ralph, age 13, and Ray, age 12, and a servant Emma Stolsten, age 30. Ralph Davis, Ray M., Joel Marvin, Mary T. and Hiram West names on the quilt. -
Dettmar Jones : hockey Dettmar Worth Jones, born September 2, 1890, was the son of Walter DeHaven and Gertrude Jones. His name is on the quilt. Pictured with Dettmar was Ruth, David and Mark. -
Dettmar Jones and family Dettmar Worth Jones, born September 2, 1890, was the son of Walter DeHaven and Gertrude Jones. His name is on the quilt. Pictured with Dettmar was Ruth, David and Mark. -
Stella Worth Jones feeding a raccoon Stella Worth Jones feeding a raccoon outside her house. According to the family "My father and family would visit Stella at her house in New Jersey when she was older. She used to keep raccoons for pets!" -
Stella Worth Jones with two women at the shore Stella Worth (nee Jones) Voorhees is on the right. -
Walter DeHaven Jones : studio portrait Studio portrait taken by C.R. Selee's Studio, Melrose -
Worth family canoeing Photograph of the Worth family on a canoe outing. -
Worth and Jones Families : 456 Porter Street Photographs of the Worth and Jones families in front of their home at 456 Porter Street. Members of the Worth family include Hannah Lothrop, Henry Watson, Grace Mabel, Harry W., Ross H., Laura, Florence and Daisy. Members of the DeHaven Jones family include Walter DeHaven, Gertude (nee Worth) Stella W. and Dettmar W. Photographs unlabeled. -
Document : Hannah Lothrop Mooers Hannah Lothrop Mooers born April 28, 1844. Married November 28, 1864 to Henry Watson Worth of Vassalboro and settled in Melrose, Mass. The document includes a photograph of Hannah and Henry. -
Melrose First United Methodist Church : 645 Main Street Romanesque revival church built about 1904. Previous edifice of the First United Methodist Church was destroyed by fire on April 24, 1903. -
Methodist Church Parsonage : 647 Main Street Queen Anne Victorian house originally built as a parsonage about 1889 by architect Joel F. Brown, Melrose. -
Victorian house : 498 Lebanon Street Victorian style two family house built before 1900. The house is on a corner lot with entrances at 68 Upham Street and 498 Lebanon Street. -
Colonial house : 481 Lebanon Street Colonial style may have been originally built as a single family before 1900, it is now classified as a multi-unit condo. -
Mansard house : 462 Lebanon Street Mansard style single family house built about 1880. -
Victorian house : 180 Bellevue Avenue Victorian style house originally built as a single family about 1880. -
Colonial house : 173 Bellevue Avenue Colonial style single family house built before 1900. -
Colonial house : 105 Beech Avenue Colonial style single family house built before 1900. -
Colonial house : 66 Beech Avenue Colonial style single family house built before 1900. -
Colonial house : 40 Fairmount Street Colonial style single family house built before 1900. -
Victorian house : 35 Otis Street Victorian style single family house may have been originally built as a single family about 1895, it is now classified as a two family. -
Colonial house : 24 Vine Street Colonial style house originally built as a single family before 1900, it is now classified as a dormitory style building. -
Victorian house : 21 Vine Street Victorian style house originally built as a single family about 1864, it is now classified as a two family. -
Mansard house : 19 Lake Avenue Mansard second empire style house originally built as a single family about 1834, it is now classified as a two family. -
Colonial house : 16 Vine Street Colonial style may have been originally built as a single family about 1852, it is now classified as a two family. -
Colonial house : 15 Emerson Place Colonial style single family house built about 1875. -
Colonial house : 4 Vine Street Colonial style single family house built about 1880. -
Colonial house : 63 East Foster Street Colonial style single family house built about 1895. -
Colonial house : 95 East Foster Street Colonial style single family house built about 1892. -
Victorian house : 118 Bellevue Avenue Victorian style single family house built around 1910. -
Colonial house : 236 East Foster Street Colonial style single family house built about 1890. -
Colonial revival house : 38 East Foster Street Colonial revival style house originally built as a single family about 1880, it is now classified as a two family. -
Heritage : Ann Wasserman Patchwork quilt -
Names, years, 5 generations : Ann Short Photograph of a barn quilt, replica of Leonard family section. -
Peppermint twist : Penny J. Sander Applique quilt -
Black, white & read all over: Nita Penfold Patchwork quilt -
Sally's folly : Sally Nelson Patchwork quilt -
Flying geese : Diane McLaughlin Patchwork quilted runner -
Flying geese : Diane McLaughlin Oil painting -
Untitled : Sally Hurley Applique quilt -
A season of change : Sally Hurley Applique, quilted and trapunto quilt
