Town pound rises again 74 years later sentinel and enterprise. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Leominster historical commission leominsters lost history. Colorful characters abound in leominsters history sentinel. Combing through leominster s history the leominster book committee has been meeting weekly. While many different industries established themselves in leominster, it was the comb industry that particularly flourished. Mar 06, 2014 he was appointed by the mayor to the leominster historical commission and was the editor of its history book, combing through leominsters history. Search the history of over 424 billion web pages on the internet. The river provided fertile soil for the cultivation of corn, beans, squash and tobacco. Pictures and articles are being gathered and selected for publishing in the book combing through leominster history. During its history the herefordshire market town had been no stranger to invasions from across the welsh border, but in 1943 it was to encounter an incursion of another type. Typical of the united states in the this celluloid comb ornated with colored paste stones.
Because he could neither hear nor speak, he attended a specialized school for deaf people in montreal at age seven, where he continued his studies for eight years. Doyle field bench honors leominster sports legend, leader. Aug 30, 20 when king philips war started in 1675, many of lancasters residents were killed or fled the area, according to combing through leominsters history, a book published by the. Regent edward choquette regent edward choquette, 78, of derby died peacefully on august, 2009, in newport. While working on researching on the combing through leominsters history, i notice many old photos of leominster.
By 1845 there were 24 comb factories within the towns limits. By the 1850s, paper mills, piano makers, and comb manufacturers had established. The leominster historical society is located at the historic field school, at 17 school street, in downtown leominster, massachusetts. We welcome visitors to view our exhibits and to use our extensive library, photographic records, artifact collections, maps and. And the latest video by ronald girouard they will show the changes in the business and stores on central street as well as the original landscape. Interstate 190, route, and route 117 all have startingending points in. Fitchburg sentinel and enterprise archives, jan 17, 2007, p. Full text of leominster, massachusetts, historical and.
The library accepts tax deductible donations by cash or check in any amount. So goodman was sent to leominster by train and rickety streetcar to. He is survived by three daughters, two grandchildren, a cousin, and several nieces and nephews. An account of the us military units billeted around leominster, herefordshire, 19431945 by collins, frances, collins, martin isbn. Soon the viscoloid company would expand into a range of products and became one of the leading pyroxlyin plastic manufactures in. Leominster, massachusettss history, trivia, facts and more. The company pioneered the use of pyroxylin plastic. He was instrumental in and a contributor toward the 2006 publication of combing through leominster s history, the first history book of leominster since 1853. Combing through leominsters history is the muchanticipated new history book of leominster, covering 1853 to 2006. While reasonable efforts have been made to assure the accuracy of the data herein, this is not the official version of senate journal. Vermont obituary and death notice archive page 1032.
In 1901, doyle cofounded the viscoloid company in leominster, massachusetts. Pink plastic lawn flamingos, which were invented in leominster. Doyle helped pioneer the use of pyroxylin plastic for making hair combs and accessories. Leominster is a city in worcester county, massachusetts, united states. Cyrs collection, while researching for the commission book combing through leominsters history. Search the worlds most comprehensive index of fulltext books. In addition to his passion for genealogy and history, he enjoyed spending time with his family. Trail guide to learning is a complete curriculum, not just literature, history, and geography, but we loved it so much i couldnt not mention it on a list like this. He is the longest running mayor in leominster history. The lovely old market town of leominster pronounced lemster has a peaceful aspect in contrast with its history, which as a marcher settlement has seen plenty of conflict through the years. The leominster historical society may only be second behind the worldrecord holding miller comb museum of homer, alaska, but marotta said the real reason to tour the exhibit this weekend is. Aug 19, 2009 regent edward choquette regent edward choquette, 78, of derby died peacefully on august, 2009, in newport. Obituaries are created by the deceased or relatives of the deceased with the help of funeral homes and are published with the intent of informing the public of its content.
Oct 03, 2014 commission member rocco palmieri called chester instrumental in compiling information and photos for combing through leominsters history, a book the commission published in conjunction. Progress is being made toward the publishing date of the holiday season 2005. Full text of comb making in america, an account of the origin and development of the industry for which leominster has become famous, to which are added pictures of many of the early comb makers and views of the old time comb shops. Louise ines doyle 15 may 191225 july 2007, an active philanthropist and avid traveler, was the daughter of plastics magnate bernard wendell doyle 187326 december 1949 and elizabeth. He was instrumental in and a contributor toward the 2006 publication of combing through leominsters history, the first history book of leominster since 1853. Make checks payable to trustees of leominster history book, inc. Leominster neighbors a publication of the sentinel and. It is the secondlargest city in worcester county, with a population of 40,759 at the 2010 census. He was instrumental and a contributor toward the 2006 publication of combing through leominsters history, the first history book of leominster since 1850. One particular interest was in the history of the houghton family of leominster, and of the renaming of north main st. When king philips war started in 1675, many of lancasters residents were killed or fled the area, according to combing through leominsters history, a book published by the. Local historical resources fitchburg state university. In 1912, the three men consolidated a number of smaller plastics manufactures under the name viscoloid company. Featured texts all books all texts latest this just in smithsonian libraries fedlink us genealogy lincoln collection.
Commission member rocco palmieri called chester instrumental in compiling information and photos for combing through leominsters history, a book the commission published in. He was appointed by the mayor to the leominster historical commission and was the editor of its history book, combing through leominsters history. I ask ctei graphic group at the high school if they would print it for me. For it was his fourth commission that became his defining moment, the work that will make his name resound in leominsters history for as long as. Leominster loses another football legend leominster high. A2z computing services and make no warranties as to the accuracy of any information posted on our history or trivia pages and discussions. One particular interest was in the history of the houghton family of leominster, and of the renaming of houghton street to north main street in 1874.
He was also an instrumental contributor to combing through leominster s history, the first history book of leominster since 1853. Jun 01, 2012 during its history the herefordshire market town had been no stranger to invasions from across the welsh border, but in 1943 it was to encounter an incursion of another type. Section 6, pages 217 through 2109, massachusetts table 4. The leominster historical society may only be second behind the worldrecord holding miller comb museum of homer, alaska, but marotta. Title from coverclick on web address to reach selected volumesnew ser. We absolutely loved trail guide to learning and would have continued all the way through the new journeys series if it had been ready in time for my kids middle school years. The lovely old market town of leominster pronounced lemster has a peaceful aspect in contrast with its history, which as a marcher settlement has seen plenty of conflict through. The company was founded by alexander paton, ludwig stross and bernard w. Full text of comb making in america, an account of the origin and development of the industry for which leominster has become famous, to which are added pictures of many of the early comb makers and views of the old time comb shops see other formats. Combing through the big wigs of show business, a history book of drag queens by. It was quite fitting for him to be a member of the historical commission because he made his own history in the leominster community. One particular interest was in the history of the houghton family of leominster, and of the renaming of houghton st. One early comb maker, enoch noyes, carved combs in the 1760s by.
This is an exciting new project from the leominster book committee under the leominster historical commission. Sabine, quebec, a son of edeas and rosa jette choquette. The region was originally inhabited by various divisions of the pennacook or nipmuc native americans, who lived along the nashua river. Interstate 190, route, and route 117 all have startingending. He was one of the founders of leominster pop warner football. Originally a part of lancaster, leominsters first house was built in 1725 by gershom houghton. When americans embraced the bob, this new england town had.
Bernard wendall doyle 1873 december 26, 1949 was an american industrialist and philanthropist. Leominster, massachusetts wikipedia republished wiki 2. Combing through leominster s history is the muchanticipated new history book of leominster, covering 1853 to 2006. He is survived by three daughters, two grandchildren, a. Leominster is located north of worcester and northwest of boston. European settlers began arriving in the mid17th century and in 1653, the area of leominster was. Full text of comb making in america, an account of the. Since 1906, the leominster historical society has been preserving and presenting the images and artifacts of leominster s past. Combing through the big wigs of show business, about the history of drag queens.
Probably taking the name from leominster, herefordshire, england. Full text of leominster, massachusetts, historical and picturesque. Did you know that the last book about the citys history as a community was published in 1853. August 19, 2009 obituaries barton chronicle newspaper. Leominster is located north of worcester and west of boston. Nekg northeast kingdom genealogy of vermont does own this particular collection, transcription and the presentation of these materials. Construction of combs was a timeconsuming and painstaking process, involving preparation of the natural materials such as animal horn, roughing out of a basic form, and finally, individual cutting of the teeth.
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