Shrewsbury Collection

Gershom Wheelock was the first settler in Shrewsbury,





Mass., in 1717. The home was built in 1732 and is now 265 Boylston





Street. The Wheelock family lived in this house for 205 years. It is the





oldest home in town of Shrewsbury,…

Perkins Home Bakery and Groceries, Shrewsbury (Mass.),





opened in 1897 near what is now 40 Maple Avenue. Perkins sold his own





headache medicine in his store. His dog Trilby (pictured) was used to





promote the remedy. “My head never…

Nelson and Rice Currier Shop located on Main Street,











opposite South Street, Shrewsbury (Mass.) During the Civil War, Nelson and











Rice supplied many leather goods for the Union soldiers. Hides came in











to North…

Nelson and Rice Currier Shop, (Tannery), Shrewsbury





(Mass.) Workers from the Nelson and Rice Currier Shop located on Main





Street, opposite South Street, Shrewsbury, Mass. Group photograph of





laborers.

Nelson and Rice Currier Shop became Green and Hickey





Leather Company, located on Main Street, opposite South Street, Shrewsbury





(Mass.). The business continued to grow and later relocated to Grafton





(Mass.). The building was torn…