Buckland Public Library memorial tablet, Buckland, Mass.
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Title
Buckland Public Library memorial tablet, Buckland, Mass.
Subject
Library buildings--Massachusetts--Buckland; Buckland (Mass.)
Description
The memorial tablet located over the fireplace in the Buckland Public Library, this tablet is made of marble and measures 42 inches high and 52 inches wide.
The tablet is referred to in Fannie Shaw Kendrick's, The History of Buckland 1779-1935, so it has been at the library since at least 1935. The exact installation date is unknown. Note that the tablet is dated 1890 even though the majority of the dates are much later.
The names and dates of donors by gift and legacy are carved into the face of the stone.
The tablet is referred to in Fannie Shaw Kendrick's, The History of Buckland 1779-1935, so it has been at the library since at least 1935. The exact installation date is unknown. Note that the tablet is dated 1890 even though the majority of the dates are much later.
The names and dates of donors by gift and legacy are carved into the face of the stone.
PUBLIC CHURCH LIBRARY,
Founded A.D. 1890,
Principal Donors.
By Legacy,
1889, Le Baron D. Ruddock.
1920, Lucina Smith.
1947, Delia S. Doane.
1952 Maria J. Avery-Graham
1989 Carl H. Nilman
1992 Ruth C. Perchard
By Gift
1890, Alpheus C. Hodges.
In Memory of
Josiah Griswold
By his Dau.,
1944 Mariet G. Nutting
In Memory of
Eugene Dwight & Fleta Tower
Griswold
By
Deane, Earle & Hugh Griswold
1974
Founded A.D. 1890,
Principal Donors.
By Legacy,
1889, Le Baron D. Ruddock.
1920, Lucina Smith.
1947, Delia S. Doane.
1952 Maria J. Avery-Graham
1989 Carl H. Nilman
1992 Ruth C. Perchard
By Gift
1890, Alpheus C. Hodges.
In Memory of
Josiah Griswold
By his Dau.,
1944 Mariet G. Nutting
In Memory of
Eugene Dwight & Fleta Tower
Griswold
By
Deane, Earle & Hugh Griswold
1974
Source
Tablet, 42 x 52 inches
Publisher
C/WMARS http://www.cwmars.org
Date
1890?
Contributor
Sand, Pamela, Photographer
Rights
2010 Buckland Public Library, Inc., 30 Upper Street, P.O. Box 149, Buckland MA 01338 www.bucklandpubliclibrary.
Relation
From the collections of the Buckland Historical Society, Inc., P.O. Box 88, Buckland, MA, 01338, http://www.bucklandmasshistory.org/contact/
Format
image/jpg
Language
en-US
Type
Image, text
Coverage
42.60 N, 72.77 W
Files
Collection
Citation
“Buckland Public Library memorial tablet, Buckland, Mass.,” Digital Commonwealth , accessed May 26, 2013, http://digitalcommonwealth.org/items/show/157.
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