Picnic Photos

New Ipswich Historical Society

Sunday School Picnic

Congregational Church Sunday School Picnic. Attendees are not identified

Summer Picnic 1896

Picnic at Mary Locke Shattuck in New Ipswich taken 1896. Oliver Brooks, Charlie Wilson, Abbie Wilson, Will Coleman, Winona Coleman, Mary Bucknam, Mrs. Marcellus Robbins, Mrs. Russell Farewell,G. Hastings & Mildred, Mrs. Charlie Wheeler, Mrs. Bucknam, Mrs. Marie Field, Ella Beard, Nellie Mansfield, Mary Mansfield, Mrs. Ferrine, Mrs. James Neuvis, Mr. Addison Wheeler,Mrs. Crockett, Bert Howe & Milton, Mrs. John Black, Lizzie Crowell, Mr. & Mrs. Bucknam, Kate Bucknam, Mr. Augustus Wheeler, Barclay Lanahu, Mrs. Russell Farwell, Two Raymond Boys, Charles Tobey, Mansfield Boy, Marman Crowell. Photo given by Herbert F. Preston, Photo taken by Leon R. Willard

On this day - May 14, 1908

James Roger diary entry

14th (Thursday)

Dull day wet day wind N.E. David went out with team but came home owing to rain. Went to Greenville for plough.  Mother and I went to club house for 3 hours in afternoon.  I fixed vestry for church social and hall for Grange only 7 present.

On this day - May 14, 1897

William Jurian Kaula diary - “permission to live”

We received a notice that it was about time that we appeared before the village authorities and registered.  It was but the work of a few moments to produce our papers and get our new "permission to live."  The mayor was nothing but a peasant clad in the blue blouse and scatched [sic] an unintelligable signature upon the document and stamped the official blue seal.

peasant dress