Tiger Number 1 Engine

New Ipswich Historical Society

Bicentennial Parade

New Ipswich Bicentennial Parade - The Tiger Engine No. 1. Driver Charles Fish, Albro L. Balch, Otto Weisman, Willis F. Mansfield, Edward R. Wheeler, Willmore D. Ashley, Walter E. Hardy.

On Display at the Historical Society

Here is a mystery, how was the Tiger Engine moved into the New Ipswich Historical Society building? This came up at our meeting.

Moving Tiger 1 Engine to Historical Society Building in 1940. John Preston, James C. Barr & Charles Pratt. Photo given by James C. Barr.

On this day - October 22, 1897

William Jurian Kaula diary - no entry

On this day - October 13, 1908

James Roger diary entry

22nd (Thursday)

Hard frost beautiful day wind South East.  David down town on roads.  I cut some rutabagas and wheeled them home also gathered some leaves.  Got letter from Hamish today.  Some smoke over Mason way today.  A brush fire started there yesterday.  A Finn man here today enquiring for one Anderson who works with Diamond Match Co.  I fixed Hall in afternoon for Grange Inspection tonight.

On this day - October 22, 2021

What is Carl Toko up to now?

Carl delivers some Quince Jelly to Peggy Lee.