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Buckland Public Library memorial tablet, Buckland, Mass.
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| Title | Buckland Public Library memorial tablet, Buckland, Mass. |
| Full Size Image | http://dlib.cwmars.org/cdm4/images/full_size/Buckland/46.jpg |
| 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. |
| Transcript | 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 |
| Publisher | C/WMARS http://www.cwmars.org |
| Contributors | Sand, Pamela, Photographer |
| Date | 1890? |
| Type | Image, text |
| Format | image/jpg |
| Identifier | 2009-L003 |
| Source | Tablet, 42 x 52 inches |
| Language | en-US |
| Relation | From the collections of the Buckland Historical Society, Inc., P.O. Box 88, Buckland, MA, 01338, http://www.bucklandmasshistory.org/contact/ |
| Coverage | 42.60 N, 72.77 W |
| Rights | 2010 Buckland Public Library, Inc., 30 Upper Street, P.O. Box 149, Buckland MA 01338www.bucklandpubliclibrary. |
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