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Woman's Christian Temperance Union Poster Against Saloons in Massachusetts
"Stroke a blow at Saloon" it reads, in reference to an upcoming vote on April 22, 1889.
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Citizens of Brookline Who Died in the Civil War
On March 26, 1884, Brookline created a committee to erect monuments in Town Hall honoring those Brookline citizens who died in the Civil War. This document lists their names and the details of their service.
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Brookline Members of the First Regiment Massachusetts Infantry, Civil War
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Fundraiser for the Veterans of the First Regiment Massachusetts Infantry, Civil War
1911. At the 50th Anniversary of their muster-in date.
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Reminiscences of the Civil War by Burt Wilder, Surgeon
In 1863, Massachusetts formed the 54th regiment specifically to recruit free men of color and newly-freed slaves to fight in the Civil War. The response was so great that an additional regiment for black soldiers was formed, the 55th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry. Burt Wilder was a white officer and surgeon for the 55th. He was known anti-slavery views and for his great respect for the men of his regiment. As a scientist, he spent his life actively refuting the racist narratives that persisted after the war. His wartime diaries were later published as Practicing Medicine in a Black Regiment: The Civil War Diary of Burt G. Wilder, 55th Massachusetts. This article from the Brookline Chronicle is an account of his speech at Brookline Town Hall on May 30, 1914.
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Arithmetic Test, Brookline High School, July 1863
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Grammar Test, Brookline Grammar Schools, February 1879
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Town Meeting, Beacon St. Widening, March 29, 1887
Warrant for the two town constables to call a special town meeting to vote on the proposals related to the widening.
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