Brookline Historical Society
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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.
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.
Brookline Members of the First Regiment Massachusetts Infantry, Civil War
Fundraiser for the Veterans of the First Regiment Massachusetts Infantry, Civil War
1911. At the 50th Anniversary of their muster-in date.
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.
Arithmetic Test, Brookline High School, July 1863
Grammar Test, Brookline Grammar Schools, February 1879
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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