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Gold Plated Crescent Wrench

This month I am recalling one of the most familiar, respected, and important names in Jamestown history, certainly one of the greatest from the 20th

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Theosophy

Today I am going to discuss some material we were recently offered even though it probably will not end up in our collection. Tom Goodwill

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Huntington Power Wagon

In the August issue of the Walnut Grove Press, I discussed Alfred Huntington and the gasoline engines he made in Ripley, Sinclairville, and Celoron. This

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Edna Ingham Remembered

 Ideally, with a moment’s thought or a few pokes at the computer, we should be able to tell you anything or everything that is in

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Blackstone Western Washer

Blackstone Washing machines, known as Vandergrift prior to 1903, were among the iconic products of Jamestown industry from 1880 to around 1980. A full length

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Royals and Relatives

The  death of Queen Elizabeth II is bound to stimulate interest in genealogy starting with the English royal family which boasts some of the deepest

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Jamestown Sun

I have mentioned a newspaper called the Jamestown Sun several times in the newsletter, most recently this past May after we found a page from

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Huntington Engine

A few weeks ago the widow of a friend came in with a box of photos found in the attic of the family home. Most

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