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front Glass Bottle
1850-1900
1985.0024.070
This large bottle, a "demijohn," was typical of the kind of bottles used for international trade and is of a type first used in France in the 17th century.
Cover Excerpts from the Diary of Ellen Louisa Arms (Sheldon)
1859-1860
L01.050
Twelve-year-old Ellen Louisa Arms (1847-1913) began her diary with the notation that an eleven-year-old neighbor boy, John Sheldon (1848-1908), was coming to visit.
document "5 Men Shot in the Streets of Monson!!!"
c. 1875
L01.061
The town of Monson grew rapidly after the Civil War with the growth of local industries causing town leaders to lobby for the end of alcohol sales through publicity like this sensational flier.
document "Sons of Temperance Membership of Elijah Spencer Fuller"
Nov 19, 1846
L01.085
Numerous temperance societies formed in the first half of the 19th century.
document "Temperance in Schools" article from Gazette and Mercury newspaper
Nov 21, 1837
L05.029
The Temperance Movement began in the early 1800s and by 1833 there were 6,000 local societies in the United States.
document "Whately Rummery" article from Greenfield Gazette and Franklin Herald newspaper
May 30, 1837
L05.030
The Temperance Movement began in the early 1800s and by 1833 there were 6,000 local societies in the United States.
document "Temperance Meeting" article from the Greenfield Gazette and Franklin Herald newspaper
Feb 17, 1835
L05.031
The Temperance Movement began in the early 1800s and by 1833 there were 6,000 local societies in the United States.
document "Temperance Meeting" article from the Greenfield Gazette and Franklin Herald newspaper
Jul 7, 1835
L05.032
The Temperance Movement began in the early 1800s and by 1833 there were 6,000 local societies in the United States.
document "Popery-Temperance" article from the Greenfield Gazette and Franklin Herald newspaper
Apr 7, 1835
L05.033
Many types of social reform movements took shape in the first half of the 19th century.
Page 1 The Constitution of the Deerfield Temperance Society
Apr 26, 1834
L05.034
The Deerfield Temperance Society was part of a larger movement in antebellum America to reduce alcohol consumption.

 

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