description- – Photos courtesy of the Payro family, Louis Picardi, and the Wakefield Historical Society.
- – 2 pictures :
- – "Lucius Beebe,immortalized in Wakefield history by the Lucius Beebe Memorial Library, was active in the town, both politically and personally, for the 32 years he resided in the community. Born in Hebron, Connecticut on March 2, 1810, Lucius Beebe set off at the age of 15 to seek his fortune in his uncle's flannel factory. The factory soon folded and he later went to work as an apprentice at the Yantic Factory in Norwich, Connecticut. At the age of 18, he took charge of one of the departments, a position he held until he and his four brothers opened a store in New Orleans, shipping goods from the New England area for sale at the store. Business was brisk in all sorts of commodities and, after a short time, the brothers opened an office in Boston for the sale of cotton and for the purchase of merchandise for the New Orleans store. He eventually setlled in Cambridge in 1844 and later moved to Melrose in 1851. In 1852 he settled in South Reading on the eastern shores of Lake Quannapowitt at the estate on Main Street known as the Beebe Farm. It was there that he and his wife Sylenda settled to raise their growing family of 12 children, nine of which survived to reach adulthood. At this time, he was a highly respected businessman in Boston, New York, and New Orleans. He immediately settled into his adoptive town, working in various organizations and holding several offices in the town. He was a Trustee for the public library from the time of its formation in 1856. In 1868 the library was renamed Beebe Town Library of Wakefield in his honor, as he was a major contributor, both in terms of financial contributions and his influence in its support. He was a member of the School Board, serving as its Chairman for several of those years. He was a Selectman and served as Trustee of the Wakefield Savings Bank, President of the National Bank of South Reading, President of the Real Estate and Building Association and served as a Justice of the Peace. Mr. Beebe was Chairman of the Hamilton School Building Committee and was a Corporator of the Wakefield Water Company. He served in the State Legislature in 1880 and the same year was nominated as a Representative to Congress by the Democrats of the Fifth District, although he lost his bid for election. His interest in fire fighting was honored by the Wakefield Fire Department with the renaming of the town's Silby Steamer to the 'Lucius Beebe.' Lucius Beebe died suddenly on April 15, 1884 in his Boston office. To mourn his death, all shops in the town were closed, so beloved was he in his adoptive town. On April 15, 1923, 29 years after his death, the Lucius Beebe Memorial Library was dedicated in his memory. This event was made possible through the actions of his children, primarily his son Junius. Each of his living children and the wives of those sons who died established generous trust funds for the purchase of books in the library." -- Text from calendar by Jayne M. D'Onofrio.
- – Captions: 1. The Lucius Beebe Memorial Library in 1929. -- 2. Lucius Beebe was one of several influential Wakefield citizens on the Board of Directors of the South Reading Bank. (Standing left to right) Cyrus Wakefield and George O. Carpenter. (Seated, left to right) Samuel Gardner, Lucius Beebe, Thomas Emerson, Lilley Eaton, and Edward Mansfield.
subjectcollectiondate- – 2008-06-24T18:25:34Z
- – 2008-06-24T18:25:34Z
- – 1989.
- – 1989.
- – 2004
publishercreatorrelation- – Wakefield Municipal Gas&Light Department calendar 1989 ; March.
coverage- – Wakefield (Mass.) History Pictorial works.
description- – Two wooden whip manufactories located on the corner ofElm St. and Bartlett St. with employees standing in front of buildings. Employees include Shepard, Holcomb&Cook., Darling, Smith&Co's Whip Manufactory., Shepard, Solomon., Kimball, Jenny., Dean, Albert., Barnes, Newton., Davis, Joseph., Noble, Capt. Nathan.,Herrick, Homer., Bailey, Henry., Copley, Hiram., Lee, Harry., Noble, Terry., Sweeney, Edward., Thomas, Wallace., Dunbar, E.L., Smith, Andrew.,Durant, George. The building on the left is Shepard, Holcomb&Cook, which has the whip manufactory sign on.
subject- – Shepard, Solomon
- – Westfield (Mass.)
- – Barnes, Newton
- – Durant, George.
- – Herrick, Homer
- – Dunbar, E.L
- – Davis, Joseph
- – Thomas, Wallace
- – Lee, Harry
- – Sweeney, Edward
- – Kimball, Jenny
- – Smith, Andrew
- – Dean, Albert
- – Darling, Smith&Co's Whip Manufactory
- – Noble, Capt. Nathan
- – Industries -- Massachusetts -- Westfield
- – Whips -- Massachusetts -- Westfield
- – Shepard, Holcomb&Cook
- – Noble, Terry
- – Copley, Hiram
- – Bailey, Henry
collectiondatepublisherrelation- – From the Westfield Athenaeum, Westfield, Massachusetts http://www.westath.org
description- – Image of Wheeler's Pharmacy located on Felton and Main Streets. Shown here, from left to right are Edward Costello, Chester Dolan, Charles Noyes, and proprietor Carleton B. Wheeler.
subjectcollectiondatepublisherrelation- – Image is part of the Hudson Historical Society collection, Hudson, Massachusetts. http://www.hudsonpubliclibrary.com
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