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Excerpt from History of the Town of Shirley, Massachusetts: From Its Early Settlement to A. D. 1882 Introduction Part I. Chapter I. Situation and Extent; Boundaries; Origin; Petition for a separation from Groton; Incorporation; Name; Additions of Territory; First Town-Meeting Chapter II. Soil and Productions; Roads; Rivers and Bridges Chapter III. Mills; Manufactories and Manufactures Chapter IV. Schools; Parker School Fund; Libraries and College Graduates; Chapter V. Burying-Ground; Training-Field; New Cemetery; Hearses; Town Tombs; Record of Deaths99 Chapter. VI. War of the Revolution and its precursors; Shays Rebellion; Wars of 1812 and of the Southern Rebellion Chapter VII. Almshouse; New County; Post-Offices; Stores; Railroads; Physicians Chapter VIII. Town Hall; Legacy of Hon. James. P.Whitney; Donation of Thomas and George A. Whitney; Laying the Corner-Stone; Proceedings and Report of Building Committee; Dedication of the Hall; Village Hall; Liberality of its owner, etc Chapter IX. Town Officers; Clerks; Selectmen; Treasurers; Representatives; Senators; Votes for Governor, etc., etc. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
The state of Massachusetts still has and continues to celebrate its town or village greens. These greens date back to Colonial times where they served as the physical and spiritual centers for these early towns. Today many town greens continue to be the center of town events, fairs, and other gatherings. Massachusetts Town Greens explores the history of these remarkable greens and provide a guide to current events.
Compelling, in-depth analysis of Shaker villages that sheds light on how communal attitudes helped to liberate Shaker women. Drawing on archival material from Shaker members, observers, and apostates, noted historian Suzanne R. Thurman offers a scholarly yet eminently readable study of life in two of the oldest, most prominent American Shaker villages: the Harvard and Shirley communities of Massachusetts. Even as she delves into the complex fabric of Shaker social life, Thurman challenges traditional perceptions of gender roles within the community. Shaker spiritual and social ethics, she points out, strongly favored women. Celibacy and an androgynous theology, for instance, allowed androgynous social roles to evolve. Another key factor was the lively arena of nineteenth-century reformers and intellectuals in nearby Boston. With admirable detail, Thurman documents the relationship that grew between these forward thinkers and the Believers. Their influence, she argues, enlightened Shaker consciousness and empowered their women of Harvard and Shirley with opportunities denied them in the world at large. The author also explores links, particularly economic, between Shakers and the greater American society. Treating Harvard and Shirley Believers as an idiosyncratic part of the nation rather than a fringe group, Thurman sheds new light on their constant struggle to be in the world but not of it.