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John Hayward SOUTHWORTH
Southworth Library, Padanaram, South Dartmouth, Mass.
...In 1878, the pastor of the Congregational Church of South Dartmouth founded a literary and social group for the purpose of opening a library — initially only for residents of Padanaram Village...
The land for what would become the Old Southworth Library was sold to the Library Association for $200 by Captain George O. Baker on March 3, 1888...
...On Christmas Eve in 1888, John Haywood Southworth donated the funds to establish a permanent library and 2,500 books in memory of his father, Deacon John Southworth...
The library was dedicated on Saturday, February 1, 1890...
dartmouth.theweektoday.com
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Discover the people who lived there, the places they visited and the stories they shared.
John Hayward SOUTHWORTH
Southworth Library, Padanaram, South Dartmouth, Mass.
...In 1878, the pastor of the Congregational Church of South Dartmouth founded a literary and social group for the purpose of opening a library — initially only for residents of Padanaram Village...
The land for what would become the Old Southworth Library was sold to the Library Association for $200 by Captain George O. Baker on March 3, 1888...
...On Christmas Eve in 1888, John Haywood Southworth donated the funds to establish a permanent library and 2,500 books in memory of his father, Deacon John Southworth...
The library was dedicated on Saturday, February 1, 1890...
dartmouth.theweektoday.com
Postcard
Posted in the Past: Revealing the true stories written on a postcard
