Historical Documents
Acquisition of Rare 18th Century Record Book
Despite the pandemic, the Dover Historical Society has been moving forward. Although its two museums, Caryl Farm and the Sawin Museum, are closed, the Society is planning for the day when they can once again be open to visitors. The museums have undergone a reorganization of their collections and new
Pauper’s Register and the Town Poor
Explorers of town property may have hiked the cart path leading from Strawberry Hill Street to the 66-acre Larrabee-Whiting Estate. While all that remains of Thomas Larrabee’s farmhouse is a cellar hole, our erstwhile Town Historian Frank Smith tells us that it was built by Larrabee’s fellow veterans upon his
A Rare and Interesting View: Papers from a Civil War Field Desk
The Winter months of 2020 were busy at the Sawin Museum, preparing for the annual Spring re-opening. We pulled everything out of the Civil War display case, a full floor-to-ceiling cabinet with three shelves, and I painted the interior cobalt blue. I was working with Stuart Swiny, the Curator, and
