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From the source, "An address delivered by George L. Gibbs before Jesse L. Reno Post 167, G.A.R. Memorial Day, May 30, 1889, at Whitinsville, Mass. With an appendix containing statistics concerning the Town of Northbridge in the Rebellion."

Scan from a 1893 clipping of unknown local newspaper for George Gibb's store in Whitinsville.

Special newspaper section recapping bicentennial events, parades, and activities and the committees who made them possible.

Article about the Northbridge Bicentennial Parade, the effects of the heat and humidity on parade goers and participants, and the winning floats.

List of the floats in the Northbridge Bicentennial Parade

Note from Mary C. Beaulieu to Elizabeth Balmer expressing thanks for the use of a doctor's bag and nurse's cap in Whitinville Hospital's parade entry

Photograph of Linwood Ave taken from the tower of the Congregational Church; winners of the design contest for the Northbridge Bicentennial Commemorative Coin; and information about the structure of the Bicentennial Committees.

Photograph of the members of the Northbridge Bicentennial Committee and a description of their work.

Photograph of Memorial Square before traffic lights published in the Tribune and Advertiser.

Photograph of one of the first houses built by Whitin Machine Works, which was once used as a schoolhouse, published in the Tribune and Advertiser.

1893 photograph of Memorial Square published in the Tribune and Advertiser.

Article from the Worcester Telegram about the parade celebrating Northbridge's 200th anniversary. Contains photographs of the parade and spectators.

Bound program containing information on Northbridge's history, photographs, the calendar of bicentennial events, lists of members of the various bicentennial committees, and advertisements from local businesses and organizations.

Listing of the events that the Bicentennial Committee planned to celebrate Northbridge's 200th anniversary. Celebratory events go from June 11- July 16 1972 and include parades, dances, and sporting events.

Three black and white photographs from the Northbridge Bicentennial Parade, 1972.

Black and white portrait of Northbridge photographer Jane Dudley

Book containing photographs and local history compiled for the 200th anniversary of the establishing of the town of Northbridge, Massachusetts.

Book of photographs by Jane Dudley showing the landmarks and buildings of Northbridge from the 1800s- 1906