Temperance--Societies, etc
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
David A. Bucher Papers
Collection
Identifier: Mss. 65 B87
Scope and Contents
Papers, 1769-1912, including letters, 1861-1874, written to David A. Bucher, dentist of Shade Gap, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania and later, of Bridgewater, Rockingham County, Virginiaa. The letters are from relatives and friends in Bridgewater, Virginia, Martinsburg, West Virginia, Hancock, Maryland, Orbisonia, Carlisle, McConnellsburg, Gettysburg and Round Grove, Pennsylvania and Polk City, Iowa. One letter concerns the Battle of Gettysburg. Collection also includes legal...
Pawcatuck Prohibition Club Minute Book
Collection
Identifier: SC 00767
Scope and Contents
Ledger, 1874-1881, of the Pawcatuck Prohibition Club of Stonington, Connecticut. The beginning of their constitution, which is included in the ledger, states "Believing that the Transportation, Manufacture, Sale, and Use of Intoxicating Liquors as a beverage is morally wrong; therefore we, the under signed form ourselves into a Society for the purpose of suppressing these evils..." Includes meeting minutes, expenditures of the club, events sponsored by the club, members of the club, location...
Woman's Christian Temperance Union. Moira Chapter (Franklin Co., N.Y.) Minute Books
Collection
Identifier: Mss. Acc. 2010.102
Scope and Contents
Minute books of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union, Moira Chapter (Franklin Co., N.Y.) for the years 1905-1906, 1911-1912 and 1939-1944.The following information was provided by the seller and has not been verified for accuracy:"Recorded are meeting minutes, including details of Bible passages read, songs and hymns sung, readings from temperance and family related materials, food eaten, treasury updates, details of charitable contributions both monetary and of...