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Fire Fighting
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A Fraternity of Odd Fellows
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A Piece of the American Dream
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Thornton, Rosemary. "Mail-Order Houses." Christian Science Monitor 12 June 2002. 10 Mar. 2005 <http://www.csmonitor.com/2002/0612/p11s02-lihc.htm>.
The Methuen Ski Hill
"Methuen Ski Area (1970's)." New England Lost Ski Area Project. 10 Jan. 002 <http://www.nelsap.org/ma/methuen.html>.
Retelles, Al. Personal interview. 10 Jan. 2002.
Methuen in the Revolution
Howe, Joseph S. Historical Sketch of the Town of Methuen: From Its Settlement to the Year 1876. Methuen, MA: E.L. Houghton & Co., Printers, 1876. 48.
The Great Chain
Bannerman, Francis. History of the Great Iron Chain. New York.
Diamant, Lincoln. "The Chaining of the Hudson -- and Profiteering on History." Half Moon Press Feb. 1998. 2 Oct. 2004 <http://www.hudsonriver.com/halfmoonpress/stories/0298link.htm>.
Diamant, Lincoln. Chaining the Hudson: the Fight for the River in the American Revolution. Bronx, NY: Fordham UP, 1994.
Mack, Ernest G. Addenda to Bannerman Pamphlet. Ms. Methuen Historical Collection, Methuen, MA. Feb. 1978.
Mack, Ernest G. Bridges From the Past. Methuen, MA, 1976. 48.
Russell, Alice. Why Marston’s Corner. Ts. Methuen Historical Commission, Methuen, MA.
Seideman, Tony. "Chaining the Hudson: Celebrating Industry and the French." RootsWeb AMERICAN-REVOLUTION-L Archives. 12 May 2003. 4 Oct. 2004 <http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/AMERICAN-REVOLUTION/2003-05/1052789544>.
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Lafayette’s Visit
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Howe, Joseph S. Historical Sketch of the Town of Methuen: From Its Settlement to the Year 1876. Methuen, MA: E.L. Houghton & Co., Printers, 1876.
Lavasseur, A. Lafayette in America in 1824 and 1825; or, Journal of a Voyage to the United States. Vol. II. Philadelphia: Carey and Lea, 1829.
"Reminiscences of Methuen." Methuen Enterprise 28 July 1883.
"THE AMORY-TICKNOR HOUSE." Kellscraft Studio. Oct. 2003 <www.kellscraft.com/ParkStreet/parkstreetch19.html>.
Methuen Citizen Soldiers of ‘64
Bradley, Jr, Leverett. Leverett Bradley, Jr.: a Soldier-Boy’S Letters, 1862-1865; a Man's Work in the Ministry.. Ed. Susan Hinckley Bradley. Boston: Private Printing, 1905.
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Roe, Alfred Seelye, and Charles Nutt, A.B. History of the First Regiment of Heavy Artillery, Massachusetts Volunteer. Worcester, Boston: Regimental Association, 1917.
Trudeau, Noah Andre. "Woe to the Heavy Artillery." Civil War Times Mar. 1988.
Twenty-Six Acres of Hell
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Marvel, William. Andersonville: the Last Depot. Chapel Hill, NC: University of North Carolina Press, 1994.
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Sneden, Robert. Eye of the Storm : a Civil War Odyssey. New York: The Free Press, 2000.
A Trust Betrayed
"Another Methuen Man." Washington Post 4 Mar. 1878.
"Charles S. Whittier, the Town Treasurer and Collector, a Defaulter." Essex Eagle Weekly 9 Mar. 1878.
"Charles S. Whittier, the Town Treasurer and Collector, a Defaulter." Lawrence Daily Eagle 4 Mar. 1878.
"Confessing Their Crime." Lawrence Daily Eagle 28 May 1878.
Lawrence Daily Eagle 29 Mar. 1878.
Lawrence Daily Eagle 4 Apr. 1878.
"Methuen." Lawrence Daily Eagle 24 Apr. 1878.
"Methuen." Lawrence Daily Eagle 24 May. 1878.
"Methuen's Defaulter." Essex Eagle Weekly 22 Apr. 1878.
"Methuen's Defaulter." Lawrence Daily Eagle 27 Apr. 1878.
Methuen Transcript 28 May 1878.
"Return and Arraignment or the Defaulting Town Treasurer." Methuen Transcript 27 Apr. 1878.
"Soldier History Charles Whittier." Civil War Database. 1 Nov. 2006 <http://www.civilwardata.com/active/hdsquery.dll?SoldierHistory?U&46021>.
"Town Meeting." Methuen Transcript 11 May 1878.
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Town Meeting Records. Town of Methuen. Methuen, MA, 10 Apr 1879. 12 Nov. 2006 <Town Meeting Records. Town of Methuen. Methuen, Ma, 1745. 12 Apr. 2006 .>.
"Town Meeting to Consider the Questions Arising From the Defalcation of the Town Treasurer." Methuen Transcript 27 Apr. 1878.
"Whittier, the Prodigal's Return." Lawrence Daily Eagle 29 Apr. 1878.
The Peat Meadow Murders
"Bullet Wounds Killed." Evening Tribune 10 Aug. 1908.
"Jamaica Plain Yeggs." Evening Tribune 11 Aug. 1908.
Mack, Ernest G. Bridges From the Past. Methuen, MA, 1976.
"Movements of Syrian Family Followed by State Police." Evening Tribune 13 Aug. 1908.
"Now At a Standstill." Evening Tribune 12 Aug. 1908.
"Search Woods for the Bandits." Evening Tribune 11 Aug. 1908.
"The Two Funerals." Methuen Transcript 14 Aug. 1908.
"Two Police Officers Murdered." Evening Tribune 10 Aug. 1908.
The Searles Swindle
Bannerman, Francis. History of the Great Iron Chain. New York.
Diamant, Lincoln. "The Chaining of the Hudson -- and Profiteering on History." Half Moon Press Feb. 1998. 2 Oct. 2004 <http://www.hudsonriver.com/halfmoonpress/stories/0298link.htm>.
Influenza Epidemic
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"Board of Health Takes Action." Evening Tribune 2 Oct. 1918.
"Board of Health Notes." Methuen Transcript 25 Oct. 1918.
"Children’s Convalescent Hospital." Methuen Transcript 18 Oct. 1918.
City of Methuen Death Records, 1918-1919
"Disease is Killing." Evening Tribune 26 Sept. 1918.
"Epidemic on the Wane." Methuen Transcript 1 Nov. 1918.
Evening Tribune 18 Sept. 1918.
Evening Tribune 23 Sept. 1918.
Evening Tribune 26-28 Sept. 1918.
Evening Tribune 30 Sept. 1918.
Evening Tribune 1 Oct. 1918.
"Good Work Being Done." Methuen Transcript 11 Oct. 1918.
"Hard to Check Spread of Influenza." Evening Tribune 20 Sept. 1918.
"Hospital Tent is Here." Evening Tribune 30 Sept. 1918.
Iezzoni, Lynette. Influenza 1918: the Worst Epidemic in American History. New York: TV Books, 1999.
"Influenza Epidemic Among Sailors." Evening Tribune 6 Sept. 1918.
"Influenza Epidemic." Evening Tribune 20 Sept. 1918.
"Influenza Situation." Methuen Transcript 18 Oct. 1918.
“Influenza 1918." PBS. 10 Jan. 2005 <http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/influenza/>.
"Methuen." Evening Tribune 4-9 Oct. 1918.
"Methuen Board Takes Action." Methuen Transcript 4 Oct. 1918.
"Methuen Given an Ambulance." Methuen Transcript 11 Oct. 1918.
"Methuen Temporary Home for Children." Methuen Transcript 1 Nov. 1918.
"Must Not Enter House." Evening Tribune 3 Oct. 1918.
"Need Volunteers for Tent." Evening Tribune 2 Oct. 1918.
"News About Town." Methuen Transcript 18 Oct. 1918.
"News About Townspeople." Methuen Transcript 20 Dec. 1918.
"No School in Methuen." Methuen Transcript 25 Oct. 1918.
"Notes." Evening Tribune 11 Sept. 1918.
"Notes." Evening Tribune 17 Sept. 1918.
"Notes." Evening Tribune 26 Sept. 1918.
"Notes About Townspeople." Methuen Transcript 4 Oct. 1918.
"Notes About Townspeople." Methuen Transcript 11 Oct. 1918.
Redican, Lindsay. "The Forgotten Killer." 9 Mar. 1999. Haverford College. 3 Jan. 2005 <http://www.haverford.edu/biology/edwards/disease/viral_essays/redicanvirus.htm>.
"Slight Improvement in Influenza Situation Reported This Morning." Methuen Transcript 11 Oct. 1918.
"Spanish Influenza Invades City Hall." Evening Tribune 24 Sept. 1918.
"Spanish Influenza- What It is and How It Should Be Treated." Methuen Transcript 1 Nov. 1918.
"The Situation is Brighter." Methuen Transcript 18 Oct. 1918.
"Three Children Die in One Family." Evening Tribune 3 Oct. 1918.
Terror on the Trolley Lines
"Allege Threats of Harm by Strikers." Evening Tribune 1 May 1919.
"Attempts to Wreck Street Cars." Evening Tribune 16 May 1919.
"Dynamite Plant Found." Evening Tribune 15 May 1919.
Mack, Ernest G. Personal interview. 12 Feb. 2006.
Nault, Al. Telephone interview. 12 Feb. 2006.
"Pastor’s Study of the Textile Strike." Evening Tribune 2 May 1919.
"Powerful Bomb in Car Outrage." Evening Tribune 10 May 1919.
"Streetcar Dynamited." Evening Tribune 8 May 1919.
"Torpedoes on St. Cat Track." Evening Tribune 12 May 1919.
"Was Bomb Set for Lowell Authorities." Evening Tribune 16 May 1919.
Killed in the Line of Duty
"Alleged Murderers of Officer Bower Captured." Methuen Transcript 3 Aug. 1923.
"Banks is Cleared of Death Charge." Evening Tribune 11 Sept. 1923.
"Banks Tells New Story." Evening Tribune 6 Aug. 1923.
"‘Bootleggers Island’ in Methuen Murder." Evening Tribune 9 Aug. 1923.
"Checking Up Bank’S Story." Evening Tribune 7 Aug. 1923.
"Driver Now Clears Bessie Goldman." Evening Tribune 4 Aug. 1923.
Evening Tribune 1 Aug. 1923.
"Goldman Girl Denies Any Part in Slaying." Evening Tribune 4 Aug. 1923.
"Gun Turned Over to State Police." Evening Tribune 15 Aug. 1923.
"Kirkland Not a Myth." Evening Tribune 8 Aug. 1923.
"McDonald’s Gun to Be Examined." Evening Tribune 13 Aug. 1923.
"Methuen Officers Alleged Slayer’S Held Without Bail." Evening Tribune 3 Aug. 1923.
"Methuen’s Unsolved Mysteries." Evening Tribune 15 Sept. 1923.
"Officer Bower Not Killed by Accident." Methuen Transcript 17 Aug. 1923.
"Patrolman Bower Shot From Distance." Evening Tribune 11 Aug. 1923.
"Police of Two States Have Lines for Methuen Slayers." Evening Tribune 2 Aug. 1923.
"Police on Trail of New Suspect." Evening Tribune 6 Aug. 1923.
"Police Trying to Trace Kirkland." Evening Tribune 7 Aug. 1923.
"Officer Knocked Down by Auto." Evening Tribune 3 Aug. 1923.
"Report of the Autopsy." Methuen Transcript 24 Aug. 1923.
"Selectmen Offer Reward." Methuen Transcript 31 Aug. 1923.
"To Call Bank’s Case on Friday." Evening Tribune 9 Aug. 1923.
"To Place Banks Under Observation." Evening Tribune 11 Aug. 1923.
"Will Allow Banks to Rest." Evening Tribune 8 Aug. 1923.
A Christmas Tragedy
"All Police are Not "Hard Boiled"" Methuen Transcript 28 Dec. 1928.
"Alleged Driver of Death Auto Held in Methuen Court." Evening Tribune 28 Dec. 1928.
"Driver of Death Car Will Be Rearrested." Evening Tribune 27 Dec. 1928.
Harvard, Doris. Telephone interview. 18 Oct. 2005.
“Held for Grand Jury.” Methuen Transcript 11 Jan. 1929.
Hill, Mona. Telephone interview. 15 Oct. 2005.
Stolarz, Robin. Telephone interview. 15 Oct. 2005.
"To Amputate Leg in Effort to Save Life." Evening Tribune 26 Dec. 1928.
"Victim of Automobile Accident is Buried." Methuen Transcript 29 Dec. 1928.
