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Wilson H. Green clippings scrapbooks and photographs

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Held at: Goschenhoppen Historians, Inc. [Contact Us]Red Men's Hall, PO Box 476, Green Lane, PA, 18054

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Wilson H. Green was born in 1890 in Green Lane, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania to Edward J. and Sarah (Snyder) Green. He was a fireman, chief of the Green Lane Fire Company, and Pennsylvania forest fire warden for 55 years. He and his wife Ida had two children, Willard S. Green and Glenna Gumo. Wilson Green died in 1989.

Bibliography:

"Wilson H. Green, 98, Chief Of Green Lane Fire Company 20 Years." The Morning Call, July 4, 1989. Accessed December 22, 2011. http://articles.mcall.com/1989-07-04/news/2709488_1_fire-marshal-fire-police-firestone-tire.

This collection includes nine clippings scrapbooks created by Wilson H. Green. The first six scrapbooks, with clippings dating from 1897 to the early 1930s, were pasted over clothing catalogs from the 1920s-1930s. There is also a box with loose newspaper clippings organized by author. The newspaper clippings focus on local news events and society announcements, but there are also some national and international items; all are arranged chronologically.

The collection also includes various unidentified family photographs, including a tintype and four cased photographs, circa 1860-1920.

Gift of Holly K. Green, 2003.

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Goschenhoppen Historians, Inc.
Finding Aid Author
Finding aid prepared by Celia Caust-Ellenbogen and Michael Gubicza through the Historical Society of Pennsylvania's Hidden Collections Initiative for Pennsylvania Small Archival Repositories
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This preliminary finding aid was created as part of the Historical Society of Pennsylvania's Hidden Collections Initiative for Pennsylvania Small Archival Repositories. The HCI-PSAR project was made possible by a grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
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