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This item is a letter written by Andrew Jackson Clark to the readers of the Hingham Journal during the Civil War.  Written in February of 1862, it describes Clark's participation in the Battle of Roanoke Island.  It discusses his initial approach…

This pamphlet contains the address by Samuel Downer on the true conviction of religious faith, and honors three men who have left impressions on him: Horace Mann, Samuel Gridley Howe and Theodore Parker.

This article from the Hingham Journal details the arrest of Alice "Pat" Granahan while she protested the Boston Edison Company's decision to reopen the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Plant of Plymouth, Massachusetts. Almost thirty demonstrators were arrested…

In this two-page letter John W. Emmons declines the invitation to attend the Reunion of the Free Soil Party. He then continues the letter by reminiscing about important events and themes in the history of the abolition movement. He discusses the…

This broadside advertises the Free Soil Party ticket for the state of Massachusetts. Stephen C. Phillips is running for Governor and John Mills for Lieutenant Governor. Those running for senator are Jesse Pierce, Milton M. Fisher, and Edward L.…

This broadside, which contains an image of the Great Seal of the United States, advertises the politicians running for office in Massachusetts on the Free Soil Party Ticket. They include those running for President and Vice President, as well as…

This broadside, which contains an image of the United States seal, advertises the Free Soil Party ticket for the Massachusetts General Court. The two candidates are Henry Humphreys and Asaph Churchill. There are two copies of this broadside.

This image is a baseball card for Michael "King" Kelly that was included within a package of Old Judge & Gypsy Queen Cigarettes. The front of the card includes a portrait painting of Kelly in his uniform, with the name of the cigarette brand on the…

This image is a photograph of Alice "Pat" Granahan standing on the beach. Granahan is an activist living in Hingham who is dedicated to several different causes, including clean energy.

Photograph of the refurbished Peace Banner that Pat Granahan and fellow protestors brought all over Massachusetts