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This item is the military record of Corporal David H. Champlin. It lists such information as his physical features, date of enlistment, rank, occupation, and place of birth. It also contains some information about his service, such as the fact that…

This document is an excerpt from the records of the Town Clerk. It discusses a decision made at the 1864 Annual Town Meeting regarding David H. Champlin. A volunteer in the 54th Regiment of Massachusetts during the Civil War, Champlin requested…

This image is a poster attempting to recruit African American men into the 54th Massachusetts Regiment during the American Civil War. It discusses the fact that soldiers will receive a $100 bounty as well as $13 per month. Their families would also…

This image shows a portrait drawing of fugitive slave Anthony Burns. Surrounding his portrait are other drawings representing his years as a slave, his subsequent escape in 1854, and his arrival in Boston. His arrest and eventual rendition are also…

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…

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

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.

This is a photograph of Andrew J. Clark taken in his later years. Clark was a Civil War veteran from Hingham, Mass.

This is a photograph of Alice "Pat" Granahan printed in the Hingham Journal on January 5, 1989. It was included with an article about her arrest for civil disobedience at the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Plant of Plymouth, Massachusetts.

This is a photograph of Private Andrew Jackson Clark in his military uniform, which was taken during the Civil War. Clark was a Hingham resident.