Coasters, six designs $5 each, four for $18 |
504 Piece Picture Puzzles three designs, $22 each |
Chelmsford glassware three styles, $10 each |
See the full selection here on the
Charles Frederick Jewelers website, and at their 18 Alpine Lane store
Items can also be purchased at:
- Historical Society special events (see our Events Calendar)
- The Town Manager's office at 50 Billerica Road (the first four books and puzzles)
All procedes from sales at the above locations go to the Chelmsford Historical Society
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Images of America, South and East Chelmsford, by Fred Merriam $21.99 The village of South Chelmsford evolved around an intersection of market roads with a few stores and a church in support of a quiet farming community. Heart Pond provided water for the Nickles Cranberry Company, ice for the Daniel Gage Ice Company, and now recreational activities for locals and visitors ... A large part of East Chelmsford was quietly purchased by a group of Boston businessmen in the 1820s ... |
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Images of America, North and West Chelmsford, by Fred Merriam $21.99 In the 1820s, industries related to the production of cast iron, textiles, and textile mill machinery made their first appearance in the North village along Stony Brook. Its social and economic life became aligned with the new industrial city of Lowell ... Industry in the West village consisted of blade and textile manufacturing in two locations, also tied to water power on Stony Brook, but this community was aligned socially and economically with nearby Nabnasset village in Westford ... |
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Images of America, Chelmsford Revisited, by Fred Merriam $21.99 Vintage photographs transport readers back in time to stroll Central Square, to discover a millpond that no longer exists, and to see the evolution of Center Common. Discover which farm was later subdivided into a familiar neighborhood, find out where the lumber came from, view homes the way they looked more than 100 years ago, and learn about Chelmsford’s past residents and their places of worship. |
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History of Chelmsford 1910-1970, by Eleanor Parkhurst & Fred Merriam $30.00 Eleanor was selected in 1966 by an appointed town committee to write an update to Rev. Wilson Waters 1917 History of Chelmsford Massachusetts, but stopped work about 1976 due to her commitments as editor of the Chelmsford Newsweekly. Fred rediscovered the hand typed manuscript in 2008 and completed the book with the addition of an Epilogue chapter to bring the reader up to the 2009-2011 time frame. |
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Looking Back with Eleanor Parkhurst, by Judy Buswick $15.00 Articles by Eleanor Parkhurst edited by Judy Buswick. As the editor of the Chelmsford Newsweekly for more that a decade and then as a writer for the Chelmsford Independent, Eleanor's name became synonymous with journalism in the community. Her lively editorial comments and coverage of local politics and history has influenced a generation of readers.This book is a compilation of her Chelmsford stories of life in bygone days. |
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German Glass Blowers in Chelmsford, by Dorit Lammers $20.00 Tells the story of the Hirsch family, a group of German immigrants who arrived in America in the early 1800s. This wonderful book, sponsored by the Chelmsford Historical Society, Massachusetts Cultural Council and German Cultural Club of Lowell of the Chelmsford history of glass making and glass blowing from Egyptian times through the demise details the early glass manufacturing and move to Suncook, NH. |
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Nights at the Round Table, by George Parkhurst $15.00 The final book written by George Adams Parkhurst, is about a fictitious group that meets on Monday nights at the Radisson Hotel to discuss local history - the history of Chelmsford, Massachusetts. The "history buffs" in attendance include persons from the community, such as: The Doctor, The Historian, The Curator, The Professor, The Librarian, and The Innkeeper of the hotel in which they meet. |
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Small Town Kid, by George Parkhurst $15.00 The story of one boy - George Adams Parkhurst - growing up in a country village in the 1920s and 1930s. |
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Touring the Forefathers Burying Ground, by Marti Spalding $15.00 Take a stroll thhrough one of New England's oldest colonial cemeteries, the Forefathers Burying Ground, and meet some of this town's founding families. Learn about early burial traditions, causes of death, and the meaning behind the symbols carved into the stone markers. |
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