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There is a need top photograhically document the town in black and white
photos. The town can easily be divided into 6 sections and photographs made
of significant areas and those most likely to change, ie; old homes and
buildings, farm land, small country roads and so on.
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Collect and label photos, record personal accounts of work and daily life in
Bridgewater in the 20th century.
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Research and documentation on the first Bridgewater Town house, circa 1830,
original location of BSC classes, 1840.
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Research and documentation on the Bridgewater Ironworks site. This site was
recently placed on the National Historic Register and is under development
by the town as a town park. Help is needed in locating the exact location of
the original 18d' century blast furnace, and other operations on the site.
Research in needed to locate grant funding to develop the park.
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Research and documentation on Bridgewater and the 20'h century. A
considerable amount of information exists on Bridgewater prior to 191 0. In
1920 there were thousands of people employed by the shoe, iron and cotton
gin industries in town. Today there are less than 50 jobs in these
industries. What happen to these jobs and why? The rise and fall of these
industries mirrored the world economy. What products produced in Bridgewater
had a significant effect on the world economy'.? What were the major
immigrant populations that worked in these plants? Where did they live in
town?
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Many Bridgewater residents have great "histories" to record about life in
town in the last century. A standard set of questions should be developed
for interviews, interviews undertaken and written up for future reference.
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Where were all of the "Mom and Pop" neighborhood grocery stores in town?
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How have town, local school and athletic programs evolved over the years?
Where have the games been played?
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Where did all of the street names come from? Why do we have a Hale Street,
Stetson, Kieth, Plymouth, High, Plain, Bedford and so on?
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Where is Auburnville, Prattown, Scotland, Stanley, China, Titicut and how
did they get these names?
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Is there an Indian burial site on BSC property?
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What was the impact of the railroad and electric street cars on Bridgewater
and BSC.
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