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Pamphlet from 1823 written by Orwell resident Abner Ames.

Linus Wilcox is in a horse drawn sleigh in front of Cutts' Place, present day Historic Brookside. Wilcox built the house, and he may have been Mrs. Henry Cutts' father.

Two Orwell residents, Mrs. French and Mrs. Cutts, in a horse drawn cart.

Picture of the landscape of Cutts' Place. In the picture, you can see the barns, the house, and part of the surrounding property. Present day, it is known as Historic Brookside. Part of the house was built in 1789, with the Greek Revival portion…

In this picture, a group of people are sitting on the porch of the house. These include Darwin Griswold (mabel Grow's grandfather), his wife, Mrs French, and Mrs. Cutts.

This is a picture of a house, unknown location. The picture is in a scrapbook with pictures from other places in Orwell.

Miss Hester Phelps was the librarian of the Orwell Free library from 1994 to 2008. Born April 7, 1918, she grew up in Orwell. Her family raised sheep, and she had sheep her whole life. Miss Hester Phelps loved books, Orwell's history, and was very…

These pictures are from scrapbook pages dedicated to a vacation taken in 1945 in Orwell. There are multiple pictures of the Old Sholes Tavern. These pictures are taken from the property looking at the tavern or out on Lake Champlain. Also, there are…

Back row - left to right
Archie Saunders, Allie C. Plue, Fritz E. Lillie, Mike Sullivan
Front Row
Leslie Turner, Luthene F. Lillie, Otis Doane - Manager, Arthur Larrabee, Charlie Dupaul, Harley Cook

The residence of Mr. and Mrs. Milton Broom with Mrs. Broom and dog shown in the driveway (formally Miss Julia Root?).