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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…

Cyclone damaged home on 22A, just south of Orwell Village, in 1910.

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

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

Front Row: Bob Young, John Hall, Nobel Wisell, Oliver Bascom, Burton Brooks. Back Row: Angus Gregory, Charles Phelps, Ralph Post, Warren Timberley, Sidney Thomas, Dan McMeehan

Front Row: Mrs. Bodfish, Lucy Munger, Mrs. Mary Phelps, Mrs. George Thomas, Jr, Mrs. Linus Cutto. Back Row: Anna Young, Bessie Brown, Lou Thomas, Lucy Mallory, Jessie Lillie, Edith Munger.

Orwell Elm was a beloved tree that used to stand in the field east of Young Road and south of Route 73.

Photograph of the "Orwell Elm" tree. This beloved tree used to stand in the field east of Young Rd, south of Rt. 73. Weddings happened under it's large, beautiful canopy. The tree fell in _____ but it is memorialized on the Welcome to Orwell…