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ib founding in 1q10, the Dyer Memorial Library has been dedicabd to collecting and preerving mabrial connecd to lhe area known as Old Abington (now Abingtor; Rockland and Whitman). Since
The library serves the community by making its collections available to researchers, througft on-site exhibitions, through its loans progamfor off-sib exhibitions, and tlrrouglr ib educational
outreach progr.rm. Here's how you can help us continue to
fulfill our mission:
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share your tax refund with the Dyer: the windfallfromUncle Sam is a great way to support your favorite catrees
contribute to the Annual Fund: this new program will be launched in January 2002"
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watchfor our appealletter inyour
mail early nextyear corporate giving: getyour company
involved through programrlproiect sponsorship or in-kind gife corpolate mathing funds: ilumy employers will match their employees' charitable gife, send us yorrr company's matchingfunds forms planned giving througlr beguests and charitable trusts: remember us in your will, or contactus to set-up a charitabtre trustto benefit both you and the Dyer
The Dyer Memorial tibrary is a recogdzed non-profit organization. All contributions are tax deductible as allowable by law.
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?re,tentatltw?ro{ilp In keping with our missionto preserve, conservation work was completed on two very important historical documerrb this surnmer. The first documer*isthe official copy of tlre Grant of Township that created [Old] Abinggon. Dated jtrne 1:0frr, 1712, and.
sigred by loseph Dudley, colonial governor atthe time, this documerrtrecoggrized the establishment of Abington as a town separatr from Bridgewabr. The second docurrmt is a7767 tax bill issued and sigred byHarrisonGray, Treasurer of the Province of MassachusetbBay, and addressed to Daniel Lane Collector of Abington, for the sum of thirtysix pounds and fifteen shillings. Since both documenb are of fundamental
importance to Abington:s history, we are pleased thatwe could do our part in
contributing to their future zurvival, In our continuing preservation efforts, we would next like b conserve the portrait of Rev.Ieselones, minisbr of the North ConglegationalChurch and a survivor of the Battle of Gettysburg; and a series of rare photogaphs from the H. H. Buffum Co. which provides a unique visual record of Abingtorr's only automobile factory. Funds are stillneeded to undertake the preservation of these important records. Please contact us if you would like more infortration on sponsoringone of these proiects.
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Dyer Memorial Library Ave. . F.O. Box 2245 Abington, MA 02351
28 Centre
(781) 87&8480
Staff |oice Himawan,Dircctor
Pamela lArhiting, Reference libraian Barbara Aiken, Cataloger
Malcolm Whiting, Facilities Mawger Board o.f Trustees Clare Sullivan, Chahryrwn |ames Hoban
StevenKlein MaryRourke GeorgeWhiting M.D.