| The Winthrop Public Library & Museum is comprised of
two buildings – the Frost Library building (1899) and the George M.
Hyde addition (1972). Although library service in Winthrop preceded the
construction of the Frost Building, it was the first facility in Winthrop devoted
solely to that role. |
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| Historic Winthrop Newspapers (1882-1977) |
Winthrop Public Library card holders can now read historic Winthrop newspapers dating from 1882-1977 |
The Sun - 1885-1977
The Sun Transcript - 1959-1977
The Visitor - 1885-1886
The Winthrop Review - 1919-1944
The Winthrop Sun - 1892-1927 |
The Winthrop Visitor - 1886-1906
Winthrop Gazette - 1885-1885
Winthrop Independent - 1909-1909
Winthrop Sun and Visitor - 1907-1918
Winthrop Transcript- 1945-1959 |
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"Winthrop June 27 – The new Frost Public Library was dedicated this afternoon with appropriate exercises, which were held in the assembly hall of the high school building…" |
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"Winthrop Aug. 29 – The first sods were turned today on the site for the new Frost public library in Columbia sq. with the usual ceremonies attending such occasions…" |
| Morrill Frost |
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"...In October 1897 Mrs. Eliza W. (Morrill) Frost of Winthrop offered $10,000 toward the
erection of a library building to cost at least $20,000, and to be called the
Frost Public Library in memory of her husband the late Morrill Frost. Efforts to
raise by subscription the amount needed to make the gift available proving
unsuccessful, Mrs. Frost's proposition was brought before the town at the annual
meeting in March 1898; the town unanimously voted $10,000 toward the building;
and also purchased a lot of land on which to erect the same ground was broken
for this purpose Aug. 29, 1898, and the building is now being erected from plans
drawn by Architect Willard M. Bacon." |
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"Mr. Morrill Frost, formerly of Frost & Deaborn, restaurant keepers, at 6 Pearl street, died at his home in Winthrop, Friday. He was born in Oldtown, Me., seventy-three years ago. When he was about twenty years old he came to Boston and found employment with Kendall, who kept the restaurant under the Old State House. Later he established a restaurant and periodical room in the railway station at Worcester in 1850. He carried on business there for twenty years or more, and early in the 70's came to Boston and formed a partnership with Mr. Deaborn, and five years ago retired to private peace." |
| George W. Hyde |
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"...Up at the library they are still staggered by the kindness of George W. Hyde. He left $235,000 to create a new wing.
Such philanthropy is not unusual. What gives this episode its personal touch is the Mr. Hyde also bequeathed personal legacies to each of the library staff, including $1000 to the lady in charge of the establishment for 50 years." |
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"The Town of Winthrop just opened a $300,000 addition to its Public Library. It was a gift from the estate of George Hyde.
Hyde was a quite-living man who spent much of his time in the library reading books and periodicals. He lived alone." |
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| Library Memorials |
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Location: 2 Metcalf Square
Website: https://www.winthroppubliclibrary.org/
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