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George L. Pillion
Director, Winthrop Public Library |
Mr. Sidvin Frank Tucker was known for many years as the Town Historian
of Winthrop. He has written many historical articles about Winthrop, and is
known for his Pictorial History of Winthrop, which was published in the
Winthrop Sun Transcript, August 12, 1965 and shows over 500 photographs of
old Winthrop from the Whorf slides.
Mr. Tucker was born in Plymouth, England, on January 11, 1888. His family
settled in Winthrop in 1901, and Mr. Tucker sang in the choir of st. John's
Episcopal Church, Winthrop as a boy. He worked for an investment house in Boston following his education. He married Ruby Gillmore of Wiinthrop on June 29, 1910.
They had 5 children: Col. Robert E. Tucker of Norfolk, Virginia; Richard G.
Tucker of Cambridge; F. Elston Tucker of Kennebunk, MIaine; Elizabeth McGaw of
Needham and the Rev. Ralph Tucker of West Newbury, Mass.. He was also survived
by 15 grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren, when he died August 7, 1982.
During the war years 1917-19 Mr. Tucker was active in local war efforts and
served as Secretary of the Winthrop Public Safety Committee. He served as Treasurer
of St. John's Episcopal Church and helped organize the Winthrop Community Hospital
during the 1920's, where he served as the first Secretary of the Board of Trustees
of the Hospital for ten years. During the 1930's Mr. Tucker accepted the post of
Trustee of the Public Library.
During the second world war Mr. Tucker was named on the Executive Board of
the Winthrop Civilian Defense Committee. He was a member of many historical Committee in Winthrop, and consulted on Winthrop history throughout the years
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| Books and other works on Winthrop by Sidvin Tucker |
History of the Winthrop Community Hospital, Inc.: From the beginning of its predecessor, the Metcalf Hospital |
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Map of the town of Winthrop Massachusetts: This map showing dwellings and street numbers |
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History of the Winthrop Public Library |
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Pictorial History of Winthrop: A Ride On The Old Narrow Gauge |
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Pictorial History of Winthrop: A Ride On The Old Narrow Gauge |
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Old Center School Becomes a Memory in Winthrop |
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Pictorial History of Winthrop |
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Pictorial History of Winthrop |
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Pictorial History of Winthrop |
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Pictorial History of Winthrop |
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Pictorial History of Winthrop |
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Pictorial History of Winthrop |
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Pictorial History of Winthrop |
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Pictorial History of Winthrop |
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Pictorial History of Winthrop |
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Pictorial History of Winthrop |
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Pictorial History of Winthrop |
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Pictorial History of Winthrop |
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Pictorial History of Winthrop |
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Pictorial History of Winthrop |
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Pictorial History of Winthrop |
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Pictorial History of Winthrop |
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The Story of John Winthrop - Town's Namesake |
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Library Trustee Tucker Resigns |
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The Story of John Winthrop |
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Prominent Names in History Associated With Apple Island |
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"Vanishing Governor's Island" Reported by Sidvin F. Tucker |
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Photographs of 40 Local Victory Gardens Taken by Sidvin F. Tucker on Display |
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