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1. 2004.007.068 - postcard

   B/W Booklet of The Hotel Sippican and The Hotel Sippican Casino, Marion, Mass. C. W. Ripley was the Proprietor. A train ticket from Boston cost $2.00. A Suite with bath cost $15.00 per week and upwards. Also included was a photo of the road to Silver Shell Beach. Also included is a poem, "The Blacksmith of Sippican" by Edward N. Pomeroy.

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2. 2005.007.004 - Tape, Audio

   Interview with Betty Wish Interview dated April 27, 1996 with Betty Wish, 261 Pleasant Street, Marion MA Interviewer: Sally Madison of Marion Sally: Betty, before we started you mentioned that you hadn’t lived in Marion all your life, but actually you’ve spent a lot of time here. Could you explain that? Betty: I’ve never lived in Marion until 10 years ago, but I spent every summer of my life here except one, or at least part of every s...

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3. 2008.001.082 - Digital photograph

   Shoreline - This Shingle-Style cottage, known as Hobbs House, stood on Lewis Street near Front Street, as seen in this view from 1908. Prior to 1953, Silvershell was a small, rocky, unimproved beach with only a crumbling wharf used by fishermen and intrepid swimmers. In 1953, the Town set out to improve the Silvershell area. Stone jetties were set along the northern and southern boundaries and truckloads of sand were brought in. In 1954, Hurrican...

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4. 2017.037.002 - Newspaper

   An artice with color digital photographs from the 07/10/2017 New Bedford Standard-Times titled "Back in time at Silvershell beach". The Fairhaven Village Militia held a living history Revolutionary War encampment at Silvershell Beach on July 8 & 9.

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5. 2018.050.001 - Newspaper

   Photograph of John Garcia (the tinsmith) and Jody Dickerson (the cook) from the Revolutionary War encampment on Silvershell Beach in the Wanderer of August 16, 2018.

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6. 2018.050.002 - Newspaper

   An article from the Wanderer of August 16, 2018, titled "Living Past Lives: History Lives on at Silvershell Encampment" which took place on August 11 & 12, 2018.

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7. 2018.050.003 - Newspaper

   Photographs from the August 16, 2018 Wanderer showing scenes from the Fairhaven Village Militia Revolutionary War Encampment on Silvershell Beach.

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8. 2019.001.016 - Pass

   Guest pass for a car - provides parking at Silvershell Beach, Old Landing, Island Wharf, and on-street parking. This guest pass was for the guests of the Marion residents at 28 South Street.

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9. 2020.012.008 - Newspaper

   Black and white undated newspaper photograph of ground-breaking ceremonies for the new bathhouse at Silver Shell: Richard Setteducatti, Richard W. Angle, Mrs. Otto Braitmayer, Claude B. Ellis, Everett A. Gibbs and Joseph P. Zora.

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10. 2023.007.001 - Newspaper

    MARION — The Town of Marion received over $240,000 in state grants to be used for accessibility improvements and energy efficient infrastructure, announced Interim Town Administrator Judy Mooney on Thursday, Jan. 26. One $49,060 grant from the Municipal Americans with Disabilities Act Improvement Grant Program will be used to install accessible walkways from the Silvershell Beach parking lot to the bathhouse and playground. The town also r...

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11. Obituaries909 - Newspaper

    April 26, 1958 – January 6, 2024 Ingrid Elizabeth Hellgren, 65, spent the summers of her childhood on Converse Road in Marion with her late grandparents, Harry and Thelma Kramer Ostenfeld; and lived there most recently from 2011 through 2013. The youngest child of the late Tage and Beryl Ostenfeld Hellgren, Ingrid was born in the Poconos of Pennsylvania and lived there for 19 years. She passed away suddenly in Port Charlotte, Florida leaving a vo...

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12. V049.007 - Newspaper

    Bill Limits Use Of Marion Beach - Silvershell converted from a public bathing beach to a Marion, Mattapoisett and Rochester inhabitants beach

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13. V080.259 - Newspaper

    Garden Club Aids Project - Members in Marion Favor Work on Beach - Planning Board members, Ben Dexter and E. Otis Snow, discussed articles which will appear in the Town Warrant regarding the improvements on Silver Shell Beach

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14. V094.161.01 - Newspaper

    Editorial - Beach Protection - Silvershell Beach and others

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15. V098.287 - Newspaper

    Marion Beach Report Issued - Committee Say Three Should Be Acquired

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16. V112.321 - Newspaper

    Marion to Buy Beach Land for $30,000 - special town meeting results

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17. V113.095 - Newspaper

    Marion Beach Stickers Ready - Co-operation Is Asked In Rule Enforcement

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18. V113.142 - Newspaper

    Board Sets Hours For Marion Beach - Silvershell closed between 11 PM and daybreak - Public Works Department are to work on mosquito control

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19. V119.157.01 - Newspaper

    Marion Water Festival Held - Town-Sponsored Event Features Swim Contests - at Silver Shell Beach

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20. V122.302 - Newspaper

    'Singing Snake' Has Carried Dredge's Hauls Through Marion - Marion Harbor Dredging Project (pictures)

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