From the files of the Rochester Historical Society: Voting in the 1930s
Sep 5, 2020
Photo courtesy: Rochester Historical Society
The writer of this piece, Connie Eshbach, is the vice president of the Rochester Historical Society. This is part of a series of Rochester history briefs.
With all the talk these past weeks of mail boxes, lock boxes, and mailing ballots, it seemed a good time to share the item seen in the attached picture of a ballot box from the 1930's donated to the museum by Martha Moone. The box was used to mail voting forms from the Office of the Secretary of State to Rochester's Town Clerk's office.
The front says: Official Ballots from Secretary of Commonwealth; Frederick W. Cook, Secretary; Town Clerk; Rochester, Mass.; EXP. Paid; Open immediately and read directions
The Rochester Historical Society Museum's 2019-2020 exhibit of Rochester's Notable People has been taken down and work has begun on a new exhibit. It will hopefully open for the 2021 season or whenever we once again feel comfortable gathering.
The Museum has a large inventory of historically significant items and because of size constraints, many are in storage.
Our next exhibit funded by the Rochester Cultural Council will be a Curator's Show. We're going to display and explain many of our artifacts that have been hidden away.
