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This series includes affidavits and corrections made to birth, marriage and death certificates, in addition to correspondence, depositions, church record extracts, and other documentary sources relating to the information being amended.

Scope and Contents From the Series:

This series includes affidavits and corrections made to birth, marriage and death certificates, in addition to correspondence, depositions, church record extracts, and other documentary sources relating to the information being amended.

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Correspondence and telegrams between the Town of Southborough, New York New Haven and Hartford Railroad, Massachusetts Highway Commission, Massachusetts Board of Railroad Commissioners, and Public Utilities Commission regarding railroad service, and repairs and maintenance to railway tracks located in Southborough. Later correspondence covers opposition to the termination of train services between Marlborough and Framingam.

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Correspondence between the Town of Southborough and the Boston and Albany Railroad Company regarding railroad service, operations, and track maintenance. Later correspondence deals primarily with the opposition by Southborough and other towns to the Railroad’s decision to discontinue passenger train services between Boston, Worcester, and Springfield.

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Correspondence with the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities, Mansfield Board of Trade, Needham Board of Selectmen, and Worcester Consolidated Street Railway Company regarding the maintenance of railway tracks, signage, and the importance of continuing passenger railway services as a means of convenience and combatting growing automobile traffic.

Scope and Contents Records relating to the placement of roads in Southborough extend back to 1723, predating the Town of Southborough itself which did not break away from Marlborough until 1727. The collection includes countless citizen’s petitions requesting that new roads be laid-out in the 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries, which afford a unique window into the Town’s growth and settlement.The majority of materials document the formation of new roads, along with subsequent maintenance, repairs, and...