This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
Town Meeting Voted Large 1933 Budget and Reforms
Twenty five and thirty five years past summaries note $263 539 98 total appropriations voted by taxpayers at the financial town meeting with a $48 102 02 saving over the prior year aided by state unemployment relief. Bristol public aid operations included a commissary store for recipients while council plans emerged after a two hour executive conference. The report recalls town officials, a Purple Heart award and resignations from the school committee. The 1843 items include school lands for sale to fund donor trusts and the town budget reached $477 327 with proposals shifting tax exemptions for a Bristol Manufacturing Corp. A drive to establish a Community Chest culminated with Charles B Rockwell as first president. The First Baptist pastor Arthur W Burdon resigns and Cecil B DeMille’s King of Kings will be shown March 23 at 6 pm in the DeWolf Room.