Transcribed by Bruce R. Tucker of the Alfred Historical Committee Lawyer Samuel Came did local work for the R.G.Dunn collection agency...

By Bruce R. Tucker, Alfred Historical Society The summer of 1812 found Samuel Wormwood, joiner, of Alfred with little to do. Samuel was...

by Bruce R. Tucker of the Alfred Historical Committee Seldom, when we grab a bag of flour or loaf of bread off the supermarket shelf, do...

by Bruce R. Tucker of the Alfred Historical Committee Isaiah Whitten leaned heavily on his hoe and gazed across the fields, sweat running...

by Bruce R. Tucker of the Alfred Historical Committee Local legend says that Eliphalet Griffin, local blacksmith, was hastening to...

by Bruce R. Tucker, Alfred Historical George Came Diary: Sunday Nov. 3, 1861: "Great Fire in the village last night. Mr. Stimson’s house...

by Bruce Tucker, Alfred Historical Society The concept of having an exotic manufacturing facility like an embroidery mill in Alfred is...

By Bruce R. Tucker, Alfred Historical Society Alfred village did not always look as it does today. In 1800, the village area was largely...

by Bruce R. Tucker, Alfred Historical Society Historically the black population of Alfred and Waterboro has never been large, in fact, it...

By Bruce R. Tucker, Alfred Historical Society The arrival of the railroad in Alfred was an eagerly awaited event. There were few things a...

By Bruce R. Tucker, Alfred Historical Society At the close of the 18th century, Alfred began to feel growing pains. It had evolved from a...