The temperance movement began in the early 1800s and by 1833, there were 6,000 local societies in the United States. This is a notice of the meeting of the Greenfield, Massachusetts, temperance society. A minister was to give a talk on the importance of young men being involved in the movement. The Greenfield Gazette and Franklin Herald was the newspaper in Greenfield, Massachusetts, from June 26, 1827, to June 27, 1837. It changed its name to the Gazette & Mercury.
Greenfield Gazette and Franklin Herald. “Temperance Meeting.” February 17, 1835. Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association, American Centuries. https://americancenturies.org/collection/l05-031/. Accessed on October 16, 2024.
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