Small Manuscript Collections, Sackett Family, Portraits

The Sacketts were a farming family from the Milton area. Their home was located on Route 30. Lillian Pearl Sackett was the daughter of Arthur Sackett (1882-1969) and Pearl Hiner Sackett (1891-1960). Her grandfather was Charles H. Sackett (1848-1928), and her grandmother was Louisa Eveline Miles Sackett (1845-1925). In addition to Arthur, Charles and Louisa Sackett had three children: George, Allena, and Willard Ernest.

This series contains sixteen portraits of Lillian Sackett’s family. Most family members are unidentified. The collection includes a ribbon of honorable mention from Beacom College in 1938.