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The [https://www.andover-baptist-church.org/ Andover Baptist Church] was formed in 1833. The building was erected in 1834. To finance the building the basement was mortgaged to the grocer T. A. Holt. In 1923 the Church bought the mortgage and remodeled the space for Sunday School rooms.  
*According to tradition, the land comprising both the North and South Parishes of Andover was purchased from Cutshamachie, the Sagamore of Massachusetts, for six English pounds and a coat. This event is commemorated in the town seal, which was officially adoped at the annual meeting on March 5, 1900. It is generally believed that the new seal was designed by Leonard Sherman, a local artist, photographer and nature writer.  However, there were no Native Americans in New England tribes that ever wore such an elaborate headdress.
*The original town seal included just text: the town name, state, and date of incorporation. 
*In 1895, John E. Whiting, a local jewler, designed a porcelin pin depicting the sale of the land that was to become Andover from the Indians as a souvenir for the Town's 250th anniversary.
* A banner was also commissioned using the same picture. [https://andoverma.gov/261/Andovers-250th-Anniversary-Banner Andover's 250th Anniversary Banner]
* For the Town's 350th anniversary, the Town requisitioned a painting of the seal for the selectman's meeting room.  Kristoffel Meulen, then a high school senior, was chosen.


The Rev. Lyndon Myers was installed in 2004.
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[[File:AndoverBaptistChurch.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Andover Baptist Church from Andover Townsman, Past and Present, June 2, 2005]]
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*"New Town Seal," ''Andover Townsman'', March 9, 1900. [[Media:New_Town_Seal_ATM-1900-03.pdf]]
* [https://archive.org/details/annualreportofto1901ando/mode/2up Town of Andover Mass, Annual Report. 1901] ''Reflects vote to formally adopt new seal''
* "Sealed with Historical Inaccuracies," ''Andover Townsman'', February 1, 2007.
*"Andover's town seal tells many stories," ''Andover Townsman'', January 30, 2014, p. 7.
* [https://mvlc.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/andover/search/detailnonmodal/ent:$002f$002fSD_ILS$002f0$002fSD_ILS:58437/one ''Andover a Century of Change:1896 - 1996''] by Eleanor Motley Richardson, (974.45 Ric), page 188.
* [https://mvlc.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/andover/search/detailnonmodal/ent:$002f$002fSD_ILS$002f0$002fSD_ILS:361302/one Andover: Symbol of New England], by Claude Moore Fuess,(974.45 Fuess), page 373.
* [https://mvlc.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/andover/search/detailnonmodal/ent:$002f$002fSD_ILS$002f0$002fSD_ILS:359804/one ''The Townswoman's Andover''] by Bessie Goldsmith (974.45 Gol), page 2.
* [https://mvlc.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/andover/search/detailnonmodal/ent:$002f$002fSD_ILS$002f0$002fSD_ILS:334425/one ''Town and City Seals of Massachusetts''], by Allan Forbes (929.9 For volume 2), page 6.
* Uncovering Some Secrets About Local History Andover Townsman May 4, 1992 ''Andover resident Clifford Wrigley discusses the history of the seal.'' [[Media:Uncovering_Some_Secrets_ATM-1992-05-14.pdf ‎]]
* ''Andover's Town Seal (Editorial)'' Andover Townsman May 22, 1975 [[Media:AndoversTownSearlEditorial.pdf]]
* ''Medallion to be offered'' Andover Townsman July 31, 1975 [[Media: MedallionToBeOfferedATM-1975-07-31.pdf]]
* ''Town Seal Won't Be Seen On Team Patch'' Andover  Townsman June 30, 1983 [[Media:TownSealWontBeSeenOnTeamPatch.pdf]]


*"New leader - and followers - for one of town's oldest churches," ''Andover Townsman'', August 19, 2004, p. 1.
* There is a color picture of the seal on the Andover Finance Report for 1976.
*"Once on the verge of closing, Andover Baptist reaches 175 years," ''Eagle Tribune'', August 24, 2007, p. 1.
*"Minister helped parish climb back," ''Andover Townsman'', September 6, 2007, p. 9.
*"Prayers come in for recovering church pastor," ''Andover Townsman'', January 8, 2009, p. 1.
*"A Happy 180th Andover Baptist Church: Town's second oldest spiritual home stands devoted to original mission," ''Andover Townsman'', November 20, 2014, p. 13.
 
 
 
For a complete list of Andover Churches see [http://www.mhl.org/andover/churches.htm Houses of Worship in Andover]
 
 


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  • According to tradition, the land comprising both the North and South Parishes of Andover was purchased from Cutshamachie, the Sagamore of Massachusetts, for six English pounds and a coat. This event is commemorated in the town seal, which was officially adoped at the annual meeting on March 5, 1900. It is generally believed that the new seal was designed by Leonard Sherman, a local artist, photographer and nature writer. However, there were no Native Americans in New England tribes that ever wore such an elaborate headdress.
  • The original town seal included just text: the town name, state, and date of incorporation.
  • In 1895, John E. Whiting, a local jewler, designed a porcelin pin depicting the sale of the land that was to become Andover from the Indians as a souvenir for the Town's 250th anniversary.
  • A banner was also commissioned using the same picture. Andover's 250th Anniversary Banner
  • For the Town's 350th anniversary, the Town requisitioned a painting of the seal for the selectman's meeting room. Kristoffel Meulen, then a high school senior, was chosen.
...From 1/30/2014 Townsman.... click to enlarge
...Cocoanut and Decoration Day.... click to enlarge

JEWhitingSouvenirPinATM 5 1896.PNG

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  • There is a color picture of the seal on the Andover Finance Report for 1976.


--Eleanor 12:39, July 13, 2007 (EDT)

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