LEOMINSTER TO CELEBRATE A LOVE OF TREES

September 25, 1991 - A celebration to mark the 217th anniversary of Johnny Appleseed's birth and to recognize the 50th anniversary of the American Tree Farm system will be held from 3:30 to 5 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 26, on Johnny Appleseed Lane. >> More

CITY CHERISHES SAGA OF JOHNNY APPLESEED - LEOMINSTER HONORS FOLK

September 26, 1993 - With folklore, sometimes the man doesn't quite measure up to the myth. Not so with Leominster native John Chapman, also known as Johnny Appleseed, according to the chairwoman of the city's Historical Commission, Evelyn Hachey. >> More

STATUE SOWS INTEREST IN JOHNNY APPLESEED

July 27, 1994 - When the 6-foot-tall statue of Johnny Appleseed was moved from the mayor's office to the main corridor of City Hall a few weeks ago, the task wasn't much harder than moving a bunch of hot drink cups. >> More

JOHNNY APPLESEED HAD FAITH, VISION

September 17, 1995 - He is known the world over as Johnny Appleseed, a man who planted apple trees in the early American frontier. But area residents who have studied him know him as Leominster native John Chapman, a missionary who also planted seeds of faith and hope in those he met in his famous travels. >> More

HAND-CARVED SIGN WILL WELCOME PEOPLE COMING INTO LEOMINSTER

December 20, 1995 - Big and baby blue. The Eastside Neighborhood Association's Christmas gift to the city is a hand-carved sign welcoming travelers and shoppers to Leominster. The "Welcome to Leominster" sign will be placed on a traffic island on Mechanic Street near the back entrance of the Searstown Mall. >> More