More words first included in the Merriam- Webster Dictionary in 1921. |
The Joseph and Sylvia Bancroft house, before and after some changes were made. |
their time, it was named Bellecrest. The Almon and Sarah Thwing house had been on this site, but was moved across the street when the Day house was built. Later, when the Bancroft Library was built, the Thwing house was moved to Union Street. Click here for the story of the Thwing house. |
The Lilla (Bancroft) Bracken Pratt house. Lilla and Lura were daughters of Joseph and Syliva Bancroft. Lilla's first husband, Howard Bracken, passed away in 1919, and she later married Rev. Frank Pratt. |
The Bancroft Memorial Library, opened in 1899, and named in memory of Sylvia (Thwing) Bancroft. |
Hopedale in April 2021 More photos will be added during the month. Hopedale in March Demolition of the Draper Plant - Freedom Street Demolition - Hopedale Street side, south Demolition - Hopedale Street side, north G&U/Parklands Issue Ezine for March - Hopedale in 1921, Part 3 Recent deaths HOME |
the original office of the "diaper co." |
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Click here for the Draper song, A Shell. |
Thanks for the liver, DJ. I wonder if that E-Z Serve Liver Loaf from the fifties is still available. Or maybe we could just wait until one of those liver and onions trucks come jingling down the street. |