“I was born in the master bedroom at 50 Inman Street in Hopedale. As far as I know, there was no doctor there for the occasion. My father worked for Drapers for about thirty years. He was a millwright.
“Some people remembered my mother as “the peanut woman.’ She’d buy the raw peanuts, shell them, put them in hot water and take the skins off, cook them, salt them, and put them in bags. Then she’d take them into Drapers and sell them. There are still people around who remember that.”
Click here to read many more of Marshall’s memories of Hopedale in the old days.
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Spiritualism in Hopedale: History, High Hopes, and Hoaxes
Step back in time and learn about the history of Spiritualism in Hopedale, a town at the center of the movement to speak to the dead. This Saturday morning ranger walking tour, sponsored by the Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park and co-hosted by local historian Linda Hixon, will focus on the people of the community who promoted spiritualism. The tour will begin at 10 a.m. in front of the statue at Adin Ballou Park at the corner of Peace and Hopedale streets, on Saturday October 28, 2023. The tour is free and open to all.
For more information contact Ranger Allison Horrocks: cell – 401 318-4883 – email – [email protected].
For the latest development in the West Street land case (as of October 17) click on the Google Earth view above and go to the bottom of a long page.
Click on the weirdly worded headline to go to the article. It’s at the bottom of a page of pictures of cleanup of the site following completion of demolition.
Click above to see information about the new water tank. It’s at the bottom of a page about the history of the water department.
Photos above are from a walking tour describing spiritualism in the Hopedale Community era given by Linda Hixon and BV Park Ranger Allison Horrocks.
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