Click here to go to a page about the Harrison Block.
Words first included in the Merriam-Webster Dictionary in 1925.
Click above to go to the January paper.
Click on the picture read about Hopedal’s other manufacturing business, and the section of town called Spindleville..
Click here to read about the Draper marriages to Kentucky mates.
“On D-Day we crossed the Chanel in a landing ship that held about twelve tanks and their crews. As we got to the beach the tanks spread out. We were hit by sporadic fire, and by more the next day. Over the next year, we moved through France and Germany, and eventually we reached Berlin. In Berlin we were the honor guard for the Potsdam Treaty, where Harry Truman and Clement Atlee met with Stalin.” Click on Joe’s picture to read much more about his long life.
From the Milord-Hopedale Directory for 1948.
Click above to see the town directory for 1898. In addition to names of residents, it includes their address and occupation, plus business ads, lists of town officers, teachers, churches, and more.
Click above to see pictures of the mill site.
Remember the days of paperboys and papergirls? This picture is from 1980.
Eli Thayer, born in Mendon in 1819, was a remarkable person. In addition to what is described above, he became a member of Congress, established a boarding school for girls in Worcester, and much more. Click here to read about him.
Hopedale Airport Industrial Park
Eben, Jr., and Dorothy Draper, children of Gov. Eben and Nannie Draper, in 1901. Eben became the president of Milford National Bank and Milford Hospital. Dorothy was the mother of John and Bill Gannett.
Hopedale Pond – January 10.
Hopedale Pond - January 11.
The Parklands on January 11. Two inches of snow.
Above – Hopedale Pond on January 15, with the device in the middle providing a little entertainment.
Below – Bill Gannett plowing the pond a few years ago.
A few inches of light snow fell on the night of January 19-20.