Hopedale History Ezine Menu
1 – Community Affairs
2 – The Missing Monument
3 – Hopedale As I Found It
4 – Christmas in the Community
5 – Obtaining Husbands
6 – The Ski Hill
7 – January 28, 2004 – The Anonymous Donor
8 – Mary Ann Hayward
9 – Blackstone Valley Baseball
10 – March 15, 2004 – Chicken Thieves
11 – April 1, 2004 – Strike of 1913
12 – First TV in Hopedale
13 – Site Selection for the Hopedale Community
14 – April 15, 2004 – William (the artist) Draper
15 – May 1, 2004 – The Hopedale Penny Post
16 – June 15, 2004 – Spiritualism in Early Hopedale
17 – July 1, 2004 – Reformers
18 – July 15, 2004 – Bristow and Queenie,m Part 1
19 – August 1, 2004 – Bristow and Queenie, Part 2
20 – August 15, 2004 – Abolitionists
21 – September 1, 2004 – Park Department History
22 – September 15, 2004 – Princess Boncompagni
23 – October 1, 2004 – Memories of the 1850s – Gifford
24 – October 15, 2004 – Town Report, 1886
25 – November 1, 2004 – The Draper Family Feud
26 – November 15, 2004 – The Religious Evolution of Adin Ballou
27 – December 1, 2004 – General Draper, Part 1
28 – December 15, 2004 – Christmas, 1854
29 – January 1, 2005 – Abbie’s Memories
30 – January 15, 2005 – The Dutcher Family
31 – February 1, 2005 – April 1842
32 – February 15, 2005 – Wartime Wedding
33 – March 1, 2005 – Short Stories
34 – March 15, 2005 – The Road to Hopedale
35 – April 1, 2005 – Will Rockwell Forget?
36 – April 15, 2005 – Who Fired First?
37 – May 1, 2005 – Thomas Gaffney
38 – May 5, 2005 – Snow Plowing in the Old Days
39 – June 1, 2005 – Gilbert Thompson
40 – June 15, 2005 – Famous Fanny
41 – July 1, 2005 – Kentucky Spouses
42 – July 15, 2005 – Long-gone Octagons
43 – August 1, 2005 – The Pest House
44 – August 15, 205 – Family Farm on Dutcher Street
45 – September 15, 2005 – Charles Roper
46 – October 1, 2005 – Spindleville
47 – November 1. 2005 – Hopedale 1881
48 – November 15, 2005 – Best Town
49 – December 1, 2005 – Local News, 1887
50 – December 15, 2005 – The Fifties
51 – January 1, 2006 – Centennial Speech
52 – January 15, 2006 – The Town Hall
53 – February 1, 2006 – The End Is Near
54 – February 15, 2006 – The Ice-Watch Has Ended
55 – March 1, 2006 – Dr. Kleber Campbell
56 – March 15, 2006 – George Otis Draper
57 – April 1, 2006 – The Bancroft Memorial Library
58 – April 15, 2006 – Sylvester Graham
59 – May 1, 2006 – The Garages
60 – May 15, 2006 – An Ideal Society
61 – June 1, 2006 – The Draper Duplexes
62 – June 15, 2006 – Tom Lipsky and the Parklands
63 – July 1, 2006 – Eben Draper, Jr.
64 – July 15, 2006 – Robinson Billings
65 – August 1, 2006 – Attack Goat
66 – August 15, 2006 – Milk Wagons of Hopedale and Vicinity
67 – September 1, 2006 – Field Days
68 – September 15, 2006 – Boarding Houses
69 – October 1, 2006 – Draper Strike of 1913
70 – October 15, 2006 – 1935
71 – November 1, 2006 – Lowell Hammond
72 – November 15, 2006 – Robot Bomb
73 – December 1, 2006 – The Harrison Block
74 – December 15, 2006 – Anna’s Christmas
75 – January 1, 2007 – Sacred Heart Church
76 – January 15, 2007 – Abolitionism in Hopedale
77 – February 1, 2007 – Dredging the Pond
78 – February 15, 2007 – The Community House
79 – March 1, 2007 – Hopedale Community Historical Society
80 – March 15, 2007 – Westcott Mill Closes
81 – April 1, 2007 – Letter from Newbern
82 – April 15, 2007 – Milford, 1780
83 – May 1, 2007 – The Golf Course
84 – May 15, 2007 – Next of Kin
85 – June 1, 2007 – Soap Box Derby
86 – June 15, 2007 – John Stanas
87 – July 1, 2007 – The Uxbridge Connection
88 – August 1, 2007 – The Pistol Club
89 – August 15, 2007 – Learning a Trade
90 – September 1, 2007 – Ahead of His Time
91 – September 15, 2007 – The Parklands, 1899 – 1905
92 – October 1, 2007 – Site Protection
93 – October 15, 2007 – The Home Front
94 – November 1, 2007 – Sand in the Attic
96 – November 15, 2007 – The Ballou Farm
97 – December 1, 2007 – The Harel House
98 – December 15, 2007 – Antislavery
99 – January 1, 2008 – White City
100 – January 15, 2008 – Women’s Rights
101 – February 1, 2008 – Workingman’s Paradise?
102 – February 15, 2008 – Raw Deal
103 – March 1, 2008 – Draper Strike, 1976
104 – March 15, 2008 – Ice Cutting on Hopedale Pond
105 – April 1, 2008 – Rich and Famous
106 – April 15, 2008 – Billy Draper’s Store
107 – May 1, 2008 – The Grafton & Upton Railroad
108 – May 15, 2008 – Trolleys
109 – June 1, 2008 – Lapworth Elastic Fabric
110 – June 15, 2008 – Dirty Old Town
111 – July 1, 2008 – Other Hopedales
112 – July 15, 2008 – Connie and Diane
113 – August 1, 2008 – New Streets, c. 1950
114 – August 15, 2008 – Flu Epidemic, 1918
115 – September 1, 2008 – The Home School
116 – September 15, 2008 – Drugs and Ice
117 – October 1, 2008 – Draper and Kennedy
118 – October 15, 2008 – Separation from Milford
119 – November 1, 2008 – Boots and Shoes
120 – November 15, 2008 – Under One Roof
121 – December 1, 2008 – Virginia, 1864
122 – December 15, 2008 – Looms, Etc.
123 – January 1, 2009 – Questions
124 – January 15, 2009 – Edith’s Diary
125 – February 1, 2009 – Mead’s Market
126 – February 15, 2009 – A Thriving Little Village
127 – March 1, 2009 – Centennial
128 – March 15, 2009 – June-July 1918
129 – April 1, 2009 – James Roberts
130 – April 15, 2009 – The Celtics in Hopedale
131 – May 1, 2009 – Claude Snider
132 – May 15, 2009 – Frugal Times
133 – June 1, 2009 – Walter Dec
134 – June 15, 2009 – Motorcycle Man
135 – July 1, 2009 – The End of the Hopedale Community
136 – July 15, 2009 – Final Chapter of Draper in Hopedale
137 – August 1, 2009 – 1912
138 – August 15, 2009 – Grafton & Upton Railroad – Hopper
139 – September 1, 2009 – The Water Department
140 – September 15, 2009 – Nipmuc Rod and Gun Club
141 – October 1, 2009 – Dynamite at the Shop
142 – October 15, 2009 – Lawrence, 1912
143 – November 1, 2009 – Home School Ad
144 – November 15, 2009 – Sox, Yanks, Douglas
145 – December 1, 2009 – The Mill River
146 – December 15, 2009 – Otis
147 – January 1, 2010 – The Pleasant Valley
148 – January 15, 2010 – The Depression Era in Hopedale
149 – February 1, 2010 – Extending the G&U Railroad
150 – February 15, 2010 – Leola Stearns – Patrick’s
151 – March 1, 2010 – Trolley Trip
152 – March 15, 2010 – The Crossways and The Larches
153 – April 1, 2010 – The “Other Drapers”
154 – April 15, 2010 – Animals of the Area
155 – May 1, 2010 – Indian Names
156 – May 15, 2010 – The Honor Roll
157 – June 1, 2010 – The Town Park
158 – June 15, 2010 – Northrop, Kellogg and Barney
159 – July 1, 2010 – The Hopedale Parish
160 – July 15, 2010 – The Water Cure House
161 – August 1, 2010 – The General Draper Statue
162 – August 15, 2010 – Emilio Bacchioicchi
163 – September 1, 2010 – The Fatal Crisis
164 – September 15, 2010 – Dr. Verner Johnson
165 – October 1, 2010 – The District Nursing Association
166 – October 15, 2010 – 1980, Milestone Year
167 – November 1, 2010 – To Tolstoy and Beyond
168 – November 15, 2010 – Nicola Sacco
169 – December 1, 2010 – The Branded Hand
170 – December 15, 2010 – Cards by Lizzie
171 – January 1, 2011 – Oakledge, 1905
172 – January 15, 2011 – The Governor
173 – February 1, 2011 – A Tour of Hopedale, 1906
174 – February 15, 2011 – Henry Patrick’s Store
175 – March 1, 2011- The Case for Milford
176 – March 15, 2010 – Hopedale Airport
177 – April 1, 2011 – Hopedale Leaves Milford
178 – April 15, 2011 – Trees
179 – May 1, 2011 – 1986
180 – May 15, 2011 – The Dutcher Family and Business
181 – June 1, 2011 – The J’s
182 – June 15, 2011 – The Early Years in the Hopedale Schools
183 – July 1, 2011 – History of the Parklands by Hopper
184 – July 15, 2011 – The Draper Era
185 – August 1, 2011 – History of Hopedale Schools, Part 1
186 – August 15, 2011 – History of Hopedale Schools, Part 2
187 – September 1, 2011 – You might be from Hopedale if…
188 – September 15, 2011 – Community Newspapers
189 – October 1, 2011 – The Statue of Hope
190 – October 15, 2011 – Problems at the District School
191 – November 1, 2011 – The Fall of 1861
192 – November 15, 2011 – Cora Hatch
193 – December 1, 2011 – Wickliffe Preston Draper
194 – December 15, 2011 – Last Years Before Rockwell
195 – January 1, 2012 – Library Reports
196 – January 15, 2012 – Yankee General, Southern Belle
197 – February 1, 2012- Waiting for William
198 – February 15, 2012 – Abby Kelley Foster
199 – March 1, 2012 – Draper Expansion, 1856 – 1896
200 – March 15 2012 – Visitors to the Community
201 – April 1, 2012 – Factory Town
202 – April 15, 2012 – April 1912
203 – May 1, 2012 – Cemeteries of Milford and Hopedale
204 – May 15, 2012 – Hopedale Center Facelift
205 – June 1, 2012 – The Princess Bride
206 – June 15, 2012 – Local News, 1920
207 – July 1, 2012 – Astonishing Changes
208 – July 15, 2012 – Ambassador to Italy
209 – August 1, 2012 – Model Company Town
210 – August 15, 2012 – Draper Condo Proposal
211 – September 1, 2012 – The Rise and Fall of Draper
212 – September 15, 2012 – The First Draper Statue
213 – October 1, 2012 – The Village Cemetery at 100
214 – October 15, 2012 – Beebe River
215 – November 1, 2012 – Foundry Operations
216 – November 15, 2012 – The Remains of the Trolley Path
217 – December 1, 2012 – Selling Draper’s Railroad
218 – December 15, 2012 – First Town Report
219 – January 1, 2013 – Hopedale in 1888
220 – January 15, 2013 – Building a Mill Village
221 – February 1, 2013 – President Visits Hopedale
222 – February 15, 2013 – Draper Homes in Boston
223 – March 1, 2013 – School Superintendent’s Report, 1909
224 – March 15, 2013 – Plans for the Community House
225 – April 1, 2013 – IWW Strike at Draper Company, 1913
226 – April 15, 2013 – The Lake Street Development
227 – May 1, 2013 – Otis and Lily
228 – May 15, 2013 – Hopedale and its Founder
229 – June 1, 2013 – Utopia to Company Town
230 – June 15, 2013 – NEAAU Swim Meet, Hopedale Pond
231 – July 1, 2013 – Adam J. Mesmeheimer
232 – July 15, 2013 – Report of the High School Principal, 1910
233 – August 1, 2013 – Last Days of the Legion
234 – August 15, 2013 – Hopedale in 1913
235 – September 1, 2013 – Model Company Town – Conclusion
236 – September 15, 2013 – Captain Draper on the Mississippi
237 – October 1, 2013 – Peter Moore
238 – October 15, 2013 – Hurricane and Tornado
239 – November 1, 2013 – School Superintendent’s Report, 1914
240 – November 15, 2013 – The War at Home, 1917
241 – December 1, 2013 – The Demise of the Country Store
242 – December 15, 2013 – Abandoned Home-sites
243 – January 1, 2014 – The General and the Feud
244 – January 15, 2014 – Mergers That Ruin
245 – February 1, 2014 – A Kid’s Paradise in the Sixties
246 – February 15, 2014 – The Drapers in Uxbridge
247 – March 1, 2014 – Hopedale High Became Church
248 – March 15, 2014 – Hopedale High School – The Early Years
249 – April 1, 2014 – Gov. Eben Sumner Draper
250 – April 15, 2014 – Dogwood and Shuttles
251 – May 1, 2014 – Milford Hospital
252 – May 15, 2014 – The Country Club
253 – June 1, 2014 – The Post Office
254 – June 15, 2014 – Al Tarca
255 – July 1, 2014 – Henry Patrick by Hackett
256 – July 15, 2014 – James Northrop
257 – August 1, 2014 – War Memorial
258 – August 15, 2014 – Parklands and Railroad
259 – September 1, 2014 – Coal By Rail
260 – September 15, 2014 – Home Building – 1977
261 – October 1, 2014 – A Plaque for Willard
262 – October 15, 2014 – Seance
263 – November 1, 2014 – Homes with Names
264 – November 15, 2014 – Burned in Boston
265 – December 1, 2014 – The Community
266 – December 15, 2014 – Three at 100
267 – January 1, 2015 – Just Trying to Help
268 – January 15, 2015 – The Harrison Block, 1984
269 – February 1, 2015 – Firemen’s Muster, Parade, 1986
270 – February 15, 2015 – Telephone Service, 1880
271 – March 1, 2015 – The Free Love Incident
272 – March 15, 2015 – Draper, 1856 – 1878
273 – April 1, 2015 – The Hopedale Centennial Parade
274 – April 15, 2015 – Hopedale, 1915
275 – May 1, 2015 – Electricity
276 – May 15, 2015 – Draper Corporation in the Dutcher Years
277 – June 1, 2015 – The Hurricane of ’38
278 – June 15, 2015 – The Mill River Men
279 – July 1, 2015 – A Plaque for The “Old House“
280 – July 15, 2015 – Vanilla Coke
281 – August 1, 2015 – Sprawling Complex, 1990
282 – August 15, 2015 – Red Cross Home, 1918
283 – September 1, 2015 – A Game of Bluff?
284 – September 15, 2015 – The Parklands
285 – October 1, 2015 – The Milford Water Company
286 – October 15, 2015 – Letter to the Editor, 1873
287 – November 1, 2015 – The Kentuckians, Part 1
288 – November 15, 2015 – The Kentuckians, Part 2
289 – December 1, 2015 – GReenleaf-3
290 – December 15, 2015 – Community House Dedication
291 – January 1, 2016 – Hopedale in 1916, Part 1
292 – January 15, 2016 – Hopedale in 1916, Part 2
293 – February 1, 2016 – Hopedale in 1916, Part 3
294 – February 15, 2016 – The Blzzard of ’78
295 – March 1, 2016 – Benjamin Helm Bristow, Part 1
296 – March 15, 2016 – Benjamin Helm Bristow, Part 2
297 – April 1, 2016 – Bancroft Park
298 – April 15, 2016 – A Ride on the G&U Railroad
299 – May 1, 2016 – Not for Everyone
300 – May 15, 2016 – Ballou Statue and Park Dedication
301 – June 1, 2016 – Hopedale’s Early Homes
302 – June 15, 2016 – Adin Ballou’s School Days
303 – July 1, 2016 – July 4th Speech, 1827
304 – July 15, 2016 – An Old-Fashioned Fourth
305 – August 1, 2016 – Field Day, 1922
306 – August 15, 2016 – Park Department, 1944, 1945 and 1946
307 – September 1, 2016 – School Superintendent’s Report, 1916
308 – September 15, 2016 – William Lapworth, Part 1
309 – October 1, 2016 – William Lapworth, Part 2
310 – October 15, 2016 – William Lapworth, Part 3
311 – November 1, 2016 – Milford Hospital – The Beginning
312 – November 15, 2016 – The Work of a Weaver
313 – December 1, 2016 – The Draper Companies, 1878 – 1892
314 – December 15, 2016 – The Albee Corn Mill
315 – January 1, 2017 – 1917, Part 1
316 – January 15, 2017 – 1917, Part 2
317 – February 1, 2017 – 1917, Part 3
318 – February 15, 2017 – 1917, Part 4
319 – March 1, 2017 – Manning’s Work in Hopedale, Part 1
320 – March 15, 2017 – Manning’s Work in Hopedale, Part 2
321 – April 1, 2017 – Opinions on Separation, Part 1
322 – April 15, 2017 – Opinions on Separation, Part 2
323 – May 1, 2017 – Hopedale Schools, 1886, Part 1
324 – May 15, 2017 – Hopedale Schools, 1886, Part 2
325 – June 1, 2017 – The Height of Luxury
326 – June 15, 2017 – 94 Freedom
327 – July 1, 2017 – Col. Bristow and the Klan
328 – July 15, 2017 – Flood, Fire, and False Alarms
329 – August 1, 2017 – Home Ec and Shop
330 – August 15, 2017 – C. Howard Walker and the Bancroft Library
331 – September 1, 2017 – A Letter to Clare
332 – September 15, 2017 – “I’m Engaged!”
333 – October 1, 2017 – The Old House
334 – October 15, 2017 – On the Road with Otis
335 – November 1, 2017 – More Draper Letters
336 – November 15, 2017 – The Old House – Ballou
337 – December 1, 2017 – Lt. Draper, 1861
338 – December 15, 2017 – Lt. Draper, November 1861
339 – January 1, 2018 – 1918, Part 1
340 – January 15, 2018 – 1918, Part 2
341 – February 1, 2018 – 1918, Part 3
342 – February 15, 2018 – 1918, Part 4
343 – March 1, 2018 – 1918, Part 5
344 – March 15, 2018 – Office Building at 70 Hopedale Street.
345 – April 1, 2018 – The Police Station
346 – April 15, 2018 – The Time Capsule
347 – May 1, 2018 – The Best Town
348 – May 15, 2018 – From the Front End
349 – June 1, 2018 – Jones Road Developments
350 – June 15, 2018 – Milford Hospital
351 – July 1, 2018 – Hopedale Mansions
352 – July 15, 2018 – Hopedale’s Early Streets
353 – August 1, 2018 – A Private Affair
354 – August 15, 2018 – The Hopedale Community
355 – September 1, 2018 – Members of the Hopedale Community
356 – September 15, 2018 – The Water Cure House
357 – October 1, 2018 – Origin of Hopedale Churches
358 – October 15, 2018 – The South Hopedale Branch Library
359 – November 1, 2018 – Millions for Psychiatry
360 – November 15, 2018 – The Pendulum Has Swung
361 – December 1, 2018 – Sylvia Thwing, Part 1
362 – December 15, 2018 – Sylvia Thwing, Part 2
363 – January 1, 2019 – Hopedale in 1919, Part 1
364 – January 15, 2019 – Hopedale in 1919, Part 2
365 – February 1, 2019 – Hopedale in 1919, Part 3
366 – February 15, 2019 – Hopedale in 1919, Part 4
367 – March 1, 2019 – Brilliant Man, Tragic Life
368 – March 15, 2019 – Draper Open House, 1950
369 – April 2019 – Hopedale Foundries to Shut
370 – May 2019 – Chapel and Church
371 – June 2019 – Bridge Demolition
372 – July 2019 – Historic Monument Dedicated
373 – August 2019 – Town Park Bandstand, Etc
374 – September 2019 – Dedication of the Griffin Apartments
375 – October 2019 – The Winning Pitch
376 – November 2019 – Letters to Her Son
377 – December 2019 – Princess Boncompagni on Shorpy.com
378 – January 2020 – Hopedale in 1920, Part 1
379 – February 2020 – Hopedale in 1920, Part 2
380 – March 2020 – Hopedale in 1920, Part 3
381 – April 2020 – Adin Balllou by Rev J. Hammon, Part 1
382 – May 2020 – Adin Ballou by Rev. J Hammon, Part 2
383 – June 2020 – Sacred Heart 50th Anniversary
384 – July 2020 – Rockwell and Draper
385 – August 2020 – Legacy Looms in Hopedale
386 – September 2020 – Open Spaces
387 – October 2020 – The Summer of ’67
388 – November 2020 – Robert Allen Cook
389 – December 2020 – The Ballou Monument
390 – January 2021 – Hopedale in 1921, Part 1
391 – February 2021 – Hopedale in 1921, Part 2
392 – March 2021 – Hopedale in 1921, Part 3
393 – April 2021 – Old Grad Reminisces
394 – June 2021 – Hopedale, the Town
395 – September 2021 – Hopedale, the Town, Part 2
396 – October 2021 – The New Town Grows
397 – November 2021 – Rockwell Sells Draper Property
398 – December 2021 – Centennial Kick-off
399 – January 2022 – The Hopedale Pond Fleet
400 – February 2022 – Hopedale in 1922, Part 1
401 – March 2022 – 3,000, Then 600, Then 0
402 – April 2022 – Hopedale in 1922, Part 2
403 – May 1922 – Hopedale in 1897
404 – June 2022 – Popcorn Man
405 – July 2022 – West Street Homes
406 – August 2022 – Children Sent from Milford
407 – September 2022 – School Superintendent’s Report, 1922
408 – October 2022 – IWW Strike at Draper Co – Part 1
409 – November 2022 – IWW Strike at Draper Co – Part 2
410 – December 2022 – Hopedale Water Department
411 – January 2023 – Hopedale in 1923, Part 1
412 – February 2023 – Hopedale in 1923, Part 2
413 – March 2023 – Hopedale in 1923, Part 3
414 – April 2023 – John Gannett
415 – May 2023 – Acccident-prone Mr. Draper
416 – June 2023 – A Letter from Cyrus
417 – July 2023 – The Community in March 1842
418 – August 2023 – The Howarth Sisters
419 – September 2023 – The Roundabout Club. Part 1