Hopedale History Ezine Menu
4 – Christmas in the Community
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 Queena,m Part 1
19 – August 1, 2004 – Bristow and Queena, 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
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 – Elmhurst Farm
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
420 – October 2023 – The Roundabout Club, Part 2
421 – November 2023 – Gen. Alexander Scammell
422 – December 2023 – Eben Across Alaska
423 – January 2024 – Hopedale in 1924, Part 1
424 – February 2024 – Hopedale in 1924, Part 2
425 – March 2024 – Hopedale in 1924, Part 3
426 – April 2024 – Henry Patrick Stores
427 – May 2024 – Rico Buys Patrick’s
428 – June 2024 – Up in Smoke!
429 – July 2024 – Residence Changes (Adin Street)
430 – August 2024 – Class Helping Others
431 – September 2024 – The Naming of Hopedale, Part 1
432 – October 2024 – The Naming of Hopedale, Part 2
433 – November 2024 – Frederick Douglass in Hopedale, Part 1
434 – December 2024 – Frederick Douglass in Hopedale, Part 2
435 – January 2025 – Hopedale in 1925, Part 1
436 – February 2025 – Hopedale in 1925, Part 2
437 – March 2025 – Hopedale in 1925, Part 3
438 – April 2025 – Hopedale’s Economy, 1985
439 – May 2025 – The Big Split
For those of you who noticed that there were no ezines listed for May, July and August of 2021, the reason is that at that time I was dealing with a near disaster for this site. Thanks to Rob Russell (Hopedale Technologies) for the tremendous amount of help he gave in saving the site, and making it possible for me to continue with it. As for why June is there, I don’t remember. I may have had that page put together before the problem began, and added it to the site months later.