New sign at South Hopedale Cemetery. |
Beech Street, May 6. |
Hopedale Pond, May 6 |
Here's a bit of Hopedale trivia. I noticed a while ago, while walking by the shop on Freedom Street, that the windows have granite sills. Well, that was nothing new to me, but what I hadn't noticed before was that the windows come down to the sills on the upper three floors, but not on the bottom floor. My guess is that it was a change they made after water poured through there in the 1955 flood. You can see in the photos below why they'd want to do a little something to cut down the damage if it happened again. Click here for more pictures of the flood. |
Neighboring town photos for May - The Franklin Historical Museum - Click here for more. |
Hopedale in May 2012 Hopedale History Ezine for May 1 - Cemeteries of Hopedale and Milford Ezine for May 15 - Hopedale Center Facelift Hopedale History Ezine Menu HOME |
Thanks to Terry Studer for the birds. The hummingbird is shown at a feeder in her yard on Bancroft Park. She took the pictures of the oriole and the redwing near the Rustic Bridge. |
"Super moon" photo taken in Mendon on May 5 by Marc DeWitt. |
May 7 |
May 7. |
The Puritan - Ladies' Parlor, Community House. |
Another rainy-day game - May 9. |
Science et Progres - Reference Room, Bancroft Library. On the right, you can get a glimpse of the recently uncovered Statue of Hope. |
Senior release - May 14. Click here for more. |
Click here to see more of the May 20 fishing derby at Hopedale Pond. |
Tie replacement work on the G&U Railroad reached the Freedom Street crossing on May 21. Click here to see a few minutes of the work on YouTube. Thanks for the call, Howsie. |
Time for breakfast - May 22 |
Waiting for the kids to get out - Adin Street, May 22. |
Near the driveway to the Gannett and Ellis homes on Freedom Street |
Hopedale Village Cemetery Superintendent John Foley instructs Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts on the placement of flags on the graves of veterans. |
Memorial Day - Click here for video and stills on YouTube. |