Edward C. Burnham, Jr. Davis Gabry Paul H. Harris Darrel F. Lindsey Raymond A. Piper John M. Raymond Walter H. Tillotson |
Hopedale in November More photos will be added during the month. Hopedale in October 2018 Hopedale in November 2017 Ezine for November 1 - Millions for Psychiatry Recent Pictures Menu HOME . |
attack. Click here to read peoples memories of the war years in Hopedale. |
As far as I know, this house on Fruit Street in Milford is the only remaining octagon home in this vicinity. Click here to see the three octagons that once were in Hopedale. |
recommendations of the Nation and State, the cutting of the trees was decided upon. The removal of so many trees leaves some spots more or less bare; this will be overcome by natural seeding and planting next season. Report of the Park Commissioners, 1915
bare. Over 12,000 red and white pines have been planted and more will be set out next spring. Report of the Park Commissioners, 1916
spring; replacing them by others so that before long the cut-over sections will have worthwhile trees growing to replace the chestnuts which the blight caused us to remove. Report of the Park Commissioners, 1917 The chestnut blight - Wikipedia |
This group of trick-or treaters on our front porch amounted to half of the number that arrived here this year. |
Left - Draper plant 1954 Right - Draper plant 2018 |
Click here to see more on the Natick Praying Indian Burial Ground. |
When the maple in our front yard had to come down about 20 years ago, I dug up a little one in the woods and planted it. Here it is. Great color this year, and I'll have leaves to add to my compost pile. |
Who are they? I have no idea, but I was passing by and thought I should take some pictures. I said, "Drive-by shooting," so the photographer shot back. Wedding parties being photographed are a frequent site by Hopedale Pond, so why did these folks pick the shop for a background? It was a very windy day (November 3) and maybe they found that location to be more protected. |
Hopedale c. 1954. Click here for more aerial views. |
My guess as to why the pictures were taken in front of the shop turned out to be totally wrong. I thought it might be possible that someone who knew the bride and groom would run across the picture here, but I didn't expect to hear from anyone the next day, if ever. However, the next day I received the following: Hello! My name is Dan Guerino, and I am the groom from the wedding you saw in front of the mill yesterday (11/03/18). My wife and I are honored to be featured on your site, and we enjoyed seeing the pictures and reading what you have written about the area. We chose to take the photos in front of the mill because we love the old-style brick aesthetic. We took our engagement photos there exactly one year ago today, and wanted to do the formal wedding photos the same way. I am very much in love with architecture and imagery from the late 1800’s through the mid- 1900’s, and the mill is a beautiful representation of the Blackstone Valley during that era. Please feel free to reach out, or keep in touch if you are so inclined. I will keep up with your site as well. Best Regards, Daniel Guerino
I was sent you website, I am the photographer from the wedding yesterday. Thanks for stopping and adding to the fun. The bride and groom are Chelsea and Dan from Milford, local kids. We did their engagement photos at the mill a year ago and the wanted to go back and bring the wedding party, so we braved the wind and cold and had a quick shoot. I attached the photo I got of you and one of the final images from the stop. I am a photog in Medway, and I use that area for photos all the time. Enjoyed looking at your page. I will share it on mine. Here is my post from the wedding: http://timricephoto.com/archives/53287 Thanks, Tim |
And there I am, shooting the photographer as he's shooting me. Thanks for sending it, Tim. |
BELLS FOR PEACE
For information, visit worldwar1centennial.org/…/bells-of-peace-a-world-war-i-reme… . MOVING WALL From Thursday, Nov. 8, through Monday, Nov. 12, Patriot Place in Foxborough will host the Moving Wall, the half-sized replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C. For individuals that have not seen this monument in Washington, the Moving Wall travels across the country to provide people an opportunity to honor the men and women who died in Vietnam. The Moving Wall will be located in Lot 5 of Gillette Stadium. Visitors are asked to arrive via the P1 entrance and follow signage to parking lot 5. Spectators will have an opportunity to visit the wall starting at 1 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 8, until noon on Monday, Nov. 12. The memorial is open to the public for all hours of the day and night. Parking at Gillette Stadium and admission to visit the Moving Wall are free. |
Who is this gentleman? To find out, click on the picture to go to a page about him. |
Work has started on the G&U bridge over Hopedale Street. Looks like the extension to Milford is finally underway. Click here to go to Now and Then at the G&U Bridge. |
The Blackstone Gorge on November 10. Click here to see video of it on another high water day. |
That's my uncle, Tom Malloy, in France, on the right. He had quite an experience during the war. Click here to read about it. |
Down, that caught my attention. The clue - Town historian usually. By the time i got to it I had a few letters and came up with the answer. OLDTIMER. Yeah, that's usually the case. |
After seeing the photos of the Natick Praying Indian location on this page, Oliver Nichelson sent this picture of a historic marker at the Grafton reservation. |
November 15 |
Pictures taken on November 16th a bit after 8. The temp was about 40 and it was raining. Above - Lower Jones, looking toward Dutcher. Right - Inman, with snow covering leaf piles |
A little ice. November 16. |
Click above to go to Hopedale localtownpages for articles on the 1918 flu epidemic, the holiday stroll, the Cub Scout Olympics, and more. |
The ice that can be seen in the picture taken on the 16th melted. It probably would have frozen again on the 22nd (Thanksgiving) but didn't because of the wind. The picture above was taken on the 23rd. |
As kids, the dump, before all of the restrictions were created, was quite a place to live and learn. Shooting rats for target practice. At 12 or 13 years of age and older, we would have pellet guns or 22’s. Whenever there was a dump fire, burning back underground, the fire department would come and hose into the dump banking. When this happened the rats were extremely numerous and very actively moving all over the banks. It would be when the fire department was putting out the underground burning that we would be on the other end of the banking firing away. We reduced the rat population considerably at those fires
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