The rakers are already fanning out across the blueberry fields of Washington County, a long standing tradition that goes back well over a century. 120 years ago the tradition was a bit different as you can see from this 1898 article … Continue reading
Yankee Division and 103rd Regiment, including many from Washington County returning from Europe to the states in 1919 (New York Harbor) Most of the local men who served in France and Belgium in World War 1 were in the 103rd … Continue reading
While the war wasn’t the only news in 1943, it dominated the newspapers and radio which were the primary news sources in the 40s. Any attempt to summarize the war news from Europe and the Pacific would be futile. It … Continue reading
In 1955 the world was fairly calm compared to the early part of the decade which saw the Korean War and the “red menace” generally threaten democracies around the world. To be sure the democracies and communism were still … Continue reading
In A Look Back at 1940, we mentioned a boxer named the “Mysterious Billy Smith”, a champion welterweight in the late 1800s and early 1900s who is described in boxing articles and fight reports of that era as the “Pride … Continue reading
We found this image in some photos left the society by Gracie Meader. We don’t know the young lady, but we know the date: early 1942 just after the U.S. became involved in World War 2. Many will recognize the background … Continue reading
Even though the United States was not yet involved in the war, war news dominated the media which in those days consisted of the newspapers and radio. The 1940 Presidential election saw Franklin Delano Roosevelt, who wanted to provide as … Continue reading
If you had a nagging toothache back in 1847 you likely let it nag for as long as you could stand it, but as the pain worsened you would have scraped together 15 cents, a lot of money in 1847, … Continue reading
Main Street in the 1950s Six years ago when the Boston Shoe Store closed we did an article on the history of the store, shown above in the 1950s when the wooden block from the corner of Monroe Street to … Continue reading
Calvin Graves shot and killed two game wardens near Wesley in November 1886 When we left the story of Calvin Graves, Graves had fled from Fletcher Brook near Wesley where he had killed two games wardens, Lyman Hill and Charles … Continue reading