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Recollecting Nemasket
http://www.nemasket.blogspot.com
Recollecting Nemasket recounts the history of Middleborough and Lakeville, Massachusetts, through well-researched and detailed articles, historic images and maps. These two special towns located in southeastern Massachusetts share a rich and varied common history, and the site is intended as a resource to share this history both within and beyond the two communities. As part of this goal, links to other local history resources are provided. Recollecting Nemasket (named for the graceful river which flows through Middleborough and Lakeville) also encourages comments and feedback from readers, inviting them to share their stories and images, in order to make the history of these two communities a truly interactive experience.
- Added on: May 8th, 2009
- Country: United States
- Language: English
- Author: Michael J. Maddigan
- Listed in: Cultural
- Tags: Massachusetts local history lakeville history middleborough history
Recent Posts
Tripp\'s Holiday Candy
One of Middleborough's holiday traditions for over a hundred years (1864-1966) was Christmas candy from B. F. Tripp's, later known as Tripp's Candy Kitchen. While it competed locally in the candy business with other notable makers such as Pasztor &am...
Boston & Middleborough Clothing Company
The Boston & Middleborough Clothing Company, founded in 1889, was the forerunner of the Middleboro Clothing Company. Initially owned and managed by Frederick D. Martin and Thomas Ellis, the Clothing Company operated a store in the American Buildi...
Boston & Middleboro Retail Clothiers
Another winter advertising trade card scene from the Boston & Middleboro Retail Clothiers which operated on South Main Street following 1889. While "Boston" was included in the company's original name in order to add a certain cachet to...
"A Fresh Hold of Life": Skating on Great Quitticus
On January 15, 1860, Daniel Ricketson of New Bedford wrote his good friend Henry David Thoreau at Concord describing the skating he enjoyed on the day following Christmas, 1859, in the company of his sons Arthur and Walton Ricketson. The trio made a ...
Precinct Church
The following brief history of the Lakeville United Church of Christ, better known historically as the "Precinct Church", is taken from a souvenir program published as part of the church's rededication on June 18, 1972. Originally situated ...
Levi L. Peirce & 19th Century Mental Illness
Of any historical figure in Middleborough, more consideration has probably been given to Peter H. Peirce than any other save for Peter Oliver and Deborah Sampson. One aspect of Peirce’s history which is largely overlooked, however, is the sad story...
I am the grand-daughter of the late Dr Sterling McLean. I am trying to get him recognized as a part of the history of Middleboro. He had a lot to do with the developing of the St Lukes Hospital and also the community he served. I would like the historical society to consider him and perhaps have a memorial to him for his work. Not only did he make house call but he also put his family and private practice on hold to join the navy in WW2. I have many old photos and aletter form Dr Bonner going over his medical career. He also was the County coroner for Plymouth County for years. If he had lived he had wanted to expand his practice to podiatry. Sadly he died way before I was born but ironically I know work for several podiatrists in Florida. If anyone can give me some information on how to go about getting the ball rolling I would appreciate it. I also have old photos of the "poor farm" in Middle for my great grand father Wallace Grant and his wife Maude ran that fir years. Infact my grandmother Lillian Mclean) and my dad (Doug McLean) when he was young lived on that farm while my grandfather was at sea. Any information would be helpful. Thank you.
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