Sovereigns of Industry
on Nov 21, 2009 in cooperative movement The Sovereigns of Industry was a reform movement which sought to encourage consumer cooperatives and "the purchasing of all goods used by families at producers' prices". Established in Massachusetts in 1874, it flourished briefly, principal...

Hill Top Farm
on Nov 18, 2009 in estates agriculture In June, 1901, the original Cape-style farmhouse at Hill Top Farm on Highland Road in Lakeville was burned down as reported by the Plymouth Old Colony Memorial at the time:Morgan Rotch's country seat at Lakeville, "Hilltop," was burned earl...

A View of Middleborough, c. 1905
on Nov 15, 2009 in Views of Middleborough This view of Middleborough Four Corners taken from above the Nemasket River about 1905 looks westward towards the town center. Visible on the horizon line (from left to right) are Middleborough Town Hall, the Central Congregational Church, the Centr...

Middleborough Heritage Festival
on Nov 13, 2009On Saturday, November 14, the Middleborough Historical Association will sponsor the Middleborough Heritage Festival from 10 am through 4 pm at historic Middleborough Town Hall in celebration of Middleborough's 34oth anniversary. The Festival will inc...

Free Love at East Middleborough, 1922
on Nov 12, 2009 in scandals Communists, birth control advocates, labor organizers, socialists, nudists. These were just the folks to set conservative Middleborough agog in 1922, particularly when rumors surfaced that the East Middleborough farm owned by Charles A. Garland of Bo...

Veterans' Day
on Nov 11, 2009 in Veterans' Day holidays Illustration:"Honoring All Who Served", J. Luke Borland, United States Air Force News Agency...

"I Think of Middleboro All the Time"
on Nov 10, 2009 in Veterans' Day World War I Throughout the duration of their overseas service, Middleborough World War I soldiers frequently recalled boyhood homes, and their hometown was never far from mind. The harsh realities of war prompted many to recall what they had left behind, and com...

Doughboys
on Nov 9, 2009 in World War I Following the outbreak of war in Europe in the summer of 1914, in an effort to maintain the strictest neutrality, President Woodrow Wilson issued a proclamation August 4, 1914, barring American citizens from enlisting in the armed forces of the belli...

Brett's Clothing Store
on Nov 8, 2009 in businesses One of the most prolific advertisers in Victorian Middleborough was Brett's Clothing Store. Operated on Center Street by George L. Brett, the store was a purveyor of men's and boys clothing and furnishings. Additionally, a steam laundry was operated...

Oak Street, 1849
on Nov 7, 2009 in Oak Street The first developed portion of Oak Street appears to have been the section north of Center Street. The street was opened along the division line between the 17 acre parcel Dr. William R. Wells had acquired in 1846 from Susan Erpel on the east and Jam...