Celebrating ‘Kirk’ and his 48-year Hingham Public Schools legacy

June 10, 2020 by by Carol Britton Meyer Jim Kirkcaldy — affectionately known as “Kirk” to his colleagues and friends — is retiring this month after spending his entire 48-year career at Hingham High School, first as a social studies teacher and later as K-12 director of social studies, and loving every minute of it. …

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History Moment: The Kimball Family Photo Collection

1914 – Three generations of Kimballs at the office of George E. Kimball Lumber on Summer St. in Hingham Harbor, 1914. The Kimball family – beginning with George E. Kimball pictured here with his family at the turn of the 20th century and continuing to his great-granddaughter Judy – have over the years, graciously donated …

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History Moment: Rachel Lincoln’s Square Piano

Originally published by the Hingham Historical Society All photos are courtesy of HHS Nestled in the alcove of the Kelly Gallery at the Hingham Heritage Museum sits a musical treasure. This spinnet, or square fortepiano is one of a very small number that were built between 1790 and 1794 by James Henry Houston of Houston …

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Catching Up With Cole Finney

Photos provided by Cole Finney. Standing tall at 6′, 6″ and 255 lbs, Cole Finney is not your average high school student. Not only was he recruited to play football at Duke, but he will be playing tight-end, a position that he never played for the Harbormen.  As a star wide-receiver and defensive end for …

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