March 25, 2026 by Geri Duff In 1941 Francis Cooke Macgregor had submitted some of her photographs to the publisher G.P. Putnam and Sons in hopes of having them published but nothing happened until Eleanor Roosevelt also went to G.P. Putnam and Sons looking into the possibility of a patriotic book being published. The project came together with …
March 18, 2026 by Geri Duff This cozy home at 17 Leavitt Street was once the home of James Arthur Ray. Over the roof line you can see the hose drying tower of Central Fire on Short Street. Jay Ray as he was called put in many years as a Hingham firefighter at Central Fire while earning …
March 11, 2026 by Geri Duff These are the Hudson brothers’ homes, William’s on the left and Augustus’ on the right, at the end of North Street near Beal. Both brothers held patents for photographic improvements but William was the prominent photographer around Hingham and most likely took this picture about 1860. Augustus was a cabinet maker and …
March 4, 2026 by Geri Duff Many of the homes on Main Street have interesting histories. For example, 480 Main Street, built in 1850 as a home, was the residence and workplace of James Graham where he manufactured rope lines in 1885. While not as large as the old ropewalk on Central Street, Mr. Graham was able …
February 25, 2026 by Geri Duff Across Lincoln Street, from the main entrance to the Hingham Shipyard was the Bethlehem-Hingham Shipyard Employment Building. After WWII the Hingham School Department was able to use this building the while construction commenced on new schools for the growing school population. In 1947 all 5th and 6th graders went to North. In …
February 18, 2026 by Geri Duff This is a wonderful view of Hingham Centre in 1895 when there were dirt roads. You can see from left to right is Cushing’s Gas Station, Hingham Market, with a corner of Pasquale’s Shoe Shop peeking out between them, next is the former public scales /post office building, Henry Zahn’s Ice …
February 11, 2026 by Geri Duff The notation on the back of this photo reads: “Bradley Woods’ development Jan. 1941.” I am guessing that the home shown on the right is on Juniper Road. On the left side of Bradley Woods was a large barn used by Don Rand’s Dude Ranch. The lands known as Bradley Hill, …
February 4, 2026 by Geri Duff In February for over fifty-four hours Hingham and vicinity was swept by the severest storm of snow and wind that has been recorded here for many years and followed by the coldest snap of the season, as well as making a record-breaker for February 14. In this storm, the snow was …
January 28, 2026 by Geri Duff Daniel Souther was a private in the American Revolution and along with his brothers John and Joseph and his cousin Samuel Souther was a part of the companies formed for seacoast defense in 1776. He is buried in the Hingham Centre Cemetery. In 1791 Daniel planted this Buttonwood tree to give …
January 21, 22026 by Geri Duff During the late 1800s, in January when the weather was at its coldest and for twenty to thirty days, ice was harvested off the Hingham ponds in large blocks and stored in barns insulated with hay and sawdust. A good winter produced smooth thick ice for summer use. Should a mild …
