July 23, 2025 by Geri Duff This is a nice summertime view of the Acadian House so named for the French speaking exiles from Acadia, Canada who lived there for a short time, the name stuck even though it was originally owned by a Cushing and later a Hollis. When Michael J. Shilhan used this view in …
July 16, 2025 by Geri Duff It may look like Deputy Chief Warren Lincoln is mooning the crowd on Hingham Common but in truth he is gearing up at the Firemen’s Muster. Back in the day, during the summer months, Hingham firefighters would compete in various contests testing their skills. A favorite event was “Midnight Alarm” where …
July 2, 2025 Geri Duff When Michael Shilhan proposed a project documenting Hingham through historical photographs, he was given access to many different collections of photos from both private and public sources. He did not realize that when he captured the charm of early Hingham, he also showed that while the physical changes, the people haven’t. Window shopping …
June 18, 2025 Geri Duff June 29, 1946 was the day the Old Burrage Hospital burned on Bumpkin Island. Firefighters and equipment were transported across the harbor by boat. On the right side of the porch, you can see a firefighter on the roof. In the past the Island was used by Native Americans, Colonial farmers, and …
June 11, 2025 Geri Duff At one time Hingham had five Post Offices: Hingham, South Hingham, Hingham Centre, West Hingham and the Naval Ammunition Depot. In the early years the post office was often in the home or business of the appointed postmaster. Quincy Lane was the first South Hingham Postmaster and kept it in his store …
June 5, 2025 Submitted by Amy Whorf McGuiggan On Wednesday, June 11, the Col. Thomas Lothrop-Old Colony Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution will dedicate markers at the graves of four distinguished founding members with Cohasset and Hingham roots. It seems fitting that as 250th anniversary events unfold, these women and their ancestors …
June 4, 2025 by Geri Duff March 8, 1942 the Town of Hingham accepted a completed Central Fire Station. During construction there was placed in front of the building a memorial stone inscribed: “In memory of our departed comrades, erected by Hingham Firemen’s Relief Assn. 1942.” Russell Morse of West Street was a representative of the Sand Memorial …
May 28, 2025 by Geri Duff The majority of the early photographs of Hingham were taken by men. As cameras became smaller and film could be sent out to be developed, women took up the hobby. Miss. Genevieve Crosby worked as a clerk in the town accountant’s office and loved taking photographs. She picked up the hobby …
May 21, 2025 by Geri Duff In South Hingham religious meetings were held occasionally in private homes until 1890. At that time Mrs. Annie Belcher and her sister Sara Chubbick of Gardner Street, with the neighbors, established a Sunday School along with regular Sunday Services in a rented room in Leonard Gardner’s woodenware manufactory. As there was no …
May 14, 2025 story and photos by Geri Duff In July of 1914 there was a fire in the Rhodes Ripley Clothing Factory on Elm Street. After the newspapers reported on the fire, they commented that this gave “very many” a chance to see the beautiful gardens of John J. Moore next door at number 84 …
