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 …
December 9, 2022 By Danielle Duane Michael is born and raised in Hingham, Rachel moved here on the couple’s one year anniversary, sporting her Hingham sweatshirt from Carolanns on moving day. The couple chose the city where they met and where their love story began to celebrate and get married in. Rachel planned the wedding, …
