Local historian Dave Cormier, the author of “The Complete History of Lake Maspenock,” will discuss the lake’s history during a presentation at the Hopkinton Historical Society on Wednesday, June 10, at 7 p.m. The event is free and open to the public. For more...
The Hopkinton Historical Society will host a salute to Hopkinton’s military history at the History Center on Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 8-9, from 11 a.m.-4 p.m. each day. The free event will include memorabilia, artifacts, photos and ephemera, highlighted by a...
The Select Board on Tuesday reviewed a request by the Hopkinton Historical Society to commemorate the history and contributions of people enslaved in Hopkinton with a plaque on the Town Common. It stirred discussions about accuracy, the request for Select Board input...
Understanding Hopkinton’s role in events like the American Revolution is an ongoing project, and the discovery of a slave from town enlisting to fight in the war is broadening the picture. Recent research undertaken by the Hopkinton Historical Society has revealed the...
The Hopkinton Historical Society will offer a new type of program this fall: a class all about the history of Hopkinton. The six-part course begins Sept. 23 and will run weekly through the end of October. It will be taught by Historical Society member Chuck Joseph,...
What role did Hopkinton play in the early days of the American Revolution? An upcoming presentation sponsored by the Hopkinton Historical Society looks to answer that question. This May, Chuck Joseph will be giving a talk on the history of Hopkinton in the 1700s, with...
A final location for a plaque honoring slaves who lived in Hopkinton remains unknown after the Parks & Recreation Commission on Thursday deferred the issue to the Select Board. Members of the Hopkinton Historical Society, including president John Palmer, vice...
The Hopkinton Historical Society will host an exhibition chronicling the history of Hopkinton sports on Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 7 and 8, from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. at the HIstorical Society building, 168 Hayden Rowe Street. Admission is free, and all are welcome. For more...
The Hopkinton Historical Society building on Hayden Rowe Street will be closed for the next three Mondays. The expected closure dates are Aug. 19, 26 and Sept. 2. During the closure, crews will be completing construction around the building’s exterior. In an email to...
The Hopkinton Historical Society, together with the Hopkinton Freedom Team, will present Reading Frederick Douglass Together on the Hopkinton Town Common on Saturday, May 18, from 1-4 p.m. A gifted orator and prescient writer, Douglass forces Americans to reckon with...
On Sunday, Jan. 21, at 2 p.m., the Hopkinton Historical Society will host author Susan Wilson, who will speak on her recent biography of Dr. Susan Dimock (1847-75), “Women and Children First: The Trailblazing Life of Susan Dimock, MD.” Dr. Dimock (for whom Boston's...
The Community Preservation Committee at its meeting Thursday night reviewed several applications for fiscal year 2025, one of which was revised after receiving the committee’s input in August. Representatives from the Historical Society said the group decided to...
The Hopkinton Historical Society, 168 Hayden Rowe Street, will hold its annual Holiday Open House on Saturday, Dec. 16, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. This year’s event will feature an exhibit of paintings by local artists Nancy Bailey, Robert McGraw, Frank Toner, Davison...
The Hopkinton Historical Society will open its building at 168 Hayden Rowe Street to the general public on the first and third Saturday mornings of each month from 10 a.m. to noon, beginning Sept. 16. For more information, visit hopkhistsoc.org.
The Hopkinton Historical Society (168 Hayden Rowe Street) will host an author talk on Tuesday, June 6, at 7 p.m. Author Elena Palladino will discuss her book “Lost Towns of the Swift River: Drowned by the Quabbin.” The event is free and open to the public. For more...
The Rhode Island city of Woonsocket was one of many textile manufacturing centers in New England. By 1920, 70% of its citizens were French-Canadian. On May 10, the Hopkinton Historical Society will provide two guided tours: the Museum of Work and Culture, and St. Ann...
The Hopkinton Historical Society will present an exhibit on the history of Hopkinton schools with photos and artifacts. The exhibit is free and will be open to the public on Saturday, April 30, from 10 a.m.-3 p.m., and Sunday, May 1, from 1-4 p.m. at the Historical...
One day in 1919, Hopkinton High School teacher Ellen Duffey timidly waved her handkerchief at her boyfriend, who watched her from the town center. Little did she know, that gesture would turn out to become a key factor in her termination and the beginning of a protest...
Genealogists, history lovers and sleuths of all kinds will be pleased to know that a treasure trove of information has just been made available from the Town of Hopkinton. Over 200 years of the town’s cemetery records are now available for individual research on the...
“Average.” That’s what 33-year-resident Mike Hovagimian uses to describe his athletic skills. It’s that same term that was the catalyst for his conversion from a spectator of the Boston Marathon to a runner. Hovagimian, a father of two, was born in Worcester and moved...
