Preserving the Past
In the January article I wrote about the woman of the Federated Church, who re-purposed the church’s old stained glass windows. During my research, I realized that the details of this story had faded with time. In an attempt to save the story I reached out to you, the readers, for any information that could be added to the Ashland […]
» Read moreThe first signs of spring are buzzing and I am not talking about the garden. I’m talking about Baseball! New England has strong roots in baseball history but did you know that Ashland has a bit of Major League Baseball fame too?! One of Ashland’s baseball personalities was Dennis Liborio. I stumbled upon a March 1978, edition of The Ashland […]
» Read moreI love driving around town reading street names. Some names are easy to figure out; Church Court, for example, used to be the location of the Methodist Church (the one Jessie Foote climbed). Others are family names of important people from Ashland’s history; Higley, for example, but who was he? Then there are the street names that are a total […]
» Read moreWithout a second glance students, teachers, faculty, and staff have high tailed it out of school and are off to enjoy summer vacation. Another school year in the books! But before school becomes a fleeting memory, have you ever thought about Ashland’s school namesakes? Some of our readers might remember that the school’s in Ashland were named after the street […]
» Read moreAs we say farewell to an Ashland staple, I started to think about Ashland’s history with newspapers. I never thought about this topic before, guess it is something that I took for granted. I remember seeing the Ashland Tab around town as a child. When I was in college my mother used to mail me clippings of Directions– It was […]
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