Preserving the Past
“What goes around comes around.” It’s an old saying that is particularly appropriate when we look at the changing modes of transportation today. With gasoline prices going through the roof, it doesn’t come as a big surprise that there is renewed interest in riding the train. Whether for commuter use, or to take in a show in Boston or Worcester, […]
» Read moreWith all the advances in technology today we really take a lot for granted. Whether it’s your cell phone, GPS system in your car, or just the remote for your TV, we can communicate instantly. Of course it wasn’t always that way as we all well know. I remember the only person to have a phone in his car was […]
» Read moreDepending upon when you were born, not all of us are fortunate enough to have lived through a turn of the century. Moreover, for all of us that remember the change of millennium, it was a special treat. We seem to measure progress in 100 year increments. Even numbers I guess, or maybe for the longest time things really didn’t […]
» Read moreHave you ever walked into an old house and wondered who lived here? I’m not talking about one of Mr. Bell’s ranches built in the 1950s, but more along the lines of the Valentine or Enslin homes. Even the Ocean House, home of the Historical Society, can pique your curiosity. You can’t help wondering who walked these halls before you. […]
» Read moreOne of my favorite late 90s TV shows was “Sliders.” It was based upon a group of space/time travelers who collectively jumped into a “worm hole” only to land in a parallel or alternate world. Everything looked the same, but there was always something different. The blue house on the corner of Main and Elm St. was now white, or […]
» Read moreAshland was a mere 63 years old in 1909. Much like our sister communities we created our own identity with churches, schools, businesses and civic organizations. The Ashland Historical Society was founded in 1909. Although it existed as the Home Study Club, the Society didn’t officially exist until 12 members signed an Agreement of Association in Judge Higley’s office on […]
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