HARDWICK – In June of 1888, the editor of the St. Johnsbury Caledonian wrote and published an article about the emerging granite industry in Hardwick which claimed that “granite has been mined in Hardwick as long ago as when the old stage coach used to run from Warner’s tavern on[Read More…]
Elizabeth Dow
Women’s Work
In both 1900 and 1910, the few women who owned or managed businesses in the Village of Hardwick did so from their homes as dressmakers or milliners. Many homemakers took in boarders, making themselves boarding house managers, but rarely told the census taker that they had an occupation. By the[Read More…]
An Up-and-Coming Place
HARDWICK – The October 12, 1899, issue of the Hardwick Gazette, announced that J. W. Hersey’s new two-story store on South Main Street – measuring 40’ x 50’ – was in the final phase of completion. In April, Hersey had begun to advertise clothes, groceries and feed, perhaps selling out[Read More…]
Jean Hackett is a Teacher and Volunteer Extraordinaire
A Vermonter, Jean Hackett grew up in Albany. At Craftsbury Academy (CA), she wrote for and then became editor of the school paper, served on the student council, and represented the Academy at Green Mountain Girls State. She played saxophone in the band, sang in the choirs, and was chosen[Read More…]
Lamoille Valley Rail Trail (LVRT) Committee Meets
HARDWICK – At 4:30 p.m. on March 19, the Lamoille Valley Rail Trail (LVRT) Committee, a subcommittee of the Hardwick Recreation Committee, met at the Memorial Room in the Memorial Building to discuss spring and summer plans for the Hardwick section of the LVRT. Present were Helen Beattie and Brendan[Read More…]
U.S. Postal Service Instrumental in Name Changes
HARDWICK – In 1781, the Republic of Vermont granted a charter for a town named Hardwick to a group of 67 people known as proprietors. Most of them had some connection to Hardwick Massachusetts. The name Hardwick first appeared in a newspaper when, on January 22, 1787, Bennington’s Vermont Gazette[Read More…]
What’s in a Name?
To the editor: By the time the town of Hardwick had reached its 100th birthday in 1881, it had four villages: Hardwick Street, East Hardwick, South Hardwick, and Mackville. It had post offices in East Hardwick and South Hardwick. The USPS had designated the post office in South Hardwick as[Read More…]
Jerome, Welles are Trivia Winners
by Elizabeth H. Dow, Community Journalist HARDWICK – Matt Jerome and Kim Hartling Welles won the grand prizes in the Hardwick Historical Society’s (HHS) game of Halftime Trivia on Senior Night, February 16, at Hazen Union. Each prize consisted of a $25 gift certificate from either the Galaxy Bookshop or[Read More…]
Two St. J. & L.C. R.R. Trains Collide
HARDWICK – One of the most serious and fatal accidents in the history of the St. Johnsbury and Lake Champlain Railroad occurred at 4:45 p.m. on Friday, May 5, 1944. About a mile west of the Greensboro Bend station and six miles east of the Hardwick station a west-bound train[Read More…]
Life Was a Splendid Torch
To the editor In Lorraine Hussey’s obituary, her son mentioned her commitment to the Hardwick Historical Society (HHS). I’d like to describe that commitment. In 2004, she joined the team of volunteers organizing the collection that the town moved from the Memorial Building to the Depot. Neither she nor the[Read More…]
