Ed Bolster was a good man. The question always remains: how do you measure the life of a good man? Recently, while going through a box of papers, I came across five neatly typed pages with the heading “What I did for love.” Edward Bolster, one of Canton’s favorite lifelong residents, wrote the short essay […]
This story originally appeared in the Canton Citizen in October 2011. As the leaves fall and autumn returns to New England, there is one house that stands apart as a silent reminder to the pilgrims from England. Three hundred seasons have come and gone, leaves fallen on the roof, snow at the lintels, wind against […]
On the subject of collecting, I have had plenty of experience and much of it began at a fairly young age. I must have been in the fourth grade, perhaps as young as 9 when I picked up my first piece of Canton memorabilia. It came from a classmate: a small round box with a […]
This story originally appeared in the Canton Citizen on September 1, 2011. For more than a week the warnings had been coming, forecasting the hurricane that just passed us this weekend. For many of our generation, we shrug at the warnings — perhaps buy extra water or batteries, but do we really take the forecasters […]
Passing a sign that reads “On this site…” usually means that the buildings or events associated with the property are long gone and history lessons can now only be found in books or a place marker. There are plenty of examples of this throughout Canton. Great examples include the site of Roger Sherman’s boyhood home, […]
A group of Canton pals enjoy a day on Nantasket Beach in Hull in the early 1950s. The photo, taken by Allan “Bucky” Doody, appeared in the most recent issue of Reminisce magazine with the following quote from Doody: “We rented our swimsuits there and wore our locker keys around our necks.” Left to right: […]
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame sits on the shores of Lake Erie in Cleveland, Ohio. My wife and I stopped in while driving to Chicago when we needed a halfway point to rest. The hall of fame is a shrine to rock in all its forms — from jazz to punk and all […]
At the edge of my property is a small stream, the Pequit Brook, and its source is the Reservoir Pond past Pequitside Farm. Living on a brook is an amenity that allows for plenty of opportunities to observe wildlife and the marking of seasons. Over time we have come to know the animals that inhabit […]
Consider joining me for a hotdog, lemonade and a Hoodsie ice cream this weekend. At the same time some of the stories I have been sharing will come to life for you and your family. Let me explain what I have in mind. My association with the Canton Historical Society began when I was 12 […]
This story originally appeared in the Canton Citizen on June 16, 2011 and is being reprinted in celebration of Women’s History Month. Childhood should be a time of innocence, of youthful diversions and a time when you begin to see the world as your own and find a place within. You do, however, grow up […]
