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This document is an excerpt from the records of the Town Clerk. It discusses a decision made at the 1864 Annual Town Meeting regarding David H. Champlin. A volunteer in the 54th Regiment of Massachusetts during the Civil War, Champlin requested…

This item is a resolution accepted by the residents of Hingham at the Annual Town Meeting in March of 1928. It discusses the dedicated and distinguished service of Washington Irving James in the police force. Having served for forty years, many of…

This broadside, which contains an image of the Great Seal of the United States, advertises the politicians running for office in Massachusetts on the Free Soil Party Ticket. They include those running for President and Vice President, as well as…

This image depicts the U.S. Sanitary Commission building and flag in Richmond, Virginia. The photograph was taken in 1865. Standing in front of the building is a large group of men and women, including nurses who volunteered for the Commission and…

This item is an article published in the Hingham Journal on September 20, 1979.  It discusses the fact that the Responsible Energy Coalition of Hingham (REACH) has arranged for Harvard University Professor Daniel H. Yergin to give a free lecture on…

This item is a newspaper article from the September 3, 1915 edition of the Hingham Journal.  It discusses the escape attempt of two convicts who were given permission to wash themselves before being taken to court.  They assaulted Police Chief…

This item is a newspaper article from the April 11, 1968 edition of the Hingham Journal.  It discusses the assassination of Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. and the reaction in Hingham, Mass.  It discusses the plea of the clergy in around Hingham for…

This item is a newspaper article announcing the death of former Governor John Davis Long in 1915. It discusses Long's life, including his early years in Maine, his career, and his hobbies. It also includes information about the funeral services…

This item is a newspaper clipping taken from the Hingham Journal in 1968.  It discusses a meeting of the Hingham Freedom Movement in which President Kenneth Janey stepped down from the chapter's presidency and long-term projects were discussed.  The…

This item is an article that was published in the Hingham Journal on September 13, 1979.  It discusses the fact that Laurence B. Stein, Jr. of the Hingham Light Board moved that the decision regarding whether or not to sign a $15 million dollar…