“Then & Now”

We began to send a monthly email to our membership and friends, during the Pandemic.These emails share historical information about specific locations, people, and/or events in Princeton. We hope you enjoy this outreach initiative.

To read our previous previous monthly versions, click on the links provided below. Maps were added 10/20/2020.

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 January 2026  –
 November 2025  – History of the Wachusett Ski Area
 September 2025  – Famous Citizen Sarah Ware Bassett
 June 2025  – Inventor Theophilus Brown
 May 2025  – Princeton’s Early Settlers
 April 2025  – Interesting Stories #4
 March 2025  – Growing Up in Princeton #2
 February 2025  – Library First 100 Years
 January 2025  – Honorable Moses Gill – 85 Worcester Rd.

 December 2024  – Summit House 3
 November 2024  – Famous Princeton Inventor – Daniel Davis Jr.
 October 2024  – Resort Town 1830 to 1930
 September 2024  – Ads Through the Years
 August 2024  – Boylston Villa & Property – 73 Worcester Rd.
 July 2024  – Princeton Town Halls
 June 2024  – Princeton Churches
 May 2024  – The Spirit of ’86’
 April 2024  – Interesting Tidbits #3
 March 2024  – Living in Princeton #1
 February 2024  – Building of the Allen Estate (The Pines) – Top of Allen Hill Rd.
 January 2024  – Famous Citizen Edward Savage 1761-1817 – Hubbardston Rd.

December 2023  – Princeton Schools Since 1900
November 2023  – Princeton Its First 200 Years 1759 to 1959
October 2023  – Harrington Farm – 178 Westminster Rd.
 September 2023  – Mill & Factory Era Evolves
 August 2023  – World Tennis Article – “Ye Olde Town Tournament
 July 2023  – Former Resident – Eleanor Allen “Recollections of 70 Summers in Princeton” 
 June 2023  – Witness Stones
 May 2023  – Roper/Whittier Site – Mile Hill Road
 April 2023  – Interesting Tidbits #2
 March 2923  – Princeton’s Post Offices
 February 2023  – The Railroad Comes to Town
 January 2023  – Famous Citizen – Rev. Thomas Prince

 December 2022  – Early Princeton Mills – Ye Corne Mill
 November 2022  – Hubbard’s Garage and Townline Garage – Main St. East Princeton
 October 2022  – Summit House #2 – Top of Wachusett Mountain
 September 2022  – “The Fire” – Published 1979 Written by Ken Davis
 August 2022  – Russell Corner – Corner of Gregory Hill & Merriam Roads
 July 2022  – Susan Minns & Her Princeton Properties
 June 2022  – Common Area Watering System – Merriam Rd & Princeton Center
 May 2022  – Brooks Station Rd. Railroad Station – Brooks Station Rd.
 April 2022  – Unique Princeton Tidbits
 March 2002  – Lower Common – Princeton Center
 February 2022  – Echo Lake and Deer & Elk Park – Echo Lake Rd.
 January 2022  – Famous Citizen – Edward. A. Goodnow – Goodnow Rd.

 December. 2021  – Redemption Rock – Redemption Rock Trail Rd.
 November. 2021  – Mt. Pleasant House – Goodnow Rd.
 October. 2021  – Goodnow/Goddard/Wachusett Meadow – Goodnow Rd.
 September. 2021  – Methody Corner – Hubbardston & Allen Hill Rds. Corner
 August. 2021  – Early Princeton Schools
 July 2021  – Wachusett Lake & Park – Mile Hill Rd. – updated 12/2021
 June 2021  – Scavenger Hunt
 May 2021  – Antique Auto Museum – Worcester Rd.
 April 2021  – Hessian Grave Stone
 March 2021  – Summit House I – Summit of Mt. Wachusett
 February 2021  – Early Princeton History
 January 2021  – Dr. Elisha Sears Lewis – Mountain Rd.

December 2020  – Fernside House – Mountain Rd.
November 2020  – Joshua Wilder Homestead – Houghton Rd.
October 2020  – Upper Common: Library, Bagg Hall, Boylston Hall, Wachusett Coach Line – Town Hall Drive
September 2020  – Mechanics Hall – Main St., East Princeton
August 2020  – Pandemics 1918 – by Mary Lynch Cadwallader
July 2020  – Mountain House, Grand View, Bowling Alley Tea House on Mountain Road
June 2020  – Slongwhite’s Gas Station & More – East Princeton