History · Forward

Forward’s history is
mostly unwritten

The public archives hold no old photos of Forward. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.

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The story so far

from the U.S. Census

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 80 to 105 (+31%). Half of its homes were built before 1985.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Forward yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

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Forward, decade by decade

Before
2000
No old photos in the archives yetWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
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Then & now

When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.

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