A history of Hinsdale,
since 1753
Postcards, papers and photographs of Hinsdale from public archives, woven together by decade. Neighbors fill in the gaps.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Located in the southwestern corner of the state, Hinsdale was chartered in 1753. It was named for Colonel Ebenezer Hinsdale, member of a prominent Deerfield, Massachusetts, family, whose mother had been taken captive in the famed Raid on Deerfield of 1704. Graduated from Harvard, Hinsdale was ordained to become a missionary for Indians of the Connecticut River Valley. Instead, he would serve as chaplain at Fort Dummer, an important trading post on the Connecticut River, later enlisting as an officer in the army. Then, in 1742, he established Fort Hinsdale, including a trading post and gristmill, reportedly at his own expense. The town's earliest history recounts Indian assaults, raids and captivities.
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowFinish Hinsdale’s story
Most archives stop around 1920. The photos from after that are in family albums, not libraries.
1 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewHinsdale, N.H, 1886: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people from Hinsdale
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Hinsdale, decade by decade
1990s
Then & now
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nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (5) and the Library of Congress (1). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.