History · Hancock
A history of Hancock,
then and now
Postcards, papers and photographs of Hancock from public archives, woven together by decade. Neighbors fill in the gaps.
6old images & papers
0recent photos
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗This town was established in 1806 from part of the town of Colchester. It is named for John Hancock, signer of the Declaration of the Independence.
Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Timeline
built from the dates on the items below1869Hancock (Village); Hancock (Township)Commons
1960s4 items · Aerial view of freight house (long on…Commons
1987Kandyland ice cream sign, Front StreetCommons
1990–1999Nothing yet. Family albums go here.
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Finish Hancock’s story
Most archives stop around 1920. The photos from after that are in family albums, not libraries.
2 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewHancock (Village); Hancock (Towns…, 1869: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10By decade
Hancock, decade by decade
1960s4 items
1990s–
1990s
1990s
Nothing in the archives for these yearsWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
📷 Add from your albumThen & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Hancock (Village); Hancock (Township) (1869) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (6). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.