Brockton – W.L. Douglas Shoe Company (Series 1)
- At July 24, 2011
- By J Harper
- In Industry
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W.L. Douglas Governor’s biography at mass.gov
Carver – Richard Loring Is Home
- At July 20, 2011
- By J Harper
- In People & Places
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Richard Loring, Class of 1930, Wareham High School
The autographs of Richard Loring and some of his classmates.
Sixty-six years after the plane he was flying in crashed into a mountain in Corsica, Army Air Corps Cpl. Richard Loring’s remains came home to Carver.
Born in Brockton in 1913 and raised in Carver, Loring served in the Mediterranean theater during WWII as a member of the 57th Bombardment Wing, 12th Air Force. On May 10, 1944, a B-25C aircraft of the 57th Bombardment Wing took off from Ajaccio, Corsica, on a routine courier mission to Ghisonaccia, Corsica, military officials said. Loring was one of five passengers killed when the aircraft crashed into Mount Cagna in Giannuccio, near Sartene, Corsica, they said. A few days after the crash, a search party found the wreckage at the site, but said the remains could not be recovered. Identification tags, belonging to Loring, were found at the crash site.
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Cape Cod Canal Field Trip – Huntington School (Brockton) 4th Graders – Early 1970’s
- At July 15, 2011
- By J Harper
- In Recreation
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footage courtesy Alice Harper
1905 – OLD COLONY -and- BROCKTON & PLYMOUTH TROLLEY TRIPS
- At July 14, 2011
- By J Harper
- In Transportation
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A small folder (Folder #1) issued by Passenger & Advertising Dept. of the Old Colony & Brockton & Plymouth Street Railways
1930 – Flag-pole Sitting in Brockton
- At July 14, 2011
- By J Harper
- In Recreation
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According to the 1930 US Census, Ralph Dagostino was born in Italy in 1902 and came to the US in 1912. His wife, Consigla, was born in New Jersey to two Italian immigrants. At the time of the Flag Pole Sitting, Ralph and Consigla had two children, Mary, 4, and Ralph Jr., 1 and Ralph was listed as a Laborer.
Unfortunately for Mr. D’Agostino, that same year, Bill Penfield in Strawberry Point, Iowa, sat on a flag pole for 51 days and 20 hours, until a thunderstorm forced him down. Since then many new records have been set.
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- Clipping shared by Mark Mantell – grandson of Ralph D’Agostino
June 1983 – Brockton – St. Colman’s Family Parish
- At July 13, 2011
- By J Harper
- In People & Places
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St. Colman’s was located at 42 Wendell Avenue in Brockton – it is now called Christ The King Parish.
1897 New England League – Jimmy Sheckard’s Dream Season in Brockton
- At July 13, 2011
- By J Harper
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The New England League was a mid-level league in Minor League Baseball that played sporadically in five of the six New England states (Vermont being the exception) between 1886 and 1949. In 1897 the league counted 6 teams including the Brockton Shoemakers. Each team played between 105-108 games during the season but did not have a playoff. The final standings were:
TEAM: Wins Losses
Brockton Shoemakers 70 37
Newport Colts 70 37
Pawtucket Phenoms 54 51
Fall River Indians 47 59
Taunton Herrings 40 68
New Bedford Whalers 38 67
18 year-old Jimmy Sheckard of the Brockton Shoemakers led the league in Batting Average, Runs and Hits. Tom News of Pawtucket led the league with 17 Home Runs, Scott Hawley or Newport led all pitchers with 24 wins and Frank Todd of Pawtucket led all pitchers in Strike Outs with 99.
At the season’s end Sheckard was signed by the Brooklyn Bridegrooms (later Dodgers) and he finished their season with the team. From there Sheckard played 17 seasons in the big leagues putting together a stellar career during which he led the league in several categories several times. He even owned the record for being walked the most times in a single season (147 in 1911) which stood until another man with strong Massachusetts connections came along, Mr. George Herman “Babe” Ruth.
Samuel James Tilden Sheckard
Bats: Left, Throws: Right
Height: 5′ 9″, Weight: 175 lb
Born: November 23, 1878 in Upper Chanceford, Pennsylvania, US
Died: January 15, 1947 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, US (Aged 68)
