
Join authors Elaine Malloy, Daniel Malloy and Alan J. Ryan as they recount the history of Hopedale, Massachusetts through vintage images, some never before seen.
It began quietly in 1842 as a utopian community known as the Dale of Hope on farmland that was then part of Milford. The followers of Rev. Adin Ballou settled in that year, sharing a farmhouse and chores, as well as ideals and abolitionist inclinations. After the longest-running utopian experiment in Massachusetts faltered, however, the community underwent a dramatic renaissance beginning in the 1850s. Within a few... Read More
Join authors Elaine Malloy, Daniel Malloy and Alan J. Ryan as they recount the history of Hopedale, Massachusetts through vintage images, some never before seen.
It began quietly in 1842 as a utopian community known as the Dale of Hope on farmland that was then part of Milford. The followers of Rev. Adin Ballou settled in that year, sharing a farmhouse and chores, as well as ideals and abolitionist inclinations. After the longest-running utopian experiment in Massachusetts faltered, however, the community underwent a dramatic renaissance beginning in the 1850s. Within a few... Read More