The Hampton High Road

The Hampton High Road The Hampton High Road was created by a group of friends as a purveyor of good news, history, and activities of the present town.

In memory of two of our founders, Jill Barton and Violet Marquis, we have decided to share selections from our issues. The Hampton High Road is an unaffiliated, non-political publication. We are dedicated to publishing material that will inform while promoting goodwill, tolerance, and Hampton’s sense of community. This e-mail publication is delivered monthly to all e-mail addresses in our data bas

e. To be added to our data base, please send us your e-mail address at [email protected]. E-mail addresses will be kept confidential. If you have any news that you would like to share with the community, please submit it to our e-mail address. Ideas include birth, wedding, engagement announcements, obituaries, recipes, DIY and craft projects, old Hampton photos, special collections you may have, or things you want to “swap”. Submissions will be included at the discretion of the Editorial Board and may be edited for space considerations.

New babies on Bigelow Road.
02/01/2024

New babies on Bigelow Road.

07/04/2022

From the Willimantic Journal, July 13, 1888:
The Fourth was celebrated with a picnic in Hemlock Glen by Little River Grange. The town's people were invited and generally attended. The literary entertainment consisted of readings and recitations appropriate for the day and addresses by several citizens. A picnic dinner of sandwiches, cake, ice cream, lemonade, tea and coffee was served to all who departed feeling that they had enjoyed the day.

33 Eleventh Section Road. This house was built in about 1800. The old photos were taken around 1920 when it was owned by...
06/02/2022

33 Eleventh Section Road. This house was built in about 1800. The old photos were taken around 1920 when it was owned by Edward Chapel and his wife, Jennie. Ed was the father of Robert, Sherm, and Helen Chapel McLauglin. The most recent owners were Charles and Viola Noel, and Judy Noel. The home is no longer there.

06/02/2022
05/31/2022

Does anyone have any pictures of the Hetricks’ house from back in the day?

111 South Bigelow Road when Bob and Violet Marquis bought it in 1967. Then in 2018 after their deaths. And 2022 with new...
05/31/2022

111 South Bigelow Road when Bob and Violet Marquis bought it in 1967. Then in 2018 after their deaths. And 2022 with new owners.

227 years ago today.
05/08/2022

227 years ago today.

04/18/2022

Thank you to the woman and child who were picking up litter along Bigelow Road! Keeping Hampton beautiful!❤️

‘Baby Farming’ was the practice of accepting custody of an infant or child for payment, and the care often included ‘wet...
04/14/2022

‘Baby Farming’ was the practice of accepting custody of an infant or child for payment, and the care often included ‘wet nursing.’ Rich women sometimes outplaced their children during infancy, reclaiming them when they were older. Often children were outplaced by destitute or u***d mothers who needed care for the children while they worked. This ‘baby farm’ was at the Curtis Tavern. The Curtis Tavern was originally built at 5 Old Canterbury Road, and later moved to 243 Sand Hill Road - now Still Pond Farm.

A glorious Hampton day!
04/08/2022

A glorious Hampton day!

This dapper little guy was the cousin of my grandfather, Robert Fitts. His name was George Lewis (Louie) Fitts. He was...
03/30/2022

This dapper little guy was the cousin of my grandfather, Robert Fitts. His name was George Lewis (Louie) Fitts. He was born in 1888. Sadly, he died in 1917 at the age of 21 of tuberculosis of the kidneys.

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