This home at 77 Elm Street was built by Milford’s first pastor, Humphrey Moore, in 1820. The home still stands today and sits across from the entrance to West Street. In the mid-19th…
Let’s get out and enjoy some free history events! Though it wasn’t too difficult a winter, we’re all ready to get out of the house and enjoy some interesting history programs! Our neighbors…
These guys were the auto mechanics of their day! A couple of lost trades, carriage trimming and harness making were just a couple of the services offered by the business of W.L. Lovejoy…
This undated image taken from an old glass slide shows dozens of people out ice skating on Railroad pond. It was likely taken in the late 1800’s or very early 1900’s. On the…
These iron railings that make up a new fence at the Carey House Museum are a huge part of Milford’s history. They were installed on the double stone-arch bridge downtown around 1893. When…
Milford’s firemen were very proud of their work! Back in early April of 1950, the men of the Milford Fire department converted an old flat-bed stake truck into their new forest fire truck,…
All hands were on deck recently at the Carey House Museum for a little landscaping! Milford public works department removed the shrubs that border our property in preparation for a new fence that…
This image was taken in July of 1954 as workers were putting the finishing touches on the new section of Route 13 south. It was taken in the vicinity of today’s Chappell Tractor…
THANK YOU! We’d like to give a big shout out and special thanks to Chief Flaherty and the Milford Fire Department for coming on Labor Day to help us get Milford’s first fire…
This great old photo looking up Summer Street dates back to sometime after 1885. The large house on the left is today’s 16 Summer Street and was built in 1883. The first house…
Today, this location is home to new condos next to Wendy’s on Elm Street and was torn down just in the past couple of years. For about 25 years, the property was known…