Historical Records

Town records, maps, and manuscripts documenting three centuries of Hopkinton, Massachusetts.

Primary Sources

Commemorative texts & diaries

Three primary-source documents from the Society's own collection — two town anniversary histories and a Civil War soldier's diary.

	A Brief History of Hopkinton (1915) By Mrs. Frances A. Safford, prepared for the town's Bicentennial Celebration in 1915. Read the full text →
	Our Town 1915–1965 (1965) By Ethel L. Buckley, founder of the Hopkinton Historical Society, recording fifty more years of town history. Read the full text →
	G.R. Comey Diary (1864–65) The Civil War pocket diary of George Royal Comey of the 15th Mass. Battery Light Artillery, transcribed by his great-great-granddaughter Jane Hallett. Read the full text →

External resources recommended by the Society — digitized books, family genealogies, and regional archives relevant to Hopkinton research.

	Descendants of the Brothers Jeremiah & John Wood Of Woodville. Published in 1885.
	Genealogy of the Claflin Family A prominent Hopkinton family.
	History of the First Regiment of Heavy Artillery Massachusetts Volunteers, 1861–1865 Formerly the Fourteenth Regiment of Infantry; many Hopkinton men served in Co. F.
	Journal of the Annual Convention of the Department of Massachusetts, Woman's Relief Corps Hopkinton chapter activities & some names.
	Middlesex County Directory, 1873 A digitized county directory listing Hopkinton residents and businesses.
	People and Organizations of Hopkinton's Past A collaboration between the Society & Hopkinton Public Library: records from town organizations including Civil War veterans, the Hopkinton Women's Club, the Washingtonian Total Abstinence Society, slavery in Hopkinton, school houses, and paupers' registers. Once through, use the site's "take me to it" link.
	The Comey-Comee Family in America Published in 1896.
	The Valentines in America, 1644–1874 One of Hopkinton's founding families.

Also see Historic New England — a good resource for historical events and locations across the New England region.