May-1939 J.B.Rice Seed Company sold
In May-1939 Associated Seed Growers (later ASGROW) of New Haven, CT purchased the J. B. Rice Seed Company for $20,000. A few weeks after the purchase completed, the new management …
Tackle Box bridge or Buffum’s bridge
Roy Brown’s Tackle Box was located on the west side of the Battenkill where County Rt 61 crosses the river. Thus, many called this the Tackle Box bridge. Ondawa Farms, …
Meikleknox
Today (2026) this building is known as The Mansion, serving as an assisted living facility on South Union Street in Cambridge. In the 1880s Edwin McClellan had his brother-in-law, William …
Lawless Cambridge, 1865
The first Cambridge Valley Bank opened its doors on Monday 3-Sep-1855. It was located on the south side of East Main Street in the brick building at what is today …
Village Turns 150
Cambridge was incorporated on 16-Apr-1866. These articles will chronicle the “raucous road to incorporation” as Dave Thorton has called it.
Cambridge Popcorn Wagon (Cretors & Company)
When I found this photo of Albert Rich’s first popcorn wagon (1907-1925), pulled by his horse Roxy, I decided to investigate. In 1885 Charles Cretors of Chicago invented the steam-powered …
Hitchcock Insurance Agency History
In 1962 my father closed the insurance agency that had been in existence since 1856 and that had been in our family since 1885. The business was started by John …
Hitchcock Store History
The Hitchcock Store closed its doors in 1961 after 125 years of service to the village In 1836 Benjamin F. McNitt, following a stint as a country school teacher, commenced …
Village Lockup, 1910
I found this item in the 1910 village minutes … “under pressure from the State, the Village lock up was abandoned and all prisoners were taken to the jail in …