Lauriston Hardy Tribute

New Ipswich Historical Society

A tribute to Lauriston Hardy

May 1926

To the Editor of The Sentinel:

The sudden and tragic death of Lauriston M. P. Hardy was so great a shock to the circle of his friends that at first we could think only of our grief at the loss. Now we begin to realize how much we depended on him for help and wise counsel.

A native of New Ipswich, he had spent most of his life here and became an important factor in the activities and charities of the town. Patriotic, executive, sensible, generous, he was ever ready to help those in need. He gave freely, but the recipient was always pledged to secrecy. A man of wide reading, especially on scientific topics, he kept in touch with progress and discoveries all over the world and made practical use of everything possible in his own business.

Those who knew him in his home knew him at his best. His home, rarely beautiful with its antique furniture and paintings (both Mr. and Mrs. Hardy were skillful artists) was the center of his life and its happiness. The husband and wife with kindred tastes enjoyed literature and music of the highest type, and their evenings were given to such pleasures. Thus the home was a happy one.

Our sympathies go out to the wife now left alone in the home which she had made such a haven of rest to the dear one who has gone. May she find comfort in the memories of those blessed years and in the presence of the God of all comfort. "I cannot say, and I will not say That he is dead. He is just away."

A Friend.

Photo Archives

Three dogs and three racoon skins

Not certain who skinned the racoons but one likely person would have been John Parmenter.

James Roger diary entry

28^th March 1913

Frosty, fair, and windy, growing milder in afternoon; wind northwest. David and Daniel fixed roof of brooder house, put away the sleds, and put in settees; also took cover of(f) Preston fountain in cemetery. I took some leaves to henhouse and went to mail. Mother feeling better today.

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