My Dad's parents were married in Maynard, Ma. Dad was born there as well. They moved to New Ipswich, where Dad graduated from Appleton Academy. My grandparents moved to Fitchburg. After a short stint in the military, Dad came home to Fitchburg. He worked at UCoop there for many years. He left and became a poultry inspector for the USDA. He did much traveling to slaughter houses on the East Coast.
My grandparents were part of the Co-operative (my parents referred to it as U-Coop). My mother would shop at the U Coop in Fitchburg. Ollie and I picked blueberries in the 40s and 50s for 10 cents/qt. I didn't know that U Coop had its origins in New Ipswich.
My Dad's parents were married in Maynard, Ma. Dad was born there as well. They moved to New Ipswich, where Dad graduated from Appleton Academy. My grandparents moved to Fitchburg. After a short stint in the military, Dad came home to Fitchburg. He worked at UCoop there for many years. He left and became a poultry inspector for the USDA. He did much traveling to slaughter houses on the East Coast.
My grandparents were part of the Co-operative (my parents referred to it as U-Coop). My mother would shop at the U Coop in Fitchburg. Ollie and I picked blueberries in the 40s and 50s for 10 cents/qt. I didn't know that U Coop had its origins in New Ipswich.