Jeri Stead's 2012 Interview with Bob Pearson
Bob Pearson's Elmhurst Dairy Farm was once 3,000 acres during Col. Jonathan Holman's day (18th century), and now it is 300 acres. Pearson's Elmhurst Dairy is the last dairy farm in West Millbury. Bob talks about family and neighborhood lore for the past hundred years. 43 minutes. Watch on YouTube
Historic Central Cemetery Tour, October 27, 2012
Eight interesting town residents from the past are depicted: 37 minutes.
- Asa Waters II (Tom Fox), Patriarch of Millbury, who built the Mansion
- Aunt Delia Torrey (Lynn McKenny-Lydick), aunt of President William Howard Taft
- Clara Lemay (Anna Army), fourteen-year-old murdered at the Cordis Mill
- Elliott Haires (Dennis Hill), only Millbury policeman injured in the line of duty
- Roland Bowen (Joe Barbato), Civil War hero whose letters home are recorded
- Donald Taylor (Dick Belisle), sailor killed at sea in World War II
- Anna DeGroote (Kristen Dana), mother of four babies who later died
- Lawrence Atwood Whitney (Tim Born), Millbury's Olympian in the 1911 games
The Millbury Song
In the 1980s, Millbury son Tom Remuck wrote and performed "The Millbury Song" with The Blackstone River Band. This music video was made in 2010, and Tom passed in 2014. Although many of the businesses and locations have disappeared, this song still maintains the flavor of a much-beloved small town. The song was voted the Official Song of Millbury in 2015. 3 minutes, 48 seconds.
A Visit to the Museum
Library Trustee Rita Sullivan visits the Museum of the Millbury Historical Society, and President Frank Gagliardi gives her a short tour of the premises; next, Frank recites "'Twas the Night Before Christmas." 30 minutes.
Meet Millbury's Four Fathers
Before the Battles of Lexington and Concord, there was the Bloodless Revolution of 1774 in Worcester in which these four Millbury citizens prominently figured: Deacon Asa Waters I (Tom Fox), Colonel Jonathan Holman (Joe Barbato), Pastor Ebenezer Chaplin (Alex Belisle, PhD) and Squire Amos Singletary (Roger Desrosiers). Your hostess was Susan Holman Waters, wife of Asa Waters II (Jerilyn Stead). Veterans' Day 2012 at The First Congregational Church of Millbury. 45 minutes.
The Flood of 1955
Frank Gagliardi, Len Mort and Dorrie Cronan of "Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow" reminisce about the terrible Flood of 1955 and its effect on the Town of Millbury. 56 minutes.
LCI-713 Veterans' Day Program, Part I (2021)
The Millbury Historical Society would like to acknowledge and thank all who turned out for our Veterans' Day program about Millbury's very own World War II vessel, the LCI-713, commissioned September 19, 1944, on November 11, 2021. The event was exceptionally well-attended, and the citizens of Millbury donated generously to the welfare of the landing craft for the second time in its existence! In particular the Society would like to thank all the Veterans who stopped in and the Charles F. Minney Post for hosting the program (Bob & Barbara Roy: great job!). Kevin Krassopoulos, Public Access Director, thank you for filming and beautifully editing the entire event. 45 minutes.
LCI-713 Veterans' Day Program, Part II (2022)
This event took place exactly one year after the introductory program of 2021 and featured the woodcrafted replica of the LCI-713 built by Doug Bowker, the grandson of Harold Bowker, Savings Bond Coordinator Extraordinaire! This program featured a real-time tour of the LCI itself with the men out on the West Coast in Portland. We watched as Dave McKay, Amphibious Forces Museum Historian, and Jerry Gilmartin, Director, took us through the features of "Millbury's Ship," along with a few black-and-white newsreels about amphibious craft. 74 minutes.
Sign Dedication at The Old Common, September 17, 2016
31 minutes.
The Five Families of Millbury: Annual Meeting, June 2024
The speakers and the families they covered were: One hour, thirteen minutes.
Stockwells
Jeri Stead
Mulhanes
Mary Lou Mulhane
Hornes
Richard Hamilton
Hills
Dennis Hill
Braneys
Jeff Raymond
The Next Five Families of Millbury: Annual Meeting, June 2025
Speakers and the families they covered are below. At the conclusion of the program, there is a special tribute to Patriarch Bob Pearson. Special thanks to Kevin Krassopoulos, Millbury Public Access Director, for the fine editing. One hour, six minutes.
Bailey/Mazzeo
Mark Bailey
Buck Brothers
Rich Hamilton
Hills
Dennis Hill
Stowes
Leah (Stowe) Murphy and Justin Murphy
Pearsons
Brittany Pearson
