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Historical Booklets by Mabel Hoyle Knipe

Mabel Hoyle Knipe (1906-1997) was a longtime Fairhaven educator, teaching for 46 years in Fairhaven schools. She began her teaching career at Rogers School in 1928. From 1931 until her retirement in 1974, she taught at Fairhaven High School, where she was chair of the English Department. In her retirement, Mrs. Knipe was a passionate library volunteer, spearheading the Fairhaven Star research project and writing numerous booklets on town history, presented here. 

Birth and Rebirth

History of the Fairhaven High School Alumni Association

Czar of Fairhaven

Biography of John I. Bryant, Fairhaven selectman who held several other local posts

The First Gift

The founding of Rogers School

Following the Star

History of the Fairhaven Star newspaper

The Girl in the Window

History of the Millicent Library

Her Ladyship

"Some Memories of Cara Leland Rogers Broughton, The First Lady of Fairhaven"

House of Transition

Booklet, "A compilation of fact and legend concerning the Tabitha Inn, now Our Lady's Haven, Fairhaven, Massachusetts"

Little Stories from a Small Town

Booklet containing "six narratives concerning the Town of Fairhaven and its people," dating to roughly 1869-1921.

The Story of a Town House

History of Fairhaven Town Hall, built 1894

Thee Will Fill It Up

The story of Cushman Park

Under a Bushel

Some little-known philanthropy of Henry Huttleston Rogers

 

Miscellaneous Local History Resources

 

Fairhaven High School Songs, 1913

A charming compilation of school songs published by the Fairhaven High School class in printing, 1913.

Fairhaven Fire Department: Special Rules for Protecting Society When on Duty

List of rules for Fairhaven firefighters to follow; also includes a list of personnel and fire alarm boxes in town