Project History
Langworthy Public Library, the Hopkinton Historical Association, and area schools worked together with Linda Wood of Hope Valley, and Carla Ricci of Carolina, to record twelve oral histories-stories that might otherwise have been lost forever. In these oral histories Hope Valley residents recall the Wood River Train at Depot Square, immigrant life, mill village life, the Hurricane of ’38, and the minstrel shows at Barber’s Hall. The oral histories were brought to life when Chariho Regional High School students presented “The Wood River Anthology,” in 2008, written by Yvette Baeu of Hope Valley and directed by Sandra Laub, based on the oral histories.
The Depot Square Oral History Project was made possible by a grant from the ADDD Fund of the Rhode Island Foundation, a charitable community fund serving the people of Rhode Island.
Depot Square Interviews
Hope Green Andrews and Other Interviews
Eleanor Dove and Paula Dove Jennings Interview
Lucy Tootell Interview, Part 1