Crimpville Comments

The "Crimpville Comments" were begun by Edward Sawyer in 1970 as a private paper. Mr. Sawyer was the owner of the High Street Market at the corner of High Street and North Main Street and also lived at that location. He was concerned about the impact of the reconstruction of North Main Street (Route 126) from Hartford Avenue to the center of Bellingham. In order to fight the changes which he felt were going to heavily impact his business, he put out the first "Crimpville Comments" protesting the changes.

Mr. Sawyer subsequently converted this brochure into the historical paper that it now is. As first chairman of the Bellingham Historical Commission he used the paper as an outlet for the dissemination of historical information to the town and any other interested parties. It has been published every year since.

Recent Editions

Fall 2025 - Celebrating the Semiquincentennial of the United States of America, Bellingham's Revolutionary War Militia, Smallpox Hospital in Bellingham, Bellingham Selectmen disown England's Authority, and Guardians of Bellingham's Heritage: Stories of Local Preservationists - John Lundvall and Marcia Crooks.
Spring 2025- Spring Traditions in Bellingham - Memorial Day Parade, Baseball and The End of the School Year; Guardians of Bellingham’s Heritage: Stories of Local Preservationists - Edward Sawyer, Florence McCracken and Ernie Taft; In Memoriam 2024
Fall 2024 - History of Transportation in Bellingham, Boston Post Cane Awarded to George Whiting, WWI Honor Roll moved to BMS, In Memoriam 2023
Spring 2024 - Bellingham's Early Settlers and Founding Families, Genealogy Resources, In Memoriam 2021-2022
Fall 2023 - Gov. Bellingham and the Founding of Our Town, Plymouth England tied to Bellingham Native, Bellingham Cemeteries
Winter 2023 - Mass Memories Road Show Photos Online, Pete's Bluebird & More!
Autumn 2022 - Mass Memories Road Show & More!
Summer 2022 - Renovated Historical Museum Reopens!
Fall 2021/Winter 2022 - Bellingham in Winter's Past
Summer 2021 - Identifying Bellingham's Cultural Resources & Bellingham in Summers Past
Fall 2020 - Honoring Bellingham's Veterans