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Register shares Plymouth Colony records and local St. Patrick's Day parade history
Summary
In the monthly show, John Buckley presented Plymouth Colony records (including a 1656 payment to build a bridge), recounted local historical figures such as John L. Sullivan and James Kilroy, and traced the Abington St. Patrick's Day parade's origins.
John Buckley, register of deeds for Plymouth County, used the monthly segment to share local Plymouth Colony records and county history.
He noted the registry's ongoing participation in Plymouth 400 anniversary programming and said the office routinely shares colony records on the show. Buckley read from a 1656 colonial court record that authorized payment to William Barstow of £12 (in current-country pay) to build a bridge over the North River connecting what is now Hanover with Pembroke.
Buckley also profiled John L. Sullivan, the 19th-century heavyweight boxing champion who later lived in Abington, and retold an origin anecdote about James Kilroy and the wartime slogan "Kilroy was here." He traced the Abington St. Patrick's Day parade to Bailey's Garage and the Knights of Columbus and noted that recent heavy snow delayed some county parades.
Buckley thanked registry staff Lorna Green Baker, Elizabeth White and Greg White and credited Michelle Absche at Brockton Cable Access for helping produce the show.
