HomeMy WebLinkAboutjack hubbellHistorians Past – Sue Thompson, historian@townofenfield.org
This past month we lost a cherished community member Morey Clyde Hubbell “Jack”. I formally met Jack back in 1990 when he gathered a group of residents together to work on the 175th
birthday celebration of the Town of Enfield. It was through this contact that I discovered that Jack was a “walking encyclopedia” of Enfield History. He was appointed Enfield Town
Historian in 1981. Jack’s first contribution to the town of Enfield, was in 1981 with a collection of, Town of Enfield Military Roll for 1851; Military Record of Enfield 1865; Records
for marks and Strays in the Town of Enfield 1921-1913; Roads and Road District Journal 1825-1886; Assessment Roll of 1876 Enfield; Justice Docket 1898-1915; Register of attendance School
Dist. #6 1898-18; Register of Attendance School District #6 1889-1900. His prevalent picture taking at Enfield events can be found in the Historian’s picture collection. Although I
have yet found a picture of Jack himself in the collection! He kept track of the town through his wonderful scrapbooks starting in 1983 involving everything he found in any local newspaper,
including Enfield Newsletters. I think his favorite was collecting information on all the one-two room school houses in Enfield. Jack attended Harvey Hill, District 11 from 1941 – 1948.
He helped organize the Enfield School Reunions which were held in Grange Hall. He helped Buddy Rollins with a wonderful set of pictures of the Towns Highway Department. He even convinced
residents to share their family history for the Town Historians collection. It all becomes very overwhelming when I think of everything I learned from Jack, especially his favorite
saying, “where is the proof”. That brought up many interesting discussions. Thanks to Jack, the Historian’s Collection” is large and is shared on the towns website: townofenfield -
For Residents - Archived Documents. Jack will be missed.
In 2026 American will celebrate 250 years since the signing of the Declaration of Independence. To get you started on a little history you can find a listing of Revolutionary War Soldiers
in the Town of Enfield on the above listed website. I would also recommend reading the many local history books on the creation of Tompkins County. One reading, which can be found
in our local Enfield library is, “The Gayogo̱hó꞉nǫʼ People in the Cayuga Lake Region, A Brief History by Kurt A Jordan.