Our main goal as a historical society is to preserve, exhibit, and share the history of our town. This year, in honor of the nation’s semisesquicentennial, we are paying special attention to figures of the Revolution who also called Hampden home. As such, we were pleased when Amanda Cobb of Acton, Maine (of Hampden born and raised) contacted us following the unveiling of our new memorial. She presented research on her ancestor, Revolutionary War soldier Ezekiel Cobb, who appe
