Genealogist Hilbert Hubble has identified nineteen Hubbell/Hubbles who were born on the Fourth of July as far back as 1804 and as recently as 1987. Consider how that particular fact of history affected their lives, and in recent times how they celebrated their joint events.  Were these Hubbells more aware than others of the history their […]

California Highway Patrol Officer Paul Benton recently contacted us through this site requesting our assistance.  He is doing research to “locate family members of Jarvis S. “Ted” DAVIS b 1895.  Davis was a CHP Officer who died in the line of duty on March 11, 1933, in a traffic accident while responding to assist the victims of the 1933 Long […]

Outgoing president Hilbert Hubble describes another successful Hubbell family reunion. He writes, “The 15th reunion of THFHS was held at Salt Lake City June 2011. Over 60 family members joined together to celebrate our growing family. The hotel was within yards of the the largest genealogy library in the world and many family members took advantage […]

If you have researched gravestones in Connecticut to find your Hubbell ancestors, you know what a help the Charles Hale Collection can be for locating older graves.  That is particularly true now as so many stones have eroded over time and become more difficult to read every day. Unfortunately, that work ended in 1934. To the […]

The names Hubbell and Hubble have appeared in history books and newspapers since  Richard’s time  as his descendants have made their mark. Now the name appears across the web telling the modern day story. Follow the links to read about some Hubbells online. Click on the “About” tab and drop down to “Links” and read about your cousins. […]

There is a timely article featuring some Hubbell graves in the Oxford, Connecticut cemetery. It is entitled “Volunteers Needed for Historic Cemetery Clean Up” and it is seeking people in the area to come to the cemetery on April 30 to help clean up the cemetery before the Memorial Day weekend, particularly in preparation for […]

Hubbell cousins from the US and Canada are gathered once more for a biennial reunion in Salt Lake City, Utah. The weather is beautiful, the memories of past reunions are recalled, and the business of The Hubbell Family Historical Society is being tucked into the hours between tours, genealogical research, and catching up with one another’s lives since […]

We see that there was an event in Springfield, Missouri on June 2, 2011 that celebrated the life of Marshfield native Edwin Powell Hubble. This Hubble cousin is likely the most recognizable one of all of us, and unfortunately we did not know in advance that the event was planned. It was described as a […]

From the president of THFHS The Salt Lake Reunion 22-25 June will be held at the center of family history preservation. We expect a small but enthuastic group but it is not too late to attend. For additional information see our web site or contact Jim Hubbell at jimhubbell 6177 Hilbert Hubble

Book Review:   A neglected part of our Hubbell history is what happened to the Hubbells who were loyal to George III and moved out of the newly formed United States? A new book by Maya Jasanoff, “Liberty’s Exiles: American Loyalists in the Revolutionary World”, fills that gap.  Well documented and using sources not usually […]