“Nearly everything is tagged with provenance,” where, when and how it was found and from what families they were obtained. John’s overall philosophy was that “these things would tell a story of how people lived and worked in Hingham before the impact of technology… Much was acquired by crawling under eaves, beneath old houses, barns and stores and in the lofts and attics of buildings about to be razed.” For the most part these are found objects with incredible detailed history and historical significance. His life work was gathering, identifying and tagging these objects found in Hingham. Hundreds of Hingham families are represented in this auction including: Hersey, Lincoln, Wilder, Loring, Burr, Gay, Long, Cushing, Bouve, Tower, Lane, Beston, Dwiggens, Fearing, Gardiner, Sprague, etc.