The 1940s

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1940
Saturday, June 29, Littleton, MA at the
Charles A. Hartwell home

1941
Saturday, June 28, Plymouth, MA at the
Swan Hartwell summer home

1941 Newspaper Coverage

GenealogyBank.com, Lowell Sun, Lowell, MA,
Saturday, 5 Jul 1941, p 5. : downloaded 28 Dec 2025.

1940 Newspaper Coverage

Newspaperarchive.com, Lowell Courier-Citizen, Lowell, MA,
Tuesday, 2 Jul 1940, p 6. : downloaded 28 Dec 2025.

Newspaperarchive.com, Lowell Sun, Lowell, MA,
Tuesday, 2 Jul 1940, p 36. : downloaded 30 Dec 2025.

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1942
Sunday, June 27, Lincoln, MA at the Hartwell Farm

1943
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1944
Saturday, June 24, Lincoln, MA at the Hartwell Farm

1946
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1945

We have no record of a Hartwell Reunion in 1945, likely due to World War II

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1947

Directory of the Hartwells of America

Saturday, June 28, Bedford, MA at the First Parish Church

1947 Newspaper Coverage

OldNews.com, Lexington Minute-Man, Lexington, MA, Thursday, 3 Jul 1947, p 7. : downloaded 29 Dec 2025.

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1948
Saturday, July 31, Bedford, MA at the First Parish Church

1949
Saturday, June 25, Bedford, MA at the Unitarian Church

1948 Newspaper Coverage

OldNews.com, Lexington Minute-Man, Lexington, MA, Thursday, 5 Aug 1948, p 7. : downloaded 29 Dec 2025.

1949 Newspaper Coverage

OldNews.com, Lexington Minute-Man, Lexington, MA, Thursday, 30 Jun 1949, p 9. : downloaded 29 Dec 2025.