Ann & Hope… were two women. Then the words became the name of a ship, followed by a mill, and later a store. This week, I’ll bring you along as I learn the story of the Ann & Hope Mill and the discount department store that shared its name. And along the way, we’ll even uncover a bit of a mystery. 

Episode Source Material

• Ann and Hope Store Complex (Ann and Hope Mill, Lonsdale Mill) | SAH ARCHIPEDIA
• Ann & Hope mill sells for $3.5 million | News | valleybreeze.com
• Developers unveil proposal for old Ann & Hope building | WPRI.com
• HistoricandArchitectural Resources of Cumberland, Rhode Island
• The Hermit of Study Hill: Where are Blackstone’s bones? – Rhode's Gallery
• Brown and Ives
• Lonsdale Company Records (MSS 9 SG 2)
• Ann & Hope - Wikipedia
• Passages: Irwin Chase, co-founder of Ann & Hope department store, paved way for Walmart, Kmart
• The Wal-Mart Revolution
• How to be a Billionaire: Proven Strategies from the Titans of Wealth
• Captain Wilbur Kelly - Blackstone River Valley
• The Landmark | BVHS 
• HistoricandArchitectural Resources of Cumberland, Rhode Island
• The mysterious case of William Blackstone’s remains | News | valleybreeze.com
• William Blackstone Memorial Park | quahog.org
• National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination Form 1. Name 2 Location 3. Classification 4. Owner of Property 5. Loca
• Blackstone River State Park, Bikeway, and Visitor's Center History
• Mill Preservation in the Blackstone River Valley
• Rhode Island Jewish Historical Notes | 1972
• Ann & Hope: America's First Superstore | Down the Rhode #1
• 1993 Annual Report
• Discount store - Wikipedia