Fernandes Lumber and Home Center a Real Family Business

The store has a long tradition in Easton.

Emanuel Fernandes started Fernandes Lumber in 1958, and now his son, daughter and son-in-law are carrying on his vision.  “We’ve taken it over and of course since we’ve been here we’ve gone through a lot of challenges,” said Ken Fernandes, Emanuel’s son. Emanuel Fernandes works with his brother-in-law and sister, Tom and Dianna Farrell in the store. While it looks like a well-built and efficient building standing on Depot Street now, Fernandes said it wasn’t always the case. His father originally started the store from an old produce stand and kept expanding as his business grew. “He would build a little addition if he could afford it,” he said. “The old store was inefficient so that’s why we built this building.” The new building was …

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