Author: Bryan Burns

The Society has embraced its responsibilities to preserve and enhance the Day House, preserving the historic fabric of the building while enabling everyone in the community to join us for … Continue reading Day House Accessibility Improvements

Click the following links to download the four pages of the letter: [page 1] [page 2] [page 3] [page 4] In 1942, the federal government implemented a rationing system to … Continue reading “To our customers…”

Click to download the full article. The Norwood Business Association was founded in 1894 to encourage industrial and business development in the town of Norwood. The NBA published articles promoting … Continue reading Up to Date

The George H. Morrill Company, more popularly known as the Morrill Ink Works, was originally founded in 1845 in Andover, Mass. by Samuel Morrill. In 1856, Morrill moved his factory … Continue reading Morrill Ink Works

The Norwood Press was formed in 1894 by several individual companies coming together to form a company that covered all aspects of the book-making process. They built a new factory … Continue reading Norwood Press Company Logos

Prior to 1900, most of the land that comprises today's South Norwood was farmland owned by the Morse and Morrill families. Between ca. 1900 and 1910, hundreds of new immigrants, … Continue reading Original Residence of George H. Morrill

Click here for a one-page transcription of the letter or on the following links to download the three pages of the letter, converted to black-and-white images: [letter1] [page 2] [page 3] Lyman … Continue reading Smith Letter from W.H. Monroe

Click the following links to download the three pages of the letter: [page 1] [page 2] [page 3] The tannery industry is one of the oldest in town, dating back … Continue reading Patent for Smith Tannery