Jane Atherton Hewett Miss Jane A. Hewett died on February 28, 1947. Miss Hewett was born in Canton, from whence she came to be the Librarian of the Morrill Memorial … Continue reading In Memoriam-Jane Atherton Hewitt
99 Day Street – The James A. Hartshorn House
James A. Hartshorn house circa 1990 (Source: MACRIS database.) This house Italianate style with stick style elements was built by merchant, James A. Hartshorn around 1881. Originally this house lot … Continue reading 99 Day Street – The James A. Hartshorn House
South Dedham’s Furniture Building
The 1850 US Federal Census for South Dedham, showing the home of Curtis Lincoln, who lived on Nahatan Street, showing in his home there were three men working as cabinet … Continue reading South Dedham’s Furniture Building
1923 Planning Board Report-Existing East-West Through Streets and Diagonals
When the main thoroughfares of Norwood were laid out a century or more ago for a convenient approach to fields and pastures and to connect knots of houses or villages … Continue reading 1923 Planning Board Report-Existing East-West Through Streets and Diagonals
General-Alarm Fire Destroys Junior High School in Norwood-This Day In Norwood History-January 23, 1971
NORWOOD JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL WAS DESTROYED BY A GENERAL ALARM FIRE LAST NIGHT (Bob Dean photo) A general-alarm fire swept through Norwood Junior High School last night, threatening to destroy … Continue reading General-Alarm Fire Destroys Junior High School in Norwood-This Day In Norwood History-January 23, 1971
Norwood Catholics Laud Saturday Mass-This Day In Norwood History-June 23, 1969
By ANDREW F. BLAKE Staff Writer In the age of rapid and often disruptive change, parishioners at St. Catherine’s Church, learned yesterday of another innovation — a Saturday Masss which … Continue reading Norwood Catholics Laud Saturday Mass-This Day In Norwood History-June 23, 1969
Norwood-Canton Make Pitch As NASA Location-This Day In Norwood History-August 8, 1963
This Day In Norwood History-August 8, 1963-Norwood-Canton Make Pitch As NASA Location
Norwood Area Residents Doubtfully Eye Planner’s Alternate Interstate 95 Route-This Day In Norwood History-May 28, 1962
Norwood Area Residents Doubtfully Eye Planner’s Alternate Interstate 95 Route
Norwood Area Residents Doubtfully Eye Planner’s Alternate Interstate 95 Route-This Day In Norwood History-May 28, 1962
Norwood Area Residents Doubtfully Eye Planner’s Alternate Interstate 95 Route
New Registrar of Motor Vehicles Clement Riley to Take Oath at Ill Mother’s Bedside-This Day In Norwood History-December 13, 1957
NEW REGISTRAR OF MOTOR VEHICLES AND FAMILY—Clement A. Riley of Norwood and wife pose with daughters, Maureen G. Riley, 20, left, and Mrs. Barbara Catalano. In an unusual ceremony, Clement … Continue reading New Registrar of Motor Vehicles Clement Riley to Take Oath at Ill Mother’s Bedside-This Day In Norwood History-December 13, 1957