The blue outline denotes the area of the Pale of Settlement. All of the Jewish families that lived in Norwood in the early 1900s recorded their nationality as “Russian.” In … Continue reading Norwood’s Jewish Community
Wonderful Women of Norwood: Ann Elizabeth Tanneyhill
Ann E. Tanneyhill By Norwood Historical Society Board Members Laurie Kearney, Linda Rau and Karen DeNapoli To commemorate Black History Month and to honor the first Black woman from Norwood … Continue reading Wonderful Women of Norwood: Ann Elizabeth Tanneyhill
Roll of Honor
OLD PARISH CEMETERY Colonial Wars Capt. William Bacon Rev. Thomas Balch William Ellis Revolutionary War William Comey Benjamin Dean Jonathan Dean William Dean Oliver Ellis Capt. Abel Everett Asa EverettCapt. … Continue reading Roll of Honor
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
Cardinal Dedicates New School & Cafeteria at St. Catherine’s Church-This Day In Norwood History-January 31, 1960
St. Catherine's in Norwood, One of Largest in Diocese Richard Cardinal Cushing blessed the new school and cafeteria at St. Catherine’s Church, Norwood, yesterday and announced work would start in … Continue reading Cardinal Dedicates New School & Cafeteria at St. Catherine’s Church-This Day In Norwood History-January 31, 1960
Plimpton Press Provides Jobs for 900- Annual Payroll $3.5 Million-This Day in Norwood History-February 3, 1955
Plimpton Press, the famous printing house which occupies the sprawling industrial buildings between Lenox Street and the railroad, provides jobs for some 800 to 900 people in highly skilled work … Continue reading Plimpton Press Provides Jobs for 900- Annual Payroll $3.5 Million-This Day in Norwood History-February 3, 1955
Steeple of St. Catherine’s Toppled By Hurricane Edna-This Day in Norwood History- September 11, 1954
Steeple of St. Catherine's Toppled By Hurricane Edna This Day in Norwood History- September 11, 1954
John J. Murphy Will Head Legion’s Hospital Entertainment Committee-This Day in Norwood History-January 12, 1950
Commander John W. Murphy of Norwood Post 70, American Legion Commander John W. Murphy of Norwood Post 70, American Legion, last night re-appointed Past Commander John J. Murphy to head … Continue reading John J. Murphy Will Head Legion’s Hospital Entertainment Committee-This Day in Norwood History-January 12, 1950
Local Wing Scouts First In U. S. To Have Dual Instruction-This Day in Norwood History-October 9, 1946
Local Wing Scouts First In U. S. To Have Dual Instruction-This Day in Norwood History-October 9, 1946
Chamber Of Commerce Has Its Origin In Store Meeting-This Day in Norwood History-January 13, 1939
Apropos of the forty-fifth anniversary of the Norwood Chamber of Commerce, which was celebrated this month, the FREE PRESS today publishes the first of a series of articles of the … Continue reading Chamber Of Commerce Has Its Origin In Store Meeting-This Day in Norwood History-January 13, 1939