Parishioners and teenagers at St. Catherine of Siena Church in Norwood successfully restored an 1874 Simmonds pipe organ through a cooperative community effort.
The Master Navigator of Local Commerce-This Day in Norwood History-June 28, 1980
An 80-year-old former union pioneer and Edison engineer commands the Norwood Chamber, working a grueling 40-hour week.
Norwood Man Named New Dean At Brandeis University-July 16, 1963
Formerly the State Budget Commissioner, Morrissey takes on oversight of student services while continuing to lecture in politics.
Dr. Coakley Attending Institute at Harvard-This Day in Norwood History-July 13, 1961
This Day in Norwood History-July 13, 1961-Dr. Coakley Attending Institute at Harvard
W. Cameron Forbes Dies at 89; Boston Financier, Diplomat-December 26, 1959
W. Cameron Forbes, noted Boston financier and diplomat, died Thursday at the Hotel Vendome. He was 89. He had been in poor health for several years. Mr. Forbes’ chief diplomatic … Continue reading W. Cameron Forbes Dies at 89; Boston Financier, Diplomat-December 26, 1959
W. Cameron Forbes Donates Land for Boston-N. Y. Road-January 24, 1951
A valuable stretch of land nearly a mile long through his Norwood estate has been given to Massachusetts by W. Cameron Forbes, grandson of Ralph Waldo Emerson, as a section … Continue reading W. Cameron Forbes Donates Land for Boston-N. Y. Road-January 24, 1951
Norwood Radio Setting Up Television-FM Department-This Day in Norwood History-January 4, 1947
IN BUSINESS 25 YEARS — Rosewell A. Norton, right, proprietor of the Norwood Radio, Co., 711 Washington street, Norwood, poses with Gene Wilford in the interior of his completely stocked … Continue reading Norwood Radio Setting Up Television-FM Department-This Day in Norwood History-January 4, 1947
Two Indians Cherish Costly Relics As Norwood Raises Fund For Them-This Day In Norwood History-December 3, 1938
Homeless and in financial straits, “Pete, the Indian,” and his sister, Mary, the only two surviving members of the once-powerful Micmac tribe in this part of the country, tonight obstinately … Continue reading Two Indians Cherish Costly Relics As Norwood Raises Fund For Them-This Day In Norwood History-December 3, 1938
The Indian Mortars Of Tiot-This Day in Norwood History-September 25, 1934
The Indian Mortars Of Tiot-This Day in Norwood History-September 25, 1934
The Indian Mortars Of Tiot-This Day in Norwood History-September 25, 1934
Photo showing supposed Native American "grinding holes" in the ledge near the Neponset river at Water street, 1934. (Photograph by F.P. Orchard, colorized by the Norwood Historical Society) Norwood ERA … Continue reading The Indian Mortars Of Tiot-This Day in Norwood History-September 25, 1934