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-This Day In Norwood History-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-This Day In Norwood History-December 26, 1959

W. Cameron Forbes Donates Land for Boston-N. Y. Road-This Day In Norwood History-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-This Day In Norwood History-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

In Memoriam-Jerome A Pendergast-May 15, 1933

May 15, 1933- Jerome A Pendergast, 28-year-old son of Town Clerk and Mrs. James E. Fendergast of 30 Pleasant St, died this morning at his home...

Many Bequests in the Will of Mrs Alice E. Plimpton-This Day In Norwood History-January 17, 1923

$50,000 TOTAL FOR HARVARD Bequests totaling $50,000 to Harvard University, of which $30,000 is for general purposes and the balance for the medical school, are made in the will of … Continue reading Many Bequests in the Will of Mrs Alice E. Plimpton-This Day In Norwood History-January 17, 1923

J. Stearns Cushing Dead-This Day In Norwood History-November 18, 1913

EX-COUNCILOR CUSHING DEAD Taken Ill Last Month in New Orleans. Notable Success Achieved in Publishing Business. Designer of New Type Faces and Typography. Hon Josiah Stearns Cushing died at his … Continue reading J. Stearns Cushing Dead-This Day In Norwood History-November 18, 1913