$16,000 FIRE IN NORWOOD Help Summoned From Dedham — Company Makes Record Run. Wife of Proprietor Gets Out Safely. This is the Murphy Block in 2020. NORWOOD, Feb 6 — … Continue reading This Day In Norwood History-February 7, 1916-Murphy Block Prey of Bad Blaze
Dean Street to Oolah Avenue
The Temple building today is home to a business (photo: Google Street View) Temple Shaare Tefilah – 935 Washington Street Although this building is located about a quarter of a … Continue reading Dean Street to Oolah Avenue
This Day in Norwood History-January 23, 1964-Board Rejects Naming HS Wing For Kennedy
The Norwood School Committee at their meeting last Wednesday night, in rejecting the proposal of the Board of Selectmen to honor the late President John F. Kennedy by naming the … Continue reading This Day in Norwood History-January 23, 1964-Board Rejects Naming HS Wing For Kennedy
This Day in Norwood History-January 18, 1962-St. Catherine’s Cafeteria Serves Nutritious Lunches To 1,000 Daily
LUNCH TIME—Mrs. Catherine Dean, Mrs. Florence Rowe, Bishop Jeremiah F. Minihan and Rt. Rev. Timothy F. O'Leary behind lunch counter at St. Catherine's School cafeteria serving children. (Eugene McLean Photo) … Continue reading This Day in Norwood History-January 18, 1962-St. Catherine’s Cafeteria Serves Nutritious Lunches To 1,000 Daily
This Day In Norwood History-December 13, 1957-New Registrar of Motor Vehicles Clement Riley to Take Oath at Ill Mother’s Bedside
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 This Day In Norwood History-December 13, 1957-New Registrar of Motor Vehicles Clement Riley to Take Oath at Ill Mother’s Bedside
This Day In Norwood History-November 8, 1923-Jury Empaneled at Dedham to Hear Action Brought By George F. Willett
PLAINTIFF BEGINS IN S15,000,000 SUIT THE JURY Thomas W. Hayes of Stoughton, mason.Frank I. Stoddard, Weymouth, shoe worker.Edmund T. Harmon, Dedham, clerk.Joseph L. Day, Medway, clerk.Henry B. Stiles, Weymouth, painter.Myron … Continue reading This Day In Norwood History-November 8, 1923-Jury Empaneled at Dedham to Hear Action Brought By George F. Willett
This Day in Norwood History-October 15, 1958-Sen. Kennedy Greets Norwood Friends On Barnstorming Tour
Norwood Messenger associate editor James T. O'Sullivan (left), looks on as editor George K. Sherlock (center) shows Senator and Mrs. Kennedy a front-page story from the previous week. The headline … Continue reading This Day in Norwood History-October 15, 1958-Sen. Kennedy Greets Norwood Friends On Barnstorming Tour
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