View of the tunnel looking towards South Norwood. (photo by LLKearney) At the junction of Cedar Street and Savin Avenue, the train tracks are visible. These tracks were here years … Continue reading Beyond The Train Tracks at the End of Cedar Street
Chapel Street: A Main Road with a Long History
Looking down Chapel Street toward Walpole Street. Chapel Street is a road that had been part of the landscape of South Dedham years before it became a part of Swedeville. … Continue reading Chapel Street: A Main Road with a Long History
The People Who Settled Swedeville
A view down Cedar Street. (photo by LLKearney) Initially, Swedeville appears to have been a multi-ethnic neighborhood; composed of German, Irish, Lithuanian, New England/Canadian, as well as families from … Continue reading The People Who Settled Swedeville
We Still Call it Home — Norwood’s Neighborhoods
1882 Bird's eye of Norwood. (Source: O H Bailey & Co., Publishers, Boston, MA 1882) In 1872, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts accepted a petition from the residents of a village … Continue reading We Still Call it Home — Norwood’s Neighborhoods
Christian Hill: An Architectural Study
Portion of an 1852 map showing the undeveloped area of Christian Hill (Source: N. Smith & H.F. Walling "Map of the Town of Dedham, 1852) When Norwood was established in … Continue reading Christian Hill: An Architectural Study
The Bookcase Which Became an Institution- Norwood’s First Library
This cabinet, a simple, homely closet of pine, was the nursery of Norwood's first public library. It measures 6' 1/2” high, 3’ 5” wide, and 7 1/2” deep. It held … Continue reading The Bookcase Which Became an Institution- Norwood’s First Library
Wonderful Women of Norwood-Mary Tucker Fogg
This month's Wonderful Women of Norwood was compiled by Norwood Historical Society members Karen DeNapoli, Laurie Kearney and Linda Rau NORWOOD, MA — Mary Bagnall Tucker was born in New … Continue reading Wonderful Women of Norwood-Mary Tucker Fogg
Wonderful Women of Norwood: Dr. Harriet Emeline Rogers
Dr Harriet Emeline Rogers, 1892-1981 Dr. Harriet E. Rogers arrived in Norwood in 1923 to practice medicine. In 1922 the number of practicing female doctors in the greater Boston area were merely … Continue reading Wonderful Women of Norwood: Dr. Harriet Emeline Rogers
Wonderful Women of Norwood
In celebration of Norwood's 150th Anniversary, the Norwood Historical Society paid homage to the "wonderful women" of our town’s history. These women contributed to the building and formation of Norwood … Continue reading Wonderful Women of Norwood
Wonderful Women of Norwood: Anna Smith Day
Anna Smith Day (photo taken by her son, F. Holland Day) Anna (Smith) Day was born in 1836 in South Dedham to Lyman Smith and Melinda (Guild) Smith. She was … Continue reading Wonderful Women of Norwood: Anna Smith Day