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Milton Howard Begins 1790 Mile Trip On his 75th Birthday-This Day in Norwood History-October 1, 1926

Milton Howard Begins 1790 Mile Trip On his 75th Birthday-This Day in Norwood History-October 1, 1926

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Filling Station Excites Norwood-This Day in Norwood History- August 2, 1926

New Hearing on Permit to Standard Oil Co NORWOOD, Aug 2, 1926—Tomorrow evening In Holman Hall there will be a reopening of the hearing on the question of a permit … Continue reading Filling Station Excites Norwood-This Day in Norwood History- August 2, 1926

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Fourth of July Celebration, It Is Hoped, Will Excel All Previous Efforts-This Day In Norwood History- July 3, 1907

NORWOOD’S FOURTH. NORWOOD. July 3— Norwood hopes to excel all its previous efforts in celebration of the Fourth of July. The antique and horrible parade promises to be more than … Continue reading Fourth of July Celebration, It Is Hoped, Will Excel All Previous Efforts-This Day In Norwood History- July 3, 1907

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This Day in Norwood History-Talk Of The Town-July 28, 1905

These news items were the talk of the town on July 28, 1905 Pictured: The Norwood Telephone Exchange building

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Norwood’s First Old Home Week Begins-This Day In Norwood History-July 28, 1903

July 28, 1903—Today and tomorrow Norwood will celebrate old-home week, the celebration opening with...

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Norwood Will Finally Have a Bank-This Day in Norwood History-June 5, 1903

June 5, 1903-The annual meeting of the Norwood Business Association, held Tuesday evening in Odd Follows hall, was largely attended and highly interesting. The fact that Norwood ought to have a bank and that it was perfectly practicable and feasible to have one established here was the principal fact brought out by the much-applauded leading speaker of the evening.

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Norwood Business Association Votes On Names For Norwood Square-This Day in Norwood History-February 6, 1903

Norwood's town square was once known locally as"The Hook". The name came from the iron hook that hung in front of Paul Ellis' tavern, shown here on the left. Norwood … Continue reading Norwood Business Association Votes On Names For Norwood Square-This Day in Norwood History-February 6, 1903

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Local Advertisements-This Day in Norwood History-January 9, 1903

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Old Home Week Recap-This Day In Norwood History-August 1, 1902

Today's article is a recap of the first Old Home Week, held in 1902. The article includes a lengthy speech by Norwood historian and home-builder Milton H. Howard, in which he discusses Aaron Guild and the dedication of the monument to Captain Guild as well as his thoughts on the patriotic spirit of both Norwoodians and Americans. A list of Old Home Week participants was also compiled. During the evening portion of the event, a supper was held at the Universalist Church. Chairman Frank A. Fales delivered a speech and Rev Theon Brown read a poem he had written about returning to his boyhood home. The evening concluded with a historical address by Milton Howard, who used a stereopticon to show portraits of many past and present figures from Norwood and images of places and buildings in Norwood, both old and new. It's quite an interesting read!

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Arrangements Set For First Old Home Week-This Day In Norwood History-July 27, 1902

This Day In Norwood History- July 27, 1902-Arrangements Set For First Old Home Week