George F. Willett Asks Chance To Be Heard Claiming that the interests of the community would best be served by establishing an engineering school at the Forbes Mansion as part … Continue reading George F. Willett’s Proposal For Forbes Mansion Property-This Day in Norwood History-January 31, 1957
Airman Otello R Cola Has Early Christmas-This Day in Norwood History-December 29, 1955
A 3c Otello R Cola, son of Mr. and Mrs. Otollo Cola, 75 Elliot street, Norwood has completed Air Force basic training at Sampson Air Force Base, Geneva, N Y … Continue reading Airman Otello R Cola Has Early Christmas-This Day in Norwood History-December 29, 1955
Plimpton Press Provides Jobs for 900- Annual Payroll $3.5 Million-This Day in Norwood History-February 3, 1955
Plimpton Press, the famous printing house which occupies the sprawling industrial buildings between Lenox Street and the railroad, provides jobs for some 800 to 900 people in highly skilled work … Continue reading Plimpton Press Provides Jobs for 900- Annual Payroll $3.5 Million-This Day in Norwood History-February 3, 1955
Roger Walker, Norwood’s Blind Carillonneur-This Day In Norwood History-June 3, 1954
256 June 3, 1954- BEHIND THE LOCKED DOOR leading to the tower of the Town Hall at Norwood, this continent’s only blind carillonneur—possibly the only one in the world—concertizes 19 … Continue reading Roger Walker, Norwood’s Blind Carillonneur-This Day In Norwood History-June 3, 1954
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
Army Commends Sgt Anthony Scafuri-This Day in Norwood History-January 19, 1950
Sgt. Anthony J. Scafuri, of 7 Atwood Avenue, Norwood, has been commended for outstanding performance of duty as a military escort in the program of returning American war dead, the … Continue reading Army Commends Sgt Anthony Scafuri-This Day in Norwood History-January 19, 1950
Norwood Woman Presents Bouquet To British Queen Elizabeth-This Day In Norwood History-July 28, 1949
This Day In Norwood History-July 28, 1949-Norwood Woman Presents Bouquet To British Queen
Bodies of 3 WWII Heroes Coming Home For Burial-This Day In Norwood History-July 31, 1948
This Day In Norwood History-July 31, 1948-Bodies of 3 WWII Heroes Coming Home For Burial
Norwood 25 Years Ahead Of Dedham In Master Planning-This Day in Norwood History-January 22, 1948
But Many Phases Of Shurcliff Report Never Carried Out Here The neighboring town of Dedham has received the spotlight of publicity since the appearance, four weeks ago, of an Attractive … Continue reading Norwood 25 Years Ahead Of Dedham In Master Planning-This Day in Norwood History-January 22, 1948
Mrs. Shumaker’s Elephant Knickknacks Increased To Herd of 1200-This Day in Norwood History-January 15, 1948
Fabulous Collection Was Started As a Family Joke Twenty Years Ago “If I had really thought about starting a collection, I don’t know whether it would have been elephants or … Continue reading Mrs. Shumaker’s Elephant Knickknacks Increased To Herd of 1200-This Day in Norwood History-January 15, 1948