DECIDES FOR FATHER. Action Brought by Norwood Committee Against Frank B. Boyden. School desk circa 1910 Can the Norwood School committee compel Frank E. Boyden, the 12-year-old son of Frank … Continue reading Frank B. Boyden Not Compelled to Send Son to Public School-This Day In Norwood History-January 17, 1910
William J. Wallace Expires at Nantasket-This Day in Norwood History-August 7, 1903
DIES ON OUTING. William J. Wallace.Postmaster at Norwood, Appointed in President Cleveland's First Term Postmaster William J. Wallace of Norwood dropped dead at the Rockland house. Nantasket, shortly after 3 … Continue reading William J. Wallace Expires at Nantasket-This Day in Norwood History-August 7, 1903
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
Typhoid Epidemic-This Day in Norwood History- August 17, 1900
Dr. Walcott Favors State Inspection of Milk Farms to Avert Such Deadly Danger to Consumers. Thus far no deaths have resulted from the typhoid epidemic in Norwood, which was brought … Continue reading Typhoid Epidemic-This Day in Norwood History- August 17, 1900
George Morrill Shows Off First Gas Car At Brockton Fair-This Day in Norwood History-October 2
THE BROCKTON FAIR. The Second Day's Attendance was 35,000. Duryea Motor Carriage, 1893 | National Museum of American History - National Museum of American History - Smithsonian Institution The second … Continue reading George Morrill Shows Off First Gas Car At Brockton Fair-This Day in Norwood History-October 2