Christmas—and Norwood and surrounding communities will this year get about as fine a Christmas present as could be. It comes beautifully packaged, too. To be sure the wrappings are not … Continue reading Hospital Addition Opens On Weekend-This Day in Norwood History-December 25, 1942
Survey Gives Norwood Area Statistics-This Day In Norwood History-December 17, 1942
What the Norwood resident should that usually doesn’t know about his community—such as the number of homes, the number of houses being built, the number of radios and refrigerators In … Continue reading Survey Gives Norwood Area Statistics-This Day In Norwood History-December 17, 1942
Fire Threatens Village Hall-This Day In Norwood History-December 3, 1942
Firemen Save Old Village Hall After Short Battle Building Was Town's First Moving Picture Theatre Circa 1900 One of the oldest landmarks in Norwood, Old Village Hall, was threatened by … Continue reading Fire Threatens Village Hall-This Day In Norwood History-December 3, 1942
State Guard From Norwood Take Part In War Games-This Day in Norwood History-October 18, 1942
Power Plant “Destroyed” By “Regulars” in Walpole L Company Guardsmen Protect Water Supply No paratroops “landed” in Norwood yesterday during the big war games in the First Service Command area … Continue reading State Guard From Norwood Take Part In War Games-This Day in Norwood History-October 18, 1942
This Day in Norwood History-October 7, 1942-Norwood Man Gets Word of Newly-Arrived Son On Way To Pacific
Wed, Oct 7, 1942 – 8 · The Boston Globe (Boston, Massachusetts) Somewhere down under an American soldier now fighting with a United States Expeditionary Force will be glad to … Continue reading This Day in Norwood History-October 7, 1942-Norwood Man Gets Word of Newly-Arrived Son On Way To Pacific
Norwood Boy Rescued After 7 Days in Open Lifeboat-This Day in Norwood History-August 14, 1942
Harold Leonard Small, Norwood High School, Class of 1941 (Colorized by the Norwood Historical Society) Harold Small, son of Mr. and Mrs. Philip Small of Washington St., who was aboard … Continue reading Norwood Boy Rescued After 7 Days in Open Lifeboat-This Day in Norwood History-August 14, 1942
Observation Post’s First Test Today-This Day in Norwood History-January 10, 1941
Blitzkrieg Will Start At Six January 21st This morning at 10 o’clock the first volunteers to take up duty at the Norwood Air Defence Observation Post will go on duty … Continue reading Observation Post’s First Test Today-This Day in Norwood History-January 10, 1941
The Indian Mortars Of Tiot-This Day in Norwood History-September 25, 1934
The Indian Mortars Of Tiot-This Day in Norwood History-September 25, 1934
The Indian Mortars Of Tiot-This Day in Norwood History-September 25, 1934
Photo showing supposed Native American "grinding holes" in the ledge near the Neponset river at Water street, 1934. (Photograph by F.P. Orchard, colorized by the Norwood Historical Society) Norwood ERA … Continue reading The Indian Mortars Of Tiot-This Day in Norwood History-September 25, 1934
Tales of Tyot- Who’s For the Coach Tonight?
Tiot Had Two Post Roads: The "Old Roebuck Road” And "The Wrentham Road.” Both Were Famous Thoroughfares For Stage Coach Travel "His night is dark!We dare not start.The wind begins … Continue reading Tales of Tyot- Who’s For the Coach Tonight?