Long before South Dedham became Norwood, there was industry here supported by immigrants from many countries. One of the first industries was the Willard Everett Furniture factory, located approximately where … Continue reading History of the Germantown Area
Chapel Court – Finnish Hall
Chapel Court lot plans showing names of lot owners (Norfolk County Deeds) By the early 1900s, the Finns began arriving in a steady stream and settling in Norwood. In February … Continue reading Chapel Court – Finnish Hall
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
Norwood Memorial Street Corner List
1 Pleasant & E Cross St U.S. Army PFC Ralph E. Shackley 1915 1943 * 2 Pleasant & Cross St U.S. Army Sgt. Edward F Hayes 1923 1945 * 3 … Continue reading Norwood Memorial Street Corner List
Wonderful Women of Norwood: Anna Groote 
Anna Groote was active in Norwood's Germantown community and helped many recent immigrants into the neighborhood. A photo of Anna Groote at the Wilson Street Hospital. This photo is from … Continue reading Wonderful Women of Norwood: Anna Groote 
Citizens of Tomorrow-This Day in Norwood History-January 20, 1948
Top row, left to right, are Janice and Ernar Johnson, nine and four years old, of 115 Wilson Street; ten-month-old twins Danny and Denny Delaney of 32 Florence Avenue; and … Continue reading Citizens of Tomorrow-This Day in Norwood History-January 20, 1948
Norwood Man Gets Word of Newly-Arrived Son On Way To Pacific-October 7, 1942
Somewhere down under, an American soldier now fighting with a United States Expeditionary Force will be glad to see this picture: which was dispatched to him by the Boston Globe … Continue reading Norwood Man Gets Word of Newly-Arrived Son On Way To Pacific-October 7, 1942
Charles Fanning Foils Robbery Attempt At Service Station-This Day In Norwood History-May 2, 1942
Charles Fanning. 65, of 103 Winslow Ave., frustrated an attempted holdup at a gas station at the intersection of Walpole and Wilson streets, shortly after noon today by four or … Continue reading Charles Fanning Foils Robbery Attempt At Service Station-This Day In Norwood History-May 2, 1942
Willett Committee Reports on Westover-This Day in Norwood History-October 10, 1940
Willett Committee Reports on Westover-This Day in Norwood History-October 10, 1940
Wilson Street Improvement Association Ask For Playground-This Day in Norwood History-January 28, 1939
Seventeen Members Present Their Case For Appropriations Seventeen members of the Wilson Street Improvement Association appeared before the Norwood Board of Selectmen on Tuesday night to request that a playground … Continue reading Wilson Street Improvement Association Ask For Playground-This Day in Norwood History-January 28, 1939