Wonderful Women of Norwood-Martha Gilman (Robie) Winslow
Martha Gilman Robie Winslow, Glass Portrait, colorized by Norwood Historical Society Martha Gilman Robie, (Mrs. Frances Olney Winslow) was born in Plymouth, NH, on November 11, 1841, and was the third of seven children to Col. Frederick Robie and Lucinda…
Wonderful Women of Norwood-Emily Curtis Fisher
Emily Curtis Fisher was selected as a Wonderful Woman of Norwood because she was someone who broke barriers that often impeded women. She was well educated. She became a high school teacher and then a college professor. In Norwood, she…
Wonderful Women of Norwood-Anna R. Ellis
The Norwood Historical Society would like to present Anna R. Ellis as a Wonderful Woman of Norwood. Anna Rachel Ellis was born in Norwood to John and Harriet Ellis on July 5, 1877. She attended Norwood schools and when she graduated in 1895, she was asked…
Wonderful Women of Norwood-Agnes Abigail Curtin
Agnes Abigail Curtin The Norwood Historical Society is honored to present Agnes Abigail Curtin as our Wonderful Woman for November. During the 1800s and early 1900s, Norwood was fortunate in that its industries and the railroad, along with its middle…
Wonderful Women of Norwood-Irma Ursula (Thompson) Diggs
The Norwood Historical Society would like to introduce you to Irma Ursula (Thompson) Diggs, who came to Norwood shortly after she married Henry William Diggs in 1937, and made Norwood her home until she died in 1990. Irma Ursula Thompson…