Top This Day in Norwood History Posts-June 2026

Top Stories of June — This Day in Norwood History
June brought a wide range of stories to This Day In Norwood History — championship triumphs, historic milestones, community memories, and moments of deep reflection. These were the most‑read posts of the month.continue to shape the town’s identity, one day—and one memory—at a time.
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This Week In Norwood History-May 10
Norwood Pair ‘Marooned’ in Moving HouseFlynns Living in Downtown Street as Home Rolls to New Site 11 May 1946, Sat The Boston Globe Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Flynn spent a…
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This Week In Norwood History- May 6
Morrill Memorial Enters Service To Norwood Hospital Move Made After Tests Show Books Have Therapeutic Value Hospital Library Service became a reality in Norwood Monday afternoon when patients in wards…
Top Stories of 2026
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Club of Norwood School Children Going to Clean Up Town-This Day In Norwood History-April 11, 1911
To Give Practical Demonstration of Its Work Thursday. NORWOOD. April 11 — The Clean-Up club of Norwood school children is to give a practical demonstration of its work on a wholesale scale Thursday has been assigned to the children of the Winslow and Balch schools by Superintendent of Schools Austin H. Fittz as a holiday,…

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Bishop Lays Cornerstone of St Catherine’s of Sienna Church-This Day In Norwood History-April 26, 1909
Many Priests Attend the Ceremony at St Catherine’s Catholic Church at Norwood. AS THE NEW CATHOLIC CHURCH AT NORWOOD WILL LOOK WHEN COMPLETED. NORWOOD, April 25, 1909—The corner stone of St Catherine’s Catholic church was laid this afternoon by Bishop John J. Brady of Boston. The services were held largely within the walls of the…

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George Henry Morrill, Dead-This Day In Norwood History-April 2, 1909
Retired Manufacturer of Norwood Stricken While on a Pleasure Trip to Port Antonio, Jamaica. George Henry Morrill of Norwood died at Port Antonio yesterday morning after a very short illness. The body will be shipped to the United States on the steamer Prince Joachim. Mr. Morrill was the founder of the George H. Morrill company,…

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$75,000 For A Schoolhouse-This Day In Norwood History-April 2, 1901
Lively and Nearly Successful Fight in Norwood Town Meeting. NORWOOD, April 2—Norwood town meetings in recent years have been rather quiet affairs, many of the old-time orators being dead. Last evening’s special, however, proved an exception, the voters getting excited over and practically favoring a proposal for a $75,000 brick schoolhouse in the center of…

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