Literary Publications

The Medfield Historical Society collects books, articles, manuscripts and research on all aspects of Medfield history, offering an exceptional range of resources for making and sharing historical discoveries. Below are selected publications available at the historical society.

Biographies/Autobiographies


Charles Martin Loeffler Biography
by unknown author

Lowell Mason: His Life and Work by Carol Anne Pemberton

Memories of a Musical Life by William Mason

Music in My Time and Other Reminiscences by Daniel Gregory Mason

History


An Account of the Life and Military Services of Zibeon Hooker, a Lieutenant in the Army of Washington
by Clarence Augustus Comp Wiswall

A Summary History of New-England: From the First Settlement at Plymouth, to the Acceptance of the Federal Constitution. Comprehending a General Sketch of the American War by Hannah Adams

Dames and Daughters of Colonial Days by Geraldine Brooks

History of the Town of Medfield, Massachusetts: 1650-1886 by William S. Tilden

History of the Town of Medfield, Massachusetts 1887-1925 by Richard DeSorgher

Medfield Reflections, A Pictorial Commemorative Book 1651-1976 by the 325th Centennial Committee

The Name of War: King Philip’s War and the Origins of American Identity by Jill Lepore

This Old Town, Fleetwood 9 by Richard DeSorgher

This Old Town, Remembered by Richard DeSorgher

Music

 

A Yankee Musician in Europe: 1837 Journals of Lowell Mason by Lowell Mason

Manual of the Boston Academy of Music for instruction in the elements of vocal music, on the system of Pestalozzi by Lowell Mason

Sport


The Norfolk Hunt- 100 Years of Sport 
by Norman Fine and David Lewis (1995)