Mar 1, 2026 In the fall of 1960, just a year after moving to town and seeing that there were no girls’ sports offered, Anna Iverson took on the challenge of forming the Medfield Drill Team, not knowing that it would ultimately provide opportunities for thousands of girls in grades 3 to 12 over about […]
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Feb 1, 2026 For many long-time residents of Medfield, Byron Reed was a familiar roadside sight around town, seated at his easel, painting a local house or landscape while smoking his trademark pipe. And for newer residents, today they can gain an appreciation for Byron’s work through his rendition of the town seal, or the
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Nov 1, 2025 A recent Facebook message from a former Medfield resident wanting to donate a 325th anniversary medal to the Society led to a fulfilling cup of coffee and conversation with Michael “Peter” Higgins and his wife, Anna. The friendly visit, spurred by the keepsake, led to the discovery of a heroic story with
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Jun 1, 2025 My fond recollections of Joseph Marcionette, who always insisted being called Joe, go back to 1952 when I was just about 5 years of age. Joe and my grandmother, Marguerite lived up on Farm Street in Medfield very close to the town of Dover. He was actually my step-grandfather, my father’s step-father.
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Feb 1, 2025 For long-time Medfield residents who came of age during the 40-year span of the Rocky Woods skating program, the sadness that resulted from its closure in the winter of 1982-83 still reverberates around town – especially given the recent stretch of freezing weather that prompted a posting of memories on social media.
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December 29, 2024 Over the last 20 years, Medfield High School’s football record stands at 113-119-1. This season ended with a 35-0 shutout win over their traditional Thanksgiving rival, Dover-Sherborn. Football was established in Medfield in 1897, with high school principal Walter Van Kleek serving as coach. Town historian Richard DeSorgher is continuing to research the
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Nov 1, 2024 In 1962, there was a lot of optimism in Medfield over the high school football team’s prospects. Practically the whole team from the 1961 squad was back and ready to play. The freshmen of last season were now about to enter our sophomore year, but before classes began the Medfield Warriors were
Nov 1, 2024 On a Saturday evening in December of 1912, Dr. Karl Muck, conductor of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, awaited the arrival of a most important patron. He had learned during his tenure that he could not commence the evening’s program until Mrs. Isabella Stewart Gardner occupied her customary seat. Even Dr. Muck,
Oct 1, 2024 It was the summer of 1961, and I was sitting comfortably at the top of the huge apple tree that was in the back yard of my family’s home on Pleasant Street. I even put a small cushion at the top where several branches converged. It was summertime, and the living was
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Mar 1, 2024 It was December 1963, and the most listened to song on AM radio was I Want to Hold Your Hand by the Beatles, a not-yet-famous British rock group. That recording had a lasting effect on American music history. Everyone has their favorite Beatles song, but I Want to Hold Your Hand got
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