Apr 1, 2026 During the Society’s museum openings on the 1st and 3rd Saturday of each month, one never quite knows what the morning will bring. Some days it is quiet, while on other days there is a steady stream of visitors over the two-hour period. Nearing the end of the most recent opening, member […]
Medfield High Alum Publishes Story of Mother’s Experiences at Medfield State Hospital Read More »
Oct 1, 2025 In 1920, during a period of post–World War I anti-immigrant and anti-radical sentiment, two Italian immigrants were charged with the robbery and murders of a guard and paymaster at a Braintree shoe factory. The trial opened at Norfolk County Courthouse in Dedham on May 31, 1921, ultimately becoming known worldwide as the
MSH Superintendent Involved in World-Famous Trial Read More »
Feb 1, 2024 A little over a year ago, Globe Magazine featured an in-depth article by award-winning author Dick Lehr about Jane Bosfield, a Black woman sporadically employed between 1915 to 1917 at the former Medfield State Hospital, and the media storm that resulted from her discrimination case. Lehr took some time to discuss his
Award-winning Author Discusses Writing of Jane Bosfield Globe Piece Read More »
May 1, 2022 The National Register of Historic Places includes at least six structures designed by William Pitt Wentworth in the late 19th century, including, of course, what we know as Medfield State Hospital. Although there are thousands of photos of the hospital buildings, there appears to be no photo of Wentworth anywhere. What
Willliam Pitt Wentworth, Elusive Architect of the Former Medfield State Hospital Read More »
Sept 1, 2020 Linda Morse, formerly of Medfield, teaches history at the Foxboro Regional Charter School. This history of the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic, focusing on its impact in Medfield and Millis, will be serialized in The Portal. Her complete article is being published in the New England Journal of History. There are striking parallels
The Influenza Pandemic of 1918 in Medfield and Millis – Part IV Read More »
August 1, 2020 Linda Morse, formerly of Medfield, teaches history at the Foxboro Regional Charter School. This history of the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic, focusing on its impact in Medfield and Millis, will be serialized in The Portal. Her complete article is being published in the New England Journal of History. There are striking parallels
The Influenza Pandemic of 1918 in Medfield and Millis – Part III Read More »
July 1, 2020 Linda Morse, formerly of Medfield, teaches history at the Foxboro Regional Charter School. This history of the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic, focusing on its impact in Medfield and Millis, will be serialized in The Portal. Her complete article is being published in the New England Journal of History. There are striking parallels
The Influenza Pandemic of 1918 in Medfield and Millis – Part II Read More »
May 30, 2020 Linda Morse, formerly of Medfield, teaches history at the Foxboro Regional Charter School. This history of the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic, focusing on its impact in Medfield and Millis, will be serialized in The Portal. Her complete article is being published in the New England Journal of History. There are striking parallels
The Influenza Pandemic of 1918 in Medfield and Millis – Part I Read More »