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)