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Medford Historical Society Papers, Volume 15., At our Society's meetings. (search)
At our Society's meetings. We resume the record closing in Vol. XVII, p. 72, and begin the season of 1914-15. On October 19 Moses W. Mann presented ‘The Cruise of the Merrimack,’ an extract of which appeared in the Register as ‘Medford Steamboat Days.’ November 16, Rosewell B. Lawrence, Esq., gave us a delightful illustrated account of his ‘Trip to the Hawaiian Islands.’ December 20, Mrs. Augusta Brigham read her interesting story, ‘Ten Soldier Brothers in the Revolution.’ At thto be the last meeting in our old home, as well as the last meeting of the season, was extremely small. Rev. Anson Titus of Somerville gave a most interesting lecture on ‘Some Economic Conditions at the Close of the Revolution.’ The season of 1915-16 found the Society housed in hired quarters (as the Register has noted), and opened on October 18. The President read his ‘message,’ which is on file in the records, making a clear statement of the Society's affairs. These wer
Medford Historical Society Papers, Volume 22., Reminiscences. (search)
Reminiscences. Editor of Historical Register:— I am sending you a few reminiscences I promised. When I read in a Register of 1915 an account of the school taught by Mr. A. K. Hathaway in Medford, saying that on his death the school was dispersed, I thought of writing to correct that statement. Then I decided to let it pass. Since, in reading an interesting paper in a Register, correcting some errors in former articles concerning records of Medford, I was much impressed by its writer saying that, when possible, mistakes should be rectified. This is my reason for making the correction at this late hour. In the fall of 1859 I became a pupil in Miss Hale's department in Mr. Hathaway's school. After his death a young man taught there; I think his name was Sanders. He was quite unpopular, and was succeeded by D. A. Caldwell. I have, in an old album (that was the day of albums), a quotation written by him in 1861. I did not return to the school after vacation. I met M
Medford Historical Society Papers, Volume 28., Changes along
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Changes along High street. We have received favorable comment on our recent illustration of the Old Square and hope soon to present one of much contrast—of the new square of today. In Vol. XVIII was a description of High Street in 1870, which noted its residential character and the comparatively little change at the time of writing, in 1915. That article incited a long-absent Medford native to furnish some interesting data (Register, Vol. XVI, p. 47), and the queries he made were answered by Mr. Hooper in Vol. XVIII, No. 2. As a matter of history we note now even more recent changes. A dozen or more excellent residences have been erected on Traincroft, the new avenue between Winthrop square and Powderhouse road, but as yet none on the sites of the Watson or Train houses. The J. W. Tufts residence was a year ago transformed into the Church of Christ, Scientist. The large double dwelling next Winthrop street has in its rear the Pitman Academy, while recently a diminutive
Medford Historical Society Papers, Volume 28., Herbert Newton Ackerman. (search)
h his father was one of the first deacons. He was a leader among its young people and later a deacon. He was well qualified to take up the work (previously assigned to former President Brown, so suddenly taken from us) of preparing the Register's history of that church. During his later years he was connected with the Mystic Church—one of its deacons, emeritus at the last, doing some fine historical work at its seventy-fifth anniversary. He was chosen a vice-president of this Society in 1915, and ever after gave of his time and effort to our work. During the five years he thus served, in which were strenuous days and exacting duties (two of the vice-presidents being laid aside by sickness), your president found him his right-hand man, and during the following five years, in our reversed positions, he was ever striving for our welfare and success. Appointed upon the city's committee for Patriot's Day he entered heartily into the plans for the coming Revolutionary memorial and
Medford Historical Society Papers, Volume 30., The Brooks Estates in Medford from 1660 to 1927. (search)
that church, however, brought him toil and trouble. His theology was of a more modern cast than that of his congregation, and he soon retreated to Medford, where he occasionally preached for the Rev. Ebenezer Turell. He also bought land in Medford of John Francis, Jr., on the west side of Grove street, and there occupied what may be called the fourth of the Brooks homesteads. This house stood just north of the later mansion built by his son, Peter C. Brooks, which in turn was torn down in 1915 to make way for the new development. The life of the Reverend Edward Brooks was characteristic of the period. The words of his son are well known, He was a high son of liberty and started off on horseback with his full-bottomed wig and his gun on his shoulder. He is said to have been active in the capture of a convoy of provisions at Menotomy about a mile from his own house, the convoy having been sent for the relief of the British troops farther up the Concord road. After the retreat o
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