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Medford Historical Society Papers, Volume 3., The roads of old Medford. (search)
The roads of old Medford. by John H. Hooper. （Read before the Medford Historical Society, Jan. 17, 1898.) THERE can be no doubt but that the early paths or roads of Old Medford were located substantially where our great highways now are, and it is probable that in many cases they followed the old Indian trails along the banks of the river and out into the country. The territory about Mistick river was the favorite dwelling-place of the Pawtucket tribe of Indians, whose hunting-grounds extended as far east as Piscataqua, and as far north as Concord, on the Merrimac river. The nearest, and in fact the principal, land route between Salem and the other settlements on the eastern coast of New England, and Charlestown, Boston, and the other settlements on the south shore of Massachusetts bay, was through Medford by the way of what are now known as Salem, South, and Main streets, crossing the river at the ford, or, after the building of Mistick bridge, over that bridge. It i
Medford Historical Society Papers, Volume 3., Births, Deaths and Marriages from early records. (search)
Revernd: Mr: Aaron Porter Octr: 27/1720 Ruth Daughter of Richard & Elizebeth Wait was Born Decemr: I: 1720 John Hall Dyed Novemr 14th 1720 John Son of John & Elizbeth Hall Born Novr: 24th 1720 Ledia Daughter of Jonathan Polley and Ledia his Wife Born Decembr. 12 1720 Ruth Daughter of Thomas Hall and Abigail his Wife Born Augoft ye 30 1719 Ledia Daughter of Ebenezr. Nutting & Ledia his Wife Born Novr. 5th 1692 Births Jonathan Son of Ebenezr: Nutting & Ledia his Wife Born Janu: 31: 1694/5 Sarah Daughtr: of Ebenezr: Nutting & Ledia his Wife Born 11th of Augoft 1698 Ebenezr: Son of Ebenezr: Nutting and Ledia his Wife Born Augoft 9th 1700 James Son of Ebenezr: Nutting and Ledia his Wife Born Januar: 31-170 3/4 tufts Samull. ye Son of Thomas: Tuft & Emme his Wife was Born December: 31-1720 William Hall Son of Thomas Hall and abigal his wife was Born June ye 11-1721 John Ricardfon Son of John Ricardfon & abigal his wife was born May ye . 29-1721
Medford Historical Society Papers, Volume 3., The Evolution of the Medford public Library. (search)
The Evolution of the Medford public Library. by Mary E. Sargent. Read before the Medford Historical Society, Jan. 16, 1899. IN the matter of libraries, as with individuals, we take a pardonable pride in tracing their origin to as remote an ancestry as possible. Obeying the Scriptural injunction, Honor thy father and thy mother; that thy days may be long upon the land, as individuals we may aspire to a right to belong to the Sons or Daughters of the Revolution, the Colonial Dames, or, better still, to be a Mayflower descendant; but in the case of libraries we are quite content with a very small and humble beginning. In many towns the public library was an outgrowth of the district-school library, which by an act of the Legislature of 1837 the school districts were authorized to establish for the use of common schools, provided a certain amount of money should be raised by the town. In looking through the Town Records I find, Nov. 14, 1842, that it was voted to appropria